FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 SEPTEMBER 2020
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GAF |
| Lat/Long: | 48-24-16.9760N 097-22-15.4440W
48-24.282933N 097-22.257400W
48.4047156,-97.3709567
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 824.5 ft. / 251.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06E (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles ESE of GRAFTON, ND |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 58237 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1947 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GRAND FORKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GFK (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI DAYLIGHT HOURS, ALL SAT-SUN ON CALL
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 701-352-0271/701-520-9174. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 17/35 & PAPI RYS 17 & 35 PRESET ON LOW INTST DUSK-2300; TO INCR INTST AFT 2300 ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.625 (701-352-0581) |
| GRAND FORKS APPROACH: | 118.1 |
| GRAND FORKS DEPARTURE: | 118.1 |
| BASIC RADAR: | 118.1 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC (ZMP) ON FREQ 132.15/269.6 (GRAND FORKS RCAG) WHEN GRAND FORKS (RDR) APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GFKr336/28.0 | | GRAND FORKS VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 09E |
| HMLr191/29.6 | | HUMBOLDT VORTAC | | 112.40 | | 09E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
24-HR SELF- SVC FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD ONLY. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3898 x 74 ft. / 1188 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 48-24.646602N | | 48-24.005793N |
| Longitude: | 097-21.952863W | | 097-21.953497W |
| Elevation: | 822.2 ft. | | 821.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 174 magnetic, 180 true | | 354 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 4074 x 115 ft. / 1242 x 35 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition
TURF SOFT WHEN WET & ROUGH DUE TO SPARSE GRASS GROWTH. |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 08/26 - MKD WITH WHITE DALGT END MKRS. |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 48-24.243753N | | 48-24.239275N |
| Longitude: | 097-23.051475W | | 097-22.045175W |
| Elevation: | 820.6 ft. | | 820.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 084 magnetic, 090 true | | 264 magnetic, 270 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | GRAFTON ARPT AUTH
PO BOX 578
GRAFTON, ND 58237
Phone 701-352-0271
CHAIRMAN ARPT AUTH DON HUTSON. |
| Manager: | ANDY TIBERT
15182 HWY 17
GRAFTON, ND 58237
Phone 701-352-0271
APT MGRS CELL NUMBER 701-520-9174. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 16 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 72/day * | | 80% | transient general aviation | | 19% | local general aviation | | 1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 26 August 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BE ALERT: 3 FT DITCH BTN EAST END 8/26 & 17/35, USE DSGND TWYS. |
| - | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
| - | LARGE BIRDS AND DEER ON OR INVOF ARPT. |
| - | HVY AERIAL SPRAY ACTIVITY MAY-OCT. |
| - | CONFIRM WINTER CONDS AND SNOW REMOVAL WITH AMGR CALL 701-352-0271/ 701-520-9174. |
| - | NMRS TSNT FLT TRNG ACTIVITIES. |
| - | RY 17/35 PARALLEL TWY MARKED WITH REFLECTORS. |
| - | RY 08/26 CLSD WINTER MONTHS DUE TO LACK OF SNOW REMOVAL |
| - | RWY 08 HAS +3' DITCH 213' FM THRSHOLD |
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 from 10 September 2020 at 0901Z to 08 October 2020 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (240KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (232KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (156KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
2C8 - Cavalier Municipal Airport (25 nm NW)
KRDR - Grand Forks Air Force Base (27 nm S)
KHCO - Hallock Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)
KGFK - Grand Forks International Airport (29 nm S)
D37 - Warren Municipal Airport (29 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-Sep-2020
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:59 | | 11:59 |
| Sunrise | | 07:30 | | 12:30 |
| Sunset | | 19:08 | | 00:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:40 | | 00:40 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Oct-2020 00:09:55 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 30-Sep-2020 19:09:55 |
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| METAR |
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| KGAF | 302355Z AUTO 32014G21KT 9SM CLR 09/04 A2998 RMK AO2 PWINO
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| TAF |
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KRDR
26nm S | 302300Z 3023/0124 35015G25KT 9999 SCT045 BKN060 620608 520003 QNH2988INS TEMPO 3023/0101 01025G35KT BECMG 0103/0104 32015G25KT 9999 OVC015 620509 QNH3006INS BECMG 0110/0111 33015G25KT 9999 SCT025 BKN030 620404 QNH3024INS BECMG 0113/0114 35015G20KT 9999 FEW030 BKN040 620402 QNH3026INS BECMG 0118/0119 35012G18KT 9999 BKN040 620402 QNH3029INS TX15/0118Z TN04/0113Z
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KGFK
28nm S | 302222Z 3022/0118 33013G25KT P6SM -RA BKN050 FM010000 33015G23KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM010300 33014KT P6SM BKN025 FM010700 34014KT P6SM BKN022 FM010900 34015KT P6SM SCT026
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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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