FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GPZ |
| Lat/Long: | 47-12-39.9720N / 093-30-35.4410W
47-12.666200N / 093-30.590683W
47.2111033 / -93.5098447
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1355 ft. / 413.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of GRAND RAPIDS, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 55744 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | TWIN CITIES |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GPZ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAYLIGHT HOURS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL 16/34 PAPI RWYS 16 & 34 REIL RWY 16 & MALSR 34 - 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.425 (218-326-8337) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 127.9/281.45 (DULUTH RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GPZr337/3.0 | | GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 06E |
| HIBr259/33.3 | | HIBBING VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| LONGVILLE | | 061/31.3 | | 392 | | 04E | | XVG | -..- ...- --. |
| BIGFORK | | 168/34.8 | | 345 | | 02E | | FOZ | ..-. --- --.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 5755 x 100 ft. / 1754 x 30 m
HAS A 582 FT PAVED AREA AT THE NORTH END OF RY. |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 23.0 | | Double wheel: | 38.0 | | Double tandem: | 78.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| Operational restrictions: | RY 34 IS THE DESIGNATED NO WIND RY. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 47-12.880783N | | 47-11.963850N |
| Longitude: | 093-30.791500W | | 093-30.446433W |
| Elevation: | 1297.4 ft. | | 1354.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 164 magnetic, 166 true | | 344 magnetic, 346 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 423 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 86 ft. tree, 3607 ft. from runway, 382 ft. left of centerline, 39:1 slope to clear | | 54 ft. tree, 2366 ft. from runway, 507 ft. left of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 2968 x 150 ft. / 905 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RYS 04/22 & 10/28 MKD WITH THLD & BOUNDRY MARKERS. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 47-12.717883N | | 47-13.058767N |
| Longitude: | 093-30.714233W | | 093-30.201367W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 044 magnetic, 046 true | | 224 magnetic, 226 true |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 112 ft. trees, 1400 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear | | 25 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 8:1 slope to clear |
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 1450 x 150 ft. / 442 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 103 magnetic, 105 true | | 283 magnetic, 285 true |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 80 ft. trees, 1100 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear | | 20 ft. trees, 100 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | GRAND RAPIDS / ITASCA CO
1500 7TH AVE SE
GRAND RAPIDS, MN 55744
Phone 218-326-0893 |
| Manager: | MARK HOYNE
1500 7TH AVE SE
GRAND RAPIDS, MN 55744
Phone 218-259-2733 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 76 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 68 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 58/day * | | 66% | local general aviation | | 19% | transient general aviation | | 7% | commercial | | 7% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | SEAPLANE OPNS ON LILY LAKE ADJ NORTH OF ARPT. PPR FOR LANDING LILY LAKE. CALL 218-326-1226. |
| - | RY 4/22 & 10/28 CLSD TO WHEEL ACFT & RYS NOT MAINTAINED WHEN SNOW IS PRESENT.. |
| - | DEER AND BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS RWY 34 **CHANGED** | |
download (260KB) |
| GPS RWY 16 **CHANGED** | |
download (201KB) |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 34 **CHANGED** | |
download (243KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHIB - Chisholm-Hibbing Airport (29 nm E)
KXVG - Longville Municipal Airport (31 nm SW)
KFOZ - Bigfork Municipal Airport (35 nm N)
KHZX - Isedor Iverson Airport (36 nm S)
KAIT - Aitkin Municipal Airport-Steve Kurtz Field (40 nm S)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 23-Nov-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:58 | | 12:58 |
| Sunrise | | 07:32 | | 13:32 |
| Sunset | | 16:30 | | 22:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:04 | | 23:04 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Nov-2008 17:11:59 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 23-Nov-2008 11:11:59 |
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| METAR |
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| KGPZ | 231655Z AUTO 22006KT 7SM OVC006 M02/M04 A2998 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KHIB
29nm E | 231511Z 2315/2412 21005KT 3SM BR OVC004 TEMPO 2315/2318 6SM BR SCT006 OVC012 FM231800 25009KT P6SM OVC015 FM240000 29007KT P6SM SCT012 BKN100 TEMPO 2400/2404 BKN012
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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