FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GDB |
| Lat/Long: | 44-45-08.8532N / 095-33-19.9083W
44-45.147553N / 095-33.331805W
44.7524592 / -95.5555301
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1048 ft. / 319.4 m (surveyed) |
| 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: | MIRL RY 15/33 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST, ACTVT REIL RY 15 & 33 & PAPI RY 15 & 33 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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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| MVEr148/14.8 | | MONTEVIDEO VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 05E |
| MMLr027/21.6 | | MARSHALL VOR/DME | | 111.00 | | 05E |
| RWFr306/25.0 | | 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 | | 115/29.9 | | 341 | | 03E | | DXX | -.. -..- -..- |
| APPLETON | | 141/34.5 | | 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: | 4357 x 75 ft. / 1328 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition
CRACKS NOT SEALED. |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 44-45.477750N | | 44-44.817355N |
| Longitude: | 095-33.527707W | | 095-33.135903W |
| Elevation: | 1047.3 ft. | | 1039.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 153 magnetic, 157 true | | 333 magnetic, 337 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 642 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 21 ft. road, 240 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
RY 33: 42:1 TO DISPLACED THRESHOLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF GRANITE FALLS
641 PRENTICE ST
GRANITE FALLS, MN 56241
Phone 320-564-3011 |
| Manager: | BILL LAVIN
641 PRENTICE ST
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 30 June 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF AIRPORT. |
| - | NOISE SENSITIVE AREA 1.5 MI IN RADIUS OFF NORTH END OF RY 15/33. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AND PNM AFSS. |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (160KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 33 | |
download (156KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (27KB) |
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:17 | | 10:17 |
| Sunrise | | 05:52 | | 10:52 |
| Sunset | | 20:46 | | 01:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:20 | | 02:20 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 12:58:37 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 07:58:37 |
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| METAR |
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| KGDB | 181252Z AUTO 11003KT 5SM VCTS BR SCT034 SCT075 OVC110 17/16 A2989 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE THRU SE P0003 T01720158
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KMVE
15nm NW | 181234Z AUTO 14007KT 5SM BR SCT120 17/17 A2987 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS
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KRWF
24nm SE | 181140Z 1812/1912 12007KT P6SM OVC070 TEMPO 1812/1814 4SM -TSRA BKN050CB FM181500 15015G23KT P6SM SCT025 BKN100 FM190300 15011KT 5SM -SHRA BKN030 OVC050 FM190800 16007KT 4SM TSRA BR BKN018CB
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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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