FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GDB |
| Lat/Long: | 44-45-11.8150N / 095-33-21.6615W
44-45.196917N / 095-33.361025W
44.7532819 / -95.5560171
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1047 ft. / 319 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 04E (2000) |
| From city: | 4 miles S of GRANITE FALLS, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 56241 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1997 |
| Sectional chart: | TWIN CITIES |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GDB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 15/33 PRESET ON LOW INTST DUSK TO DAWN; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RY 33 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.1 (320-564-9388) |
| WX AWOS-3 at MVE (15 nm NW): | 111.6 (320-269-5830) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 127.1/290.2 (REDWOOD FALLS RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MVEr148/14.7 | | MONTEVIDEO VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 05E |
| MMLr027/21.6 | | MARSHALL VOR/DME | | 111.00 | | 05E |
| RWFr306/25.1 | | REDWOOD FALLS VOR/DME | | 113.30 | | 07E |
| BDHr216/28.5 | | WILLMAR VOR/DME | | 113.70 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| DAWSON/MADISON | | 112/29.9 | | 341 | | 06E | | DXX | -.. -..- -..- |
| APPLETON | | 141/34.4 | | 356 | | 05E | | AQP | .- --.- .--. |
| BENSON | | 168/34.7 | | 239 | | 05E | | BBB | -... -... -... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
SELF SERVICE FUEL AVAIL 24 HOURS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 4350 x 75 ft. / 1326 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 44-45.477850N | | 44-44.818538N |
| Longitude: | 095-33.527800W | | 095-33.136408W |
| Elevation: | 1047.0 ft. | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 153 magnetic, 157 true | | 333 magnetic, 337 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 650 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 42 ft. trees, 1600 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear | | 20 ft. road, 230 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
ROAD +18, 880' FM DISPLACED THRESHOLD, 250 R, 37:1. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF GRANITE FALLS
885 PRENTICE ST
GRANITE FALLS, MN 56241
Phone 320-564-3011 |
| Manager: | ERIK HOKUF
PO BOX 159
GRANITE FALLS, MN 56241
Phone 320-564-5665 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 15 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 134/week * | | 71% | local general aviation | | 29% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 August 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF AIRPORT. |
| - | NOISE SENSITIVE AREA 1.5 MI IN RADIUS OFF NORTH END OF RWY 15/33. |
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 33 | |
download (161KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 33 | |
download (185KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMVE - Montevideo-Chippewa County Airport (15 nm NW)
KMML - Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport - Marshall/Ryan Field (21 nm SW)
KOVL - Olivia Regional Airport (22 nm E)
KRWF - Redwood Falls Municipal Airport (24 nm SE)
KBDH - Willmar Municipal Airport-John L Rice Fiel (28 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:01 | | 13:01 |
| Sunrise | | 07:33 | | 13:33 |
| Sunset | | 16:45 | | 22:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:18 | | 23:18 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Nov-2009 18:11:08 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 25-Nov-2009 12:11:08 |
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| METAR |
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| KGDB | 251753Z AUTO 31016G19KT 3/4SM -SN OVC007 00/00 A2994 RMK AO2 T00020000 10016 20001
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KMVE
15nm NW | 251754Z AUTO 01016G21KT 1SM -SN OVC011 01/01 A2994 RMK AO2 P0001
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| TAF |
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KRWF
24nm SE | 251735Z 2518/2618 30013G22KT 1 1/2SM -SN BKN009 OVC013 TEMPO 2520/2523 33016G26KT 4SM -SN BKN015 FM252300 32019G29KT P6SM OVC030 FM260300 32017KT P6SM BKN035 FM260900 32012KT P6SM SCT040
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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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