FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GRR |
| Lat/Long: | 42-52-51.0000N / 085-31-22.1000W
42-52.850000N / 085-31.368333W
42.8808333 / -85.5228056
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 794 ft. / 242.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (1985) |
| From city: | 6 miles SE of GRAND RAPIDS, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 49512 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1963 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GRR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RYS 08R/26L & 17/35; MIRL RY 08L/26R; VASI RYS 08L; 17 & 26R; PAPI RYS 26L & 35; REIL RYS 08L; 17 & 26R & MALSR RYS 08R; 26L & 35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index C |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport
MON-FRI TWO HRS PPR FOR CUSTOMS CALL 616-942-5245,
PAGER 616-249-5380. CALL PRIOR TO 1600 ON PRECEDING
FRIDAY FOR AFTER HOURS SVC. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 135.65 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 127.1(616) |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 616-956-3224 |
| GRAND RAPIDS GROUND: | 121.8 [0530-0000] |
| GRAND RAPIDS TOWER: | 135.65 339.8 [0530-0000] |
| GRAND RAPIDS APPROACH: | 124.6(NORTH) 128.4(SOUTH) 257.6 [0530-0000] |
| GRAND RAPIDS DEPARTURE: | 124.6(NORTH) 128.4(SOUTH) 257.6 [0530-0000] |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 119.3 |
| 336-4755: | 127.1(616) |
| AS ASSIGNED: | 125.65 |
| CLASS C: | 124.6(NORTH) 257.6 |
| CLASS C IC: | 128.4(SOUTH) |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 128.4/257.6 (GRAND RAPIDS RCAG) WHEN APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GRRr353/5.8 | | GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME | | 115.95 | | 04W |
| MKGr128/28.5 | | MUSKEGON VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 01W |
| PMMr046/35.8 | | PULLMAN VOR/DME | | 112.10 | | 00E |
| BTLr343/36.3 | | BATTLE CREEK VORTAC | | 109.40 | | 02W |
| LANr290/37.6 | | LANSING VORTAC | | 110.80 | | 05W |
| AZOr003/38.7 | | KALAMAZOO VOR/DME | | 109.00 | | 01W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HOLLAND | | 083/28.4 | | 233 | | 03W | | HLM | .... .-.. -- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 8R/26L
| Dimensions: | 10000 x 150 ft. / 3048 x 46 m |
| Surface: | concrete/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Double wheel: | 190.0 | | Double tandem: | 350.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 8R | | RUNWAY 26L |
| Latitude: | 42-52.598023N | | 42-52.846848N |
| Longitude: | 085-32.531370W | | 085-30.318673W |
| Elevation: | 791.4 ft. | | 789.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 085 magnetic, 081 true | | 265 magnetic, 261 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | touchdown, rollout | | touchdown, rollout |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | ILS |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 8501 x 150 ft. / 2591 x 46 m |
| Surface: | concrete/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Double wheel: | 190.0 | | Double tandem: | 350.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 42-53.371833N | | 42-51.988460N |
| Longitude: | 085-31.155398W | | 085-30.867907W |
| Elevation: | 782.4 ft. | | 789.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 175 magnetic, 171 true | | 355 magnetic, 351 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | | | touchdown |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
Runway 8L/26R
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | concrete/grooved, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 52.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Operational restrictions: | FOR APCH CAT C ACFT, WINGSPAN MUST BE LESS THAN 79 FT. APCH CAT D & E ACFT PROHIBITED. |
| RUNWAY 8L | | RUNWAY 26R |
| Latitude: | 42-53.329838N | | 42-53.454177N |
| Longitude: | 085-32.411488W | | 085-31.304897W |
| Elevation: | 786.2 ft. | | 783.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 085 magnetic, 081 true | | 265 magnetic, 261 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | KENT CO DEPT OF AERONAUTICS
5500 44TH ST SE
GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49512
Phone 616-233-6000 |
| Manager: | JAMES A. KOSLOSKY
5500 44TH ST SE
GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49512
Phone 616-233-6000 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 88 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 35 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Jet airplanes: | | 31 | | Helicopters: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 278/day * | | 36% | transient general aviation | | 34% | air taxi | | 15% | commercial | | 12% | local general aviation | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TWY F N OF TWY V, TWY J BTN TWYS F & J3 & TWY G CLSD TO ACFT OVER 100,000 LBS; TWY F S OF TWY V & REMAINING SECTIONS OF TWY J CLSD TO ACFT OVER 47,OOO LBS; TWY Y 400 FT N OF TWY D CLSD TO ACFT OVER 40000 LBS; TWY R N OF TWY D CLSD TO ACFT OVR 175000 LBS. |
| - | TWY Y NORTH OF TWY D, TWY Z NORTH OF TWY D AND TWY N ARE NON-MOVEMENT AREAS. |
| - | PUSHBACK ADVISORIES ON THE TERMINAL RAMP ARE NOTPRVDD BY ATC. |
| - | MULTIPLE CRANES UP TO 953 FT AMSL (155 FT AGL) NW & INVOF TERMINAL BLDG. |
| - | THE FOLLOWING AREAS ARE NOT VSB FR GRR ATCT; FM I/2 MILE WEST OF THE AER 08R CLOCKWISE TO 1/2 MILE NORTH AER 17, PORTIONS OF RY 8L & TWY J. |
| - | SNOW REMOVAL PERSONNELL WILL MONITOR CTAF WHEN TWR IS CLSD. |
| - | BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES: RY 08R DEP ON RY HEADING UNTIL REACHING THE HWY EAST OF ARPT; RY 26L ON APCH TO ARPT TURN FINAL AT HWY EAST OF ARPT. |
| - | PPR FOR ACFT WITH 171 FT WINGSPAN OR LARGER. |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 08R **CHANGED** | |
download (271KB) |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 26L | |
download (316KB) |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 35 | |
download (324KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08L | |
download (226KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08R **CHANGED** | |
download (255KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 **CHANGED** | |
download (221KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26L **CHANGED** | |
download (247KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26R | |
download (233KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (242KB) |
| VOR RWY 17 | |
download (237KB) |
| VOR RWY 35 | |
download (267KB) |
| Radar Approach Procedures available | |
download (24KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (16KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (26KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
9D9 - Hastings Airport (15 nm SE)
8D4 - Paul C. Miller-Sparta Airport (16 nm NW)
6D6 - Greenville Municipal Airport (20 nm NE)
Y70 - Ionia County Airport (21 nm E)
35D - Padgham Field Airport (25 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 28-Apr-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 03-Jul-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:34 | | 09:34 |
| Sunrise | | 06:09 | | 10:09 |
| Sunset | | 21:23 | | 01:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:58 | | 01:58 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 02:53:36 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 03-Jul-2009 22:53:36 |
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| METAR |
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| KGRR | 040153Z 26004KT 10SM FEW220 17/13 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP185 T01720128
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| TAF |
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| KGRR | 032320Z 0400/0424 30012KT P6SM SCT035 FM040100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM041100 16006KT P6SM FEW035 BKN080 BKN250 FM041800 24012KT P6SM BKN250
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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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