FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 |
| 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 |
| ILLr218/29.5 | | WILLMAR VOR/DME | | 113.70 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| 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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 33 **CHANGED** | |
download (166KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 33 **CHANGED** | |
download (200KB) |
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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| 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-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:28 | | 10:28 |
| Sunrise | | 06:03 | | 11:03 |
| Sunset | | 20:55 | | 01:55 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:29 | | 02:29 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Jul-2008 00:42:52 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Jul-2008 19:42:52 |
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| METAR |
| KGDB | 260013Z AUTO 30006KT 10SM CLR 27/15 A3001 RMK AO2
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KMVE 15nm NW | 260014Z AUTO 01009KT 10SM CLR 27/12 A3000 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KRWF 24nm SE | 252332Z 260024 32012G19KT P6SM SKC FM0100 30004KT P6SM SKC FM1300 27005KT P6SM SCT080 FM2100 23007KT P6SM VCSH BKN080 BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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