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 |
| 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 |
| 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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| 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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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:40 | | 12:40 |
| Sunrise | | 07:11 | | 13:11 |
| Sunset | | 17:01 | | 23:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:32 | | 23:32 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 04:27:03 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 22:27:03 |
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| METAR |
| KGDB | 090413Z AUTO 29006KT 10SM CLR 04/02 A3006 RMK AO2 T00380015
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KMVE 15nm NW | 090414Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM CLR 04/03 A3006 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KRWF 24nm SE | 082330Z 0900/0924 35008KT P6SM SCT045 BKN060 OVC100 FM090200 33008KT P6SM SCT060 BKN100 FM090400 31007KT P6SM FEW090 FM091600 32008KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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