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KGRF Gray Army Airfield
Fort Lewis/Tacoma, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: GRF
Lat/Long: 47-04-45.2000N / 122-34-50.8000W
47-04.753333N / 122-34.846667W
47.0792222 / -122.5807778
(estimated)
Elevation: 300 ft. / 91.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 20E (1990)
From city: 1 mile E of central business district of the associated city
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 98433

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/1943
Sectional chart: SEATTLE
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: SEATTLE CENTER
FSS: SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: SEA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Pattern altitude: E/W TFC, MULTI ENG F/W 1500', SENG F/W 1300', R/W 1000'. UAV 1000', W TFC ONLY.
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: white-white-green (lighted military airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 119.325
ATIS: 124.65 306.2
GRAY GROUND: 121.9 290.2 [OPR CONT, EXCEPT HOL.]
GRAY TOWER: 119.325 256.8 41.5FM 276.4 [OPR CONT, EXCEPT HOL.]
SEATTLE APPROACH: 120.1
SEATTLE DEPARTURE: 120.1
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 121.9 290.2
AR OPS: 36.1FM
ARNG OPS: 32.6
EMERG: 121.5 243.0
NG OPS: 123.075
OPNS: 32.3FM
OPS: 138.6
PMSV: 134.1
RDR: 128.2 239.0 317.4
WX ASOS at TIW (11 nm N): PHONE 253-858-6507
WX AWOS-3 at PLU (12 nm E): 128.575 (253-848-2748)
WX ASOS at OLM (15 nm SW): 135.725 (360-943-1278)
  • PAR (EAST) ANTENNA LCTD LAT 47-04-40.351N LONG 122-34-43.553W; PAR (WEST) ANTENNA LCTD LAT 47-04-40.151N LONG 122-34-44.653W.
  • PMSV METRO 134.1 38.45 FULL SVC CONTINUOUS, EXC HOL..

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TCMr204/6.0MCCHORD VORTAC109.6022E
OLMr045/14.6OLYMPIA VORTAC113.4019E
SEAr188/24.1SEATTLE VORTAC116.8019E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GRAYE149/4.421618EGR --. .-.
LACOMAS329/4.432818ELAC .-.. .- -.-.
DONDO194/20.422419EODD --- -.. -..
CARNEY132/22.527420ECAN -.-. .- -.
MASON COUNTY097/23.034819EMNC -- -. -.-.
KITSAP144/25.820620EPWT .--. .-- -
RENTON194/29.135317ERNT .-. -. -

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 6125 x 150 ft. / 1867 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 55 /F/A/W/T
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 47-05.243950N47-04.262133N
Longitude: 122-35.012033W122-34.682017W
Elevation: 289.0 ft.300.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
RVR equipment: touchdown
Approach lights: ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Army
Owner: US ARMY ATCA-ASO
CAMERON STATION
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
Manager: Phone 206-968-2904

Additional Remarks

SEE FLIP AP/1 SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT RMK.
RSTD: 48 HR PPR TRAN ACFT, DSN 357-6628/5998, C253-967-6628/ 5998.
CAUTION: EXTV NVD TRNG AND PJE. NUMEROUS SMALL ARMS .8NM E OF FIELD. WHEN CLASS D AIRSPACE IN EFF UNMANNED AERIAL VEH (UAV OPR BLW 2000' IN TFC PAT. UAV A-G S END TWY EDUR UAV OPS.
MISC: SPECIAL VFR DAY F/W 700-1, R/W 300- 1/2. NGT F/W NOT AUTH, R/W 500-1. ACFT CONDUCTING TACTICAL OPR ON FT LEW MIL RESERVATION CTC OPS PRIOR TO OPR. CTC GRAY TFC ON CTAF WHEN TWR CLSD. CLASS D AIRSPACE EFF CONT EXC HOL, OT CLASS E. NO HGR FOR TRANS ACFT.
AR: CTC OPS DSN 357-3036, C253-967-3036.
ARNG: OPR 1430-0100Z++ TUE-FRI EXC HOL. TRAN ALERT AVC NOT AVBL. LTD PRK. PPR FOR ACFT RQR FUEL AND PRK, DSN 323- 3805, C253-912-3905.
PMSV METRO: FULL SVC CONTINUOUS, EXC HOL. FULL SVC MAY VARY WITH LCL FLT SKED.WX BRIEFING FOR TRAN AIRCREWS AVBL FM 25 OWS, DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, DSN 228-6598.
MISC: WX OBSN VIS LTD TO 2 SM IN SOME DIRECTIONS. WX OBSN AUTOMATED BY AN/FMQ-19. WX OBSN AUGMENTED/BACKUP AS REQUIRED.
CAUTION: HIGH VOLUME OF PERSONNEL/VEHICLES WITH NEGATIVE RADIO COMMUNICATION ON GROUND CONTROL CROSSING TAXIWAYS G AND H.
BULLSEYE RDO - 34.6 OPR CONT, EXC HOL.
J-8 FUEL AVBL; LTD SUPPLY.
TWY E UNUSABLE TO C-17 AND LARGER ACFT. EAST RAMP PARKING LIMITED TO C-12/UC-35/C-21 AND SMALER ACFT.
MISC: ADD RCR WILL BE REPORTED MON-FRI, 0700-1500 VIA NOTAM AND ATIS, DURING INCLEMENT WINTER WEATHER.
SMALL ARMS RANGE .8 NM E OF AFLD.
WHEN CLASS D AIRSPACE IN EFFECT UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) OPR BLO 2,000 FT AGL IN TFC PATTERN. UAV ARRESTING GEAR SOUTH END OF TWY "E" DUR UAV OPS.

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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 15   download (272KB)
NDB RWY 15   download (213KB)
NDB RWY 33   download (212KB)
COPTER NDB RWY 15   download (172KB)
Radar Approach Procedures available   download (54KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (37KB)
 
Departure Procedures
LEWIS TWO   download (121KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (62KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTCM - McChord Air Force Base (6 nm NE)
KTIW - Tacoma Narrows Airport (11 nm N)
KPLU - Pierce County Airport - Thun Field (12 nm E)
KOLM - Olympia Regional Airport (15 nm SW)
S50 - Auburn Municipal Airport (21 nm NE)
 
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Photo by Samuel M. Howard
Photo taken 16-Jun-2008

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5214:52
Sunrise07:2415:24
Sunset17:2501:25
Evening civil twilight17:5701:57

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2010 09:40:00
Local (UTC-8)  10-Feb-2010 01:40:00
 
METAR
KGRF 100913Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM R15/0900V1600FT FZFG VV002 M00/M00 A2996 RMK AO2 UPE0859 SLP151 $
KTCM 
5nm NE 
100904Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM R34/0700V1400FT FZFG VV001 M00/M00 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP156
KTIW 
11nm N 
100853Z 23003KT 1/4SM FG VV001 03/03 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP152 T00330033 56003
KPLU 
12nm E 
100910Z AUTO 00000KT M1/4SM FZFG OVC001 00/00 A2999 RMK AO2
KOLM 
15nm SW 
100854Z AUTO 00000KT M1/4SM FG VV001 01/01 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP151 T00110011 56004
TAF
KOLM 
15nm SW 
100538Z 1006/1106 00000KT 2SM BR SCT002 OVC200 TEMPO 1006/1010 1/2SM FG OVC002 FM101000 16003KT 1/2SM FG BKN002 BKN120 BKN200 TEMPO 1012/1015 18004KT 2SM BR SCT003 SCT015 OVC070 FM101900 20006KT 3SM -RA BR SCT010 BKN035 OVC090 FM110200 18006KT P6SM -
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