FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 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) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (156KB) |
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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:10 | | 12:10 |
| Sunrise | | 07:40 | | 12:40 |
| Sunset | | 18:36 | | 23:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:05 | | 00:05 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 17:15:41 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 12:15:41 |
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| METAR |
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| KGDB | 161653Z AUTO 29006KT 7SM CLR 08/01 A3001 RMK AO2 T00840012
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KMVE
15nm NW | 161654Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM CLR 08/02 A3000 RMK AO2
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KRWF
24nm SE | 161124Z 1612/1712 32010KT P6SM BKN025 BKN035 FM161330 30008KT P6SM FEW035 FM170000 25005KT P6SM SCT250 FM170800 26005KT P6SM SCT100 OVC200
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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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