FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 | | 336/31.1 | | 414 | | 03E | | 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, 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. |
| 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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (230KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (231KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 31 | |
download (213KB) |
| NDB RWY 13 | |
download (193KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (29KB) |
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 17-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:17 | | 10:17 |
| Sunrise | | 05:49 | | 10:49 |
| Sunset | | 20:25 | | 01:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:57 | | 01:57 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 05:54:37 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 17-May-2008 00:54:37 |
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| METAR |
| KGGI | 170535Z AUTO 23012KT 10SM CLR 17/03 A2974 RMK AO2
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KTNU 13nm W | 170535Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM CLR 16/06 A2975 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KOTM 39nm S | 162320Z 170024 25010KT P6SM SCT080 FM1600 30012G20KT P6SM SCT100
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KDSM 43nm W | 162320Z 170024 28012KT P6SM SKC FM0100 25008KT P6SM SCT080 FM1600 30015G22KT P6SM SCT100
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KCID 47nm E | 162328Z 170024 25010KT P6SM SKC FM0800 29012KT P6SM BKN080 FM1200 31007KT P6SM SKC FM1500 32013KT P6SM SKC FM1900 30016G23KT P6SM SCT060
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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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