FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 FEBRUARY 2021
Location
FAA Identifier: | GRF |
Lat/Long: | 47-04-45.1720N 122-34-50.7600W 47-04.752867N 122-34.846000W 47.0792144,-122.5807667 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 301 ft. / 91.7 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 16E (2015) |
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 |
Control tower: | yes |
ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
FSS: | SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | GRF (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
Pattern altitude: | E/W TFC, F/W 1800', R/W 800'. |
Wind indicator: | yes |
Segmented circle: | no |
Beacon: | white-white-green (lighted military airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 119.325 |
ATIS: | 124.65 306.2 |
GRAY GROUND: | 121.9 290.2 [24 HRS CLSD HOL.] |
GRAY TOWER: | 119.325 256.8 41.5FM 276.4 [24 HRS CLSD HOL.] |
SEATTLE APPROACH: | 120.1 |
SEATTLE DEPARTURE: | 120.1 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.9 290.2 |
AR OPS: | 245.5 30.5 |
ARNG OPS: | 32.6 |
EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
NG OPS: | 123.075 |
OPS: | 138.6 395.225 41.5FM |
PMSV METRO: | 134.1 38.45 |
RADAR: | 128.2 239.0 317.4 |
WX ASOS at TCM (6 nm NE): | PHONE 253-982-3434 |
WX ASOS at TIW (11 nm N): | 124.05 (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 (360-754-0781) |
- 134.1 38.45 WX OPS H24, CLSD HOL. WX FLT DSN 357-7061/4363, COML 253-967-7061/4363. AN/FMQ-19 AUTOMATED OBSERVING SYS IN USE, AUGMENTED BY HUMAN OBSN WHEN NEC. DUR WX FLT CLOSURES REMOTE BRIEFING SVS AVBL FROM 25 OWS DSN 228-6598/6599/6588, COML 250-228-6598/6599/6588.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
OLMr045/14.6 | | OLYMPIA VORTAC | | 113.40 | | 19E |
SEAr188/24.1 | | SEATTLE VORTAC | | 116.80 | | 19E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | A++ NATO F24 AVBL. |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
Dimensions: | 6124 x 150 ft. / 1867 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
Latitude: | 47-05.243993N | | 47-04.262255N |
Longitude: | 122-35.012147W | | 122-34.681930W |
Elevation: | 289.2 ft. | | 300.4 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
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 |
Approach lights: | SSALR: simplified short approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | SSALR: simplified short approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
Obstructions: | 114 ft. tower, lighted, 2613 ft. from runway | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | U.S. Army |
Owner: | US ARMY AERONAUTICAL SVCS AGENCY FT BELVOIR, VA 22060 Phone 703 806 4864 |
Manager: | STEVEN GENTRY Phone 253 967 6676 |
Additional Remarks
- | SEE FLIP AP/1 SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT RMK. |
- | RSTD: 48 HR PPR TRAN ACFT, CTC BASE OPS DSN 357-6628/5998, C253-967-6628/ 5998. |
- | CAUTION: EXTV NVD TRNG AND PJE. |
- | 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 JBLM MIL RESERVATION CTC OPS PRIOR TO OPR. CTC GRAY TFC ON CTAF WHEN TWR CLSD. CLASS D AIRSPACE EFF CONT WHEN TWR OPEN, OT CLASS E. NO HGR FOR TRANS ACFT. BASE OPS AND TOWER OPR CONT. CLSD HOL. |
- | USAR OPS: DSN 357-3036, C253-967-3036. |
- | ARNG: OPR 1430-0100Z++ TUE-FRI EXC HOL. TRAN ALERT SVC NOT AVBL. |
- | CAUTION: HIGH VOLUME OF PERSONNEL/VEHICLES WITH NEGATIVE RADIO COMMUNICATION ON GROUND CONTROL CROSSING TAXIWAYS G AND H. |
- | BULLSEYE RDO - OPR CONT. CLSD HOL. 34.6 141.5 379.1. ALL R/W ACFT CTC BULLSEYE RDO PRIOR TO ENTRY R6703A-J, RANGE STATUS AVBL ON UHF 384.525 AND VHF 142.7. |
- | FUEL: A++ LTD SUPPLY. LTD TRANS ALERT. |
- | MISC: ADD RCR WILL BE REPORTED MON-FRI, 0700-1500 VIA NOTAM AND ATIS, DURING INCLEMENT WINTER WEATHER. |
- | HIGH VOLUME OF NIGHT VISION TRAINING ON AFLD; PORTIONS OF AFLD LTG MAY BE DIM OR OFF. PILOTS OF MILITARY ROTARY-WING ACFT SHALL INFORM GRAY TWR ON INITIAL CONTACT IF THEY ARE UNAIDED. |
- | BASE OPS, TWR, WX OPR 24 HRS CLSD HOL. NO INCOMING SPACE A PASSENGERS WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL. |
- | NO DE-ICE |
- | FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4723. 120.1/290.9. |
- | SMALL ARMS RANGE .8 NM E OF AFLD. |
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 25 February 2021 at 0901Z to 25 March 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 15 | |
download (235KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (108KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (147KB) |
Radar Approach Procedures available | |
download (171KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download |
Departure Procedures |
LEWIS THREE | |
download (112KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (559KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTCM - McChord Field Airport (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (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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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Samuel M. Howard
Photo taken 16-Jun-2008
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Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 07-Mar-2021
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:09 | | 14:09 |
Sunrise | | 06:40 | | 14:40 |
Sunset | | 18:03 | | 02:03 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:34 | | 02:34 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 07-Mar-2021 13:12:20 |
Local (UTC-8) | 07-Mar-2021 05:12:20 |
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METAR |
KGRF | 071158Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM BKN036 BKN075 06/05 A2988 RMK AO2 RAE12 SLP123 P0000 60000 T00630054 10073 20036 55005 $
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KTCM 5nm NE | 071158Z AUTO 16011KT 10SM FEW043 BKN070 OVC120 07/01 A2989 RMK AO2 RAB11E17 SLP127 P0000 60000 T00650010 10072 20038 56007 $
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KTIW 11nm N | 071153Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM FEW035 OVC050 06/01 A2989 RMK AO2 RAE28 SLP122 P0000 60000 70004 T00610006 10067 20039 58008
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KPLU 12nm E | 071235Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM FEW033 SCT045 OVC060 07/02 A2990 RMK AO2
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KOLM 15nm SW | 071234Z AUTO 20010KT 10SM -RA FEW010 BKN035 OVC050 05/03 A2992 RMK AO2 P0006 T00500033
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TAF |
KGRF | 070500Z 0705/0811 16008KT 9999 SCT030 BKN040 620409 QNH2998INS BECMG 0708/0709 16010G15KT 9000 -SHRA BKN030 630309 510205 QNH2992INS BECMG 0712/0713 19015G20KT 9000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC030 630309 510205 QNH2989INS BECMG 0805/0806 15006KT 9999 NSW FEW030 SCT040 QNH3014INS TX08/0720Z TN04/0715Z
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KTCM 5nm NE | 070500Z 0705/0811 17006KT 9999 BKN030 620359 QNH2991INS BECMG 0709/0710 19008KT 9000 -SHRA SCT015 BKN025 610309 QNH2988INS BECMG 0711/0712 20010G20KT 8000 -RA BKN015 OVC025 620309 510009 QNH2990INS BECMG 0720/0721 20015G25KT 9000 -SHRA BKN030 610309 520009 QNH3009INS BECMG 0800/0801 20010G20KT 9999 VCSH BKN030 OVC070 610359 510009 QNH3013INS BECMG 0805/0806 18009KT 9999 NSW SCT045 QNH3013INS TX09/0721Z TN02/0715Z
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KOLM 15nm SW | 071123Z 0712/0812 19018G28KT P6SM OVC060 FM071300 20012KT 4SM -RA OVC050 FM071700 21012G21KT P6SM BKN045 FM072100 20015G22KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 0721/0722 -SHRA FM080300 20005KT P6SM SCT250
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NOTAMs |
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