FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GGI |
| Lat/Long: | 41-42-35.6000N / 092-44-09.5000W 41-42.593333N / 092-44.158333W 41.7098889 / -92.7359722 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1008 ft. / 307.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (2000) |
| From city: | 1 mile S of GRINNELL, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 50112 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1987 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GGI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-1800, ALL SUN 1300-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 13/31 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT PAPI & REIL RYS 13 & 31- CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.725 (641-236-9720) |
| WX AWOS-3 at TNU (13 nm W): | 132.275 (641-791-3302) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 127.05/319.8 (DES MOINES RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| TNUr102/17.3 | | NEWTON VOR/DME | | 112.50 | | 03E |
| JWJr159/25.3 | | ELMWOOD VOR/DME | | 109.40 | | 03E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| GRINNELL | | at field | | 248 | | 02E | | GGI | --. --. .. |
| PELLA | | 025/20.6 | | 257 | | 02E | | PEA | .--. . .- |
| BELLE PLAINE | | 241/22.8 | | 371 | | 02E | | TZT | - --.. - |
| KNOXVILLE | | 032/30.1 | | 284 | | 02E | | OXV | --- -..- ...- |
| OSKALOOSA | | 338/31.1 | | 414 | | 01E | | OOA | --- --- .- |
| ANKENY | | 086/37.1 | | 275 | | 03E | | IKV | .. -.- ...- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL (641) 236-3019. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 5200 x 75 ft. / 1585 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 41-42.874793N | | 41-42.312697N |
| Longitude: | 092-44.589842W | | 092-43.727885W |
| Elevation: | 988.7 ft. | | 1007.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% UP | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 129 magnetic, 131 true | | 310 magnetic, 312 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 200 ft. | | 200 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.30 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. pole, 1080 ft. from runway, 225 ft. left of centerline, 29:1 slope to clear RY 13 APCH SLOPE 42:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 47 ft. tree, 925 ft. from runway, 165 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear RY 31 APCH SLOPE 23:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF GRINNELL CITY HALL 927 4TH AVE GRINNELL, IA 50112 Phone 641-236-2605 |
| Manager: | WILLIAM OWEN 1607 W ST S GRINNELL, IA 50112 Phone 641-236-8007 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 14 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 114/week * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 01 August 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
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 |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (240KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (197KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 31 | |
download (195KB) |
| NDB RWY 13 | |
download (165KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (23KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (51KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTNU - Newton Municipal Airport (13 nm W)
KPEA - Pella Municipal Airport (21 nm SW)
KTZT - Belle Plaine Municipal Airport (23 nm NE)
KMIW - Marshalltown Municipal Airport (25 nm N)
KOXV - Knoxville Municipal Airport (30 nm SW)
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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 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:23 | | 12:23 |
| Sunrise | | 06:53 | | 12:53 |
| Sunset | | 16:57 | | 22:57 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:26 | | 23:26 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 07:34:22 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 01:34:22 |
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| METAR |
| KGGI | 080715Z AUTO 07006KT 10SM CLR 10/02 A3000 RMK AO2
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KTNU 13nm W | 080715Z AUTO 06006KT 10SM CLR 10/03 A2999 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KOTM 39nm S | 080533Z 0806/0906 12007KT P6SM BKN250 FM081400 18014G20KT P6SM SCT200 FM090000 21013KT P6SM FEW040 BKN150
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KDSM 43nm W | 080533Z 0806/0906 09007KT P6SM BKN250 FM081000 12010KT P6SM BKN250 FM081400 14012G18KT P6SM BKN200 FM081700 18013G19KT P6SM SCT200 FM090000 22010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN150
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KCID 47nm E | 080520Z 0806/0906 07006KT P6SM SCT250 TEMPO 0809/0813 5SM BR FM081400 13010KT P6SM BKN250 FM082000 17013G18KT P6SM BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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