FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | GRF |
Lat/Long: | 47-04-45.1900N 122-34-50.8200W 47-04.753167N 122-34.847000W 47.0792194,-122.5807833 (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 -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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 [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 |
PAR: | 128.2 239.0 |
PMSV METRO: | 134.1 38.45 |
WX ASOS at TCM (6 nm NE): | PHONE 253-982-3434 |
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 (360-754-0781) |
- 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++ 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 |
Helipad H2
Dimensions: | 100 x 100 ft. / 30 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt/concrete |
Latitude: | 47-05.062167N | | |
Longitude: | 122-35.039000W | | |
Elevation: | 292.0 ft. | | |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Helipad H3
Dimensions: | 100 x 100 ft. / 30 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt/concrete |
Latitude: | 47-04.950000N | | |
Longitude: | 122-35.001167W | | |
Elevation: | 294.0 ft. | | |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Helipad H4
Dimensions: | 100 x 100 ft. / 30 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt/concrete |
Latitude: | 47-04.791667N | | |
Longitude: | 122-34.935333W | | |
Elevation: | 296.0 ft. | | |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
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 6628 |
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, PAR, TWR, AND WX 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 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 15 | |
download (225KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (99KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (139KB) |
Radar Approach Procedures available | |
download (151KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (211KB) |
Departure Procedures |
LEWIS THREE | |
download (105KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (534KB) |
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 28-Mar-2024
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:25 | | 13:25 |
Sunrise | | 06:56 | | 13:56 |
Sunset | | 19:34 | | 02:34 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:05 | | 03:05 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 28-Mar-2024 11:54:31 |
Local (UTC-7) | 28-Mar-2024 04:54:31 |
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METAR |
KGRF | 281113Z AUTO 09006KT 10SM BKN043 OVC065 07/05 A2970 RMK AO2 RAE02 SLP062 $
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KTCM 5nm NE | 281105Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW021 OVC030 07/05 A2972 RMK AO2 RAE1055 SLP069 $
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KTIW 11nm N | 281101Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM -RA BR SCT026 OVC034 06/04 A2973 RMK AO2 P0000 T00610044
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KPLU 12nm E | 281135Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN047 BKN065 OVC110 05/05 A2973 RMK AO2
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KOLM 15nm SW | 281054Z AUTO 18008KT 10SM FEW016 SCT075 OVC100 07/04 A2972 RMK AO2 RAE0955 SLP064 P0000 T00670044
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TAF |
KGRF | 280500Z 2805/2911 VRB06KT 9999 BKN050 BKN100 QNH2972INS BECMG 2806/2807 VRB06KT 9000 -SHRA SCT025 OVC040 QNH2968INS TEMPO 2807/2809 BKN025 BECMG 2809/2810 18007KT 9000 -SHRA OVC030 QNH2968INS BECMG 2818/2819 18015G20KT 9000 -SHRA BKN025 OVC035 QNH2963INS TEMPO 2819/2824 18015G28KT +TSRA OVC025CB BECMG 2902/2903 18010KT 9999 NSW BKN025 OVC030 QNH2968INS TX10/2818Z TN06/2805Z
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KTCM 5nm NE | 280210Z 2802/2903 18010KT 9999 VCSH BKN025 OVC040 610409 QNH2965INS BECMG 2808/2809 17008KT 9999 VCSH BKN040 610409 QNH2964INS BECMG 2818/2819 18015G20KT 8000 -SHRA BKN030 610409 510009 QNH2964INS TX09/2802Z TN05/2814Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2802 NEXT 2813
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KOLM 15nm SW | 280520Z 2806/2906 VRB04KT P6SM FEW040 BKN060 BKN110 FM280900 20005KT P6SM -SHRA BKN035 FM281800 18012G21KT P6SM -RA OVC050 FM290000 19012KT 6SM -RA OVC050
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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