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KGGI Grinnell Regional Airport
Grinnell, Iowa, USA

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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
TNUr102/17.3NEWTON VOR/DME112.5003E
JWJr159/25.3ELMWOOD VOR/DME109.4003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GRINNELLat field24802EGGI --. --. ..
PELLA025/20.625702EPEA .--. . .-
BELLE PLAINE241/22.837102ETZT - --.. -
KNOXVILLE032/30.128402EOXV --- -..- ...-
OSKALOOSA338/31.141401EOOA --- --- .-
ANKENY086/37.127503EIKV .. -.- ...-

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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 41-42.874793N41-42.312697N
Longitude: 092-44.589842W092-43.727885W
Elevation: 988.7 ft.1007.7 ft.
Gradient: 0.4% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 129 magnetic, 131 true310 magnetic, 312 true
Displaced threshold: 200 ft.200 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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
    
Aircraft operations: avg 114/week *
60% local general aviation
40% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 01 August 2007

Additional Remarks

RY 31 IS CALM WIND RY.

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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From to KGGI

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2312:23
Sunrise06:5312:53
Sunset16:5722:57
Evening civil twilight17:2623:26

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 07:34:22
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 01:34:22
 
METAR
KGGI 080715Z AUTO 07006KT 10SM CLR 10/02 A3000 RMK AO2
KTNU 
13nm W 
080715Z AUTO 06006KT 10SM CLR 10/03 A2999 RMK AO2
TAF
KOTM 
39nm S 
080533Z 0806/0906 12007KT P6SM BKN250 FM081400 18014G20KT P6SM SCT200 FM090000 21013KT P6SM FEW040 BKN150
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
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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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Grinnell Aviation 641-236-8007
no information available

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FS 
100LL 
$4.35 
Jet A 
$3.90 
 Updated 09-Oct-2009
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Hotels near Grinnell Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
COUNTRY INN & SUITES GRINNELL 0.6 107-142
DAYS INN GRINNELL 0.7 70-71
SUPER 8 MOTEL GRINNELL 0.9 59-80
BEST WESTERN PIONEER INN 0.9 80-125
COMFORT INN AND SUITES 3.1 85-100

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Grinnell Regional Airport

5 in Grinnell
7 in Newton
 

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