FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GGI |
| Lat/Long: | 41-42-35.6000N 092-44-09.5000W 41-42.593333N 092-44.158333W 41.7098889,-92.7359722 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1008.4 ft. / 307.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (2000) |
| From city: | 1 mile S of GRINNELL, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 50112 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1987 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GGI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT 0800-1200 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | MIRL RWY 13/31 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT PAPI & REIL RWYS 13 & 31- CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.725 (641-236-9720) |
| WX AWOS-3 at TNU (13 nm W): | 132.275 (641-791-3302) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 127.05/282.35 (DES MOINES RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| TNUr102/17.3 | | NEWTON VOR/DME | | 112.50 | | 03E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL:FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL (641) 236-0188. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 5200 x 75 ft. / 1585 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete/grooved, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 12 /R/C/W/U | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 41-42.874787N | | 41-42.312707N |
| Longitude: | 092-44.589812W | | 092-43.727900W |
| Elevation: | 988.8 ft. | | 1007.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 129 magnetic, 131 true | | 309 magnetic, 311 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 200 ft. | | 200 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. tree, 1230 ft. from runway, 53 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear RWY 13 APCH SLP 35:1 TO DSPLCD THR. | | 52 ft. tree, 1109 ft. from runway, 84 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear RWY 31 APCH SLP 25:1 TO DSPLCD THR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF GRINNELL CITY HALL 927 4TH AVE GRINNELL, IA 50112 Phone 641-236-2605 |
| Manager: | RON LOWRY 1607 W ST S GRINNELL, IA 50112 Phone 641-236-0188 |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 31 IS CALM WIND RY. |
| - | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921. |
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 from 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (218KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (193KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 31 | |
download (188KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (158KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTNU - Newton Municipal Airport-Earl Johnson Field (13 nm W)
KPEA - Pella Municipal Airport (21 nm SW)
KTZT - Belle Plaine Municipal Airport (23 nm NE)
KMIW - Marshalltown Municipal Airport (25 nm N)
KOXV - Knoxville Municipal Airport (30 nm SW)
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Times for 17-Dec-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:02 | | 13:02 |
| Sunrise | | 07:33 | | 13:33 |
| Sunset | | 16:41 | | 22:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:12 | | 23:12 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Dec-2025 19:24:36 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 17-Dec-2025 13:24:36 |
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| METAR |
| KGGI | 171855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/M01 A2992 RMK AO2 T00301013
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KTNU 13nm W | 171855Z AUTO 14009KT 10SM CLR 03/01 A2990 RMK A01
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KOTM 39nm S | 171730Z 1718/1818 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250 FM180200 17013G22KT P6SM BKN250 WS020/19045KT FM180700 20014G24KT P6SM OVC010 WS020/21045KT FM180900 22013G24KT 6SM -RA OVC015 FM181300 27017G27KT P6SM OVC022 PROB30 1813/1814 4SM -RA BKN009
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KDSM 43nm W | 171730Z 1718/1818 15006KT P6SM FEW150 SCT250 FM180000 16011G19KT P6SM BKN250 WS020/18040KT FM180600 20014G23KT P6SM OVC025 WS020/21045KT PROB30 1806/1808 4SM -RA OVC015 FM180800 24013G21KT 6SM -RA OVC015 FM181200 27014G22KT P6SM OVC030
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KCID 47nm E | 171732Z 1718/1818 16009KT P6SM FEW200 FM180200 16016G24KT P6SM BKN120 WS015/19045KT FM180600 18016G23KT P6SM OVC015 WS015/20050KT FM180800 19017G24KT 4SM BR OVC009 WS015/22050KT FM181100 25021G31KT 3SM -RA BR OVC007 PROB30 1811/1815 2SM -RA FM181500 26021G33KT P6SM OVC015
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| NOTAMs |
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