FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | GPZ |
| Lat/Long: | 47-12-39.9720N / 093-30-35.4410W
47-12.666200N / 093-30.590683W
47.2111033 / -93.5098447
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1355 ft. / 413.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of GRAND RAPIDS, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 55744 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | TWIN CITIES |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GPZ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAYLIGHT HOURS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL 16/34 PAPI RWYS 16 & 34 REIL RWY 16 & MALSR 34 - 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | CLSD TO SCHEDULED ACR OPNS WITH GREATER THAN 9 PSGR SEATS & UNSCHEDULED ACR OPS GREATER THAN 30 SEATS. 90-DAY PPR REQUIRED; CTC AMGR (218) 326-0893. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 111.4 (218-326-8337) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 127.9/281.45 (DULUTH RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GPZr337/3.0 | | GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 06E |
| HIBr259/33.3 | | HIBBING VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| LONGVILLE | | 061/31.3 | | 392 | | 04E | | XVG | -..- ...- --. |
| BIGFORK | | 168/34.8 | | 345 | | 02E | | FOZ | ..-. --- --.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 5755 x 100 ft. / 1754 x 30 m
HAS A 582 FT PAVED AREA AT THE NORTH END OF RY. |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 23.0 | | Double wheel: | 38.0 | | Double tandem: | 78.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| Operational restrictions: | RY 34 IS THE DESIGNATED NO WIND RY. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 47-12.880783N | | 47-11.963850N |
| Longitude: | 093-30.791500W | | 093-30.446433W |
| Elevation: | 1297.4 ft. | | 1354.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 164 magnetic, 166 true | | 344 magnetic, 346 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 423 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | precision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 86 ft. tree, 3607 ft. from runway, 382 ft. left of centerline, 39:1 slope to clear | | 54 ft. tree, 2366 ft. from runway, 507 ft. left of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 2968 x 150 ft. / 905 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RYS 04/22 & 10/28 MKD WITH THLD & BOUNDRY MARKERS. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 47-12.717883N | | 47-13.058767N |
| Longitude: | 093-30.714233W | | 093-30.201367W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 044 magnetic, 046 true | | 224 magnetic, 226 true |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 112 ft. trees, 1400 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear | | 25 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 8:1 slope to clear |
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 1450 x 150 ft. / 442 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 103 magnetic, 105 true | | 283 magnetic, 285 true |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 80 ft. trees, 1100 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear | | 20 ft. trees, 100 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | GRAND RAPIDS / ITASCA CO
1500 7TH AVE SE
GRAND RAPIDS, MN 55744
Phone 218-326-0893 |
| Manager: | MARK HOYNE
1500 7TH AVE SE
GRAND RAPIDS, MN 55744
Phone 218-259-2733 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 80 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 77 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 58/day * | | 66% | local general aviation | | 19% | transient general aviation | | 7% | commercial | | 7% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | SEAPLANE OPNS ON LILY LAKE ADJ NORTH OF ARPT. PPR FOR LANDING LILY LAKE. CALL 218-326-1226. |
| - | RY 4/22 & 10/28 CLSD TO WHEEL ACFT & RYS NOT MAINTAINED WHEN SNOW IS PRESENT.. |
| - | DEER AND BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS RWY 34 | |
download (255KB) |
| GPS RWY 16 | |
download (196KB) |
| VOR OR GPS RWY 34 | |
download (238KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHIB - Chisholm-Hibbing Airport (29 nm E)
KXVG - Longville Municipal Airport (31 nm SW)
KFOZ - Bigfork Municipal Airport (35 nm N)
KHZX - Isedor Iverson Airport (36 nm S)
KAIT - Aitkin Municipal Airport-Steve Kurtz Field (40 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Jul-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:10 | | 10:10 |
| Sunrise | | 05:46 | | 10:46 |
| Sunset | | 20:55 | | 01:55 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:31 | | 02:31 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 22:04:45 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Jul-2008 17:04:45 |
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| METAR |
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| KGPZ | 252155Z AUTO 31013G21KT 10SM CLR 26/12 A2992 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KHIB
29nm E | 251900Z 251918 29013G23KT P6SM BKN040 FM0200 VRB05KT P6SM SCT040 TEMPO 0913 1/4SM FG VV001 FM1300 30013KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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