FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GPZ |
| Lat/Long: | 47-12-33.4176N / 093-30-35.7972W
47-12.556960N / 093-30.596620W
47.2092827 / -93.5099437
(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 Saving 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: | SS-SR
ACTVT REIL RY 05/23; MIRL RY 05/23; MALSR RY 34; REIL RY 16; PAPI RY 16/34; HIRL RY 16/34 - CTAF. |
| 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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| GPZr336/2.9 | | GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 06E |
| HIBr258/33.3 | | HIBBING VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| LONGVILLE | | 062/31.2 | | 392 | | 04E | | XVG | -..- ...- --. |
| BIGFORK | | 168/34.9 | | 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 |
| Gradient: | S |
| 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: | 1.0% UP | | 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 5/23
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 60 ft. / 914 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RYS 05/23 & 10/28 MKD WITH THLD & BOUNDRY MARKERS. |
| Gradient: | SW |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 47-12.648000N | | 47-12.982500N |
| Longitude: | 093-30.820000W | | 093-30.287500W |
| Elevation: | 1301.6 ft. | | 1293.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | | | 0.3% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 045 magnetic, 047 true | | 225 magnetic, 227 true |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 112 ft. trees, 1400 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 25 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 20:1 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
420 N POKEGAMA AVE
GRAND RAPIDS, MN 55744
Phone 218-327-2807 |
| Manager: | MARK HOYNE
1500 7TH AVE SE
GRAND RAPIDS, MN 55744
Phone 218-259-2733 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 64 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 56 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 54/day * | | 72% | local general aviation | | 20% | transient general aviation | | 8% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | SEAPLANE OPNS ON LILY LAKE ADJ NORTH OF ARPT. PPR FOR LANDING LILY LAKE. CALL 218-326-1226. |
| - | RY 10/28 CLSD TO WHEEL ACFT DURING WINTER MONTHS. |
| - | DEER AND BIRDS ON & 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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 34 | |
download (319KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (269KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (318KB) |
| VOR RWY 34 | |
download (279KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (28KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (55KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHIB - Range Regional 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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 11-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:55 | | 12:55 |
| Sunrise | | 07:26 | | 13:26 |
| Sunset | | 17:30 | | 23:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:02 | | 00:02 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Feb-2012 13:17:51 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 11-Feb-2012 07:17:51 |
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| METAR |
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| KGPZ | 111255Z AUTO 31011KT 10SM CLR M21/M28 A3046 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KHIB
29nm E | 111138Z 1112/1212 31010KT P6SM SCT100 WS015/32035KT FM111700 32012G20KT P6SM SCT025 BKN100 TEMPO 1117/1121 BKN025 FM120100 30010KT P6SM SCT100
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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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