FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GPZ |
| Lat/Long: | 47-12-34.8526N / 093-30-33.9478W
47-12.580877N / 093-30.565797W
47.2096813 / -93.5094299
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1355 ft. / 413.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of GRAND RAPIDS, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 55744 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | TWIN CITIES |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GPZ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAYLIGHT HOURS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL 16/34 PAPI RWYS 16 & 34 REIL RWY 16 & MALSR 34 - 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.425 (218-326-8337) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 127.9/281.45 (DULUTH RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GPZr337/2.9 | | GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 06E |
| HIBr258/33.3 | | HIBBING VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| LONGVILLE | | 062/31.3 | | 392 | | 04E | | XVG | -..- ...- --. |
| BIGFORK | | 168/34.9 | | 345 | | 02E | | FOZ | ..-. --- --.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 5755 x 100 ft. / 1754 x 30 m
HAS A 582 FT PAVED AREA AT THE NORTH END OF RY. |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 23.0 | | Double wheel: | 38.0 | | Double tandem: | 78.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| Operational restrictions: | RY 34 IS THE DESIGNATED NO WIND RY. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 47-12.880783N | | 47-11.963850N |
| Longitude: | 093-30.791500W | | 093-30.446433W |
| Elevation: | 1297.4 ft. | | 1354.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 164 magnetic, 166 true | | 344 magnetic, 346 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 423 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 86 ft. tree, 3607 ft. from runway, 382 ft. left of centerline, 39:1 slope to clear | | 54 ft. tree, 2366 ft. from runway, 507 ft. left of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear |
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 2968 x 150 ft. / 905 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RYS 05/23 & 10/28 MKD WITH THLD & BOUNDRY MARKERS. |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 47-12.717883N | | 47-13.058767N |
| Longitude: | 093-30.714233W | | 093-30.201367W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 044 magnetic, 046 true | | 224 magnetic, 226 true |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 112 ft. trees, 1400 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear | | 25 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 8:1 slope to clear |
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 1450 x 150 ft. / 442 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 103 magnetic, 105 true | | 283 magnetic, 285 true |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 80 ft. trees, 1100 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear | | 20 ft. trees, 100 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | GRAND RAPIDS / ITASCA CO
1500 7TH AVE SE
GRAND RAPIDS, MN 55744
Phone 218-326-0893 |
| Manager: | MARK HOYNE
1500 7TH AVE SE
GRAND RAPIDS, MN 55744
Phone 218-259-2733 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 76 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 68 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 58/day * | | 66% | local general aviation | | 19% | transient general aviation | | 7% | commercial | | 7% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | SEAPLANE OPNS ON LILY LAKE ADJ NORTH OF ARPT. PPR FOR LANDING LILY LAKE. CALL 218-326-1226. |
| - | RY 05/23 & 10/28 CLSD TO WHEEL ACFT & RYS NOT MAINTAINED WHEN SNOW IS PRESENT.. |
| - | DEER AND BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 |
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| ILS RWY 34 | |
download (258KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (264KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (297KB) |
| VOR RWY 34 **CHANGED** | |
download (274KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (28KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (55KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHIB - Chisholm-Hibbing Airport (29 nm E)
KXVG - Longville Municipal Airport (31 nm SW)
KFOZ - Bigfork Municipal Airport (35 nm N)
KHZX - Isedor Iverson Airport (36 nm S)
KAIT - Aitkin Municipal Airport-Steve Kurtz Field (40 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 21-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:54 | | 12:54 |
| Sunrise | | 07:28 | | 13:28 |
| Sunset | | 16:32 | | 22:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:06 | | 23:06 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Nov-2009 14:34:29 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 21-Nov-2009 08:34:29 |
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| METAR |
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| KGPZ | 211415Z AUTO 15006KT 3SM CLR M02/M03 A2996 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KHIB
29nm E | 211139Z 2112/2212 VRB03KT 3SM BR SKC TEMPO 2112/2115 1/4SM FZFG OVC001 FM211600 16008KT P6SM SCT250 FM211800 16011G16KT P6SM SCT250 FM220000 16009KT P6SM BKN250 FM220900 17008KT P6SM OVC010
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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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