FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GAF |
| Lat/Long: | 48-24-17.0000N / 097-22-15.4000W
48-24.283333N / 097-22.256667W
48.4047222 / -97.3709444
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 824 ft. / 251.2 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 |
| Sectional chart: | TWIN CITIES |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GRAND FORKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GFK (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MAY-SEP DAYLIGHT HOURS, OCT-APR MON-FRI ON CALL
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 701-352-0271/520-9174. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| 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 [0600-2300] |
| GRAND FORKS DEPARTURE: | 118.1 [0600-2300] |
| BASIC RADAR SERVICE: | 118.1 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY RDR (GRAND FORKS AFB, GRAND FORKS, ND) ATCT ON FREQ 118.1/318.1.
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: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3898 x 74 ft. / 1188 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/aggregate friction seal coat, in good condition
RY BREAKING ACTION POOR WHEN WET. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 48-24.646742N | | 48-24.005690N |
| Longitude: | 097-21.952953W | | 097-21.953375W |
| Elevation: | 821.8 ft. | | 821.3 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 |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. road, 600 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 18 ft. road, 725 ft. from runway, 29:1 slope to clear |
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 4074 x 115 ft. / 1242 x 35 m |
| Surface: | turf, in poor condition
TURF SOFT WHEN WET & ROUGH DUE TO SPARSE GRASS GROWTH. |
| Runway edge markings: | 08/26 - MKD WITH RED/WHITE EDGE AND END DALGT MKRS. |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 48-24.243753N | | 48-24.239277N |
| Longitude: | 097-23.051478W | | 097-22.045165W |
| Elevation: | 820.6 ft. | | 820.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 084 magnetic, 090 true | | 264 magnetic, 270 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. pline, marked, 1900 ft. from runway, 47:1 slope to clear | | 19 ft. road, 400 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | GRAFTON ARPT AUTH
BOX 5
GRAFTON, ND 58237
Phone 701-352-0271
CHAIRMAN ARPT AUTH GEORGE LORANGER |
| 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: | | 19 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 70/day * | | 80% | transient general aviation | | 18% | local general aviation | | 1% | military | | 1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 17 March 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BE ALERT: 3 FT DITCH BTN EAST END 8/26 & 17/35, USE DSGND TWYS. |
| - | 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. |
| - | PONDED WATER BETWEEN RY 17/35 & PARALLEL TWY. |
| - | RY 08/26 CLSD WINTER MONTHS DUE TO LACK OF SNOW REMOVAL |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (218KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (210KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
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 13-Aug-2013
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:47 | | 10:47 |
| Sunrise | | 06:22 | | 11:22 |
| Sunset | | 20:47 | | 01:47 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:22 | | 02:22 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 12:26:32 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Aug-2013 07:26:32 |
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| METAR |
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| KGAF | 131155Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM CLR 08/07 A3022 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KRDR
26nm S | 1310/1416 01006KT 9999 SKC QNH3010INS T25/1321Z T07/1312Z
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KGFK
28nm S | 131120Z 1312/1412 35005KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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