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KGRF Gray Army Airfield
Fort Lewis/Tacoma, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: GRF
Lat/Long: 47-04-45.2000N / 122-34-50.8000W
47-04.753333N / 122-34.846667W
47.0792222 / -122.5807778
(estimated)
Elevation: 300 ft. / 91.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 20E (1990)
From city: 1 mile E of central business district of the associated city
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 98433

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/1943
Sectional chart: SEATTLE
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: SEATTLE CENTER
FSS: SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: SEA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Pattern altitude: E/W TFC, MULTI ENG F/W 1500', SENG F/W 1300', R/W 1000'. UAV 1000', W TFC ONLY.
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: white-white-green (lighted military airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 119.325
ATIS: 124.65 306.2
GRAY GROUND: 121.9 290.2 [OPR CONT, EXCEPT HOL.]
GRAY TOWER: 119.325 256.8 41.5FM 276.4 [OPR CONT, EXCEPT HOL.]
SEATTLE APPROACH: 120.1
SEATTLE DEPARTURE: 120.1
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 121.9 290.2
AR OPS: 36.1FM
ARNG OPS: 32.6
EMERG: 121.5 243.0
NG OPS: 123.075
OPNS: 32.3FM
PMSV: 134.1
RDR: 128.2 239.0 317.4
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 (360-943-1278)
  • PAR (EAST) ANTENNA LCTD LAT 47-04-40.351N LONG 122-34-43.553W; PAR (WEST) ANTENNA LCTD LAT 47-04-40.151N LONG 122-34-44.653W.
  • PMSV METRO 134.1 38.45 FULL SVC CONTINUOUS, EXC HOL..

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TCMr204/6.0MCCHORD VORTAC109.6022E
OLMr045/14.6OLYMPIA VORTAC113.4019E
SEAr188/24.1SEATTLE VORTAC116.8019E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GRAYE149/4.421618EGR --. .-.
LACOMAS329/4.432818ELAC .-.. .- -.-.
DONDO194/20.422419EODD --- -.. -..
CARNEY132/22.527420ECAN -.-. .- -.
MASON COUNTY097/23.034819EMNC -- -. -.-.
KITSAP144/25.820620EPWT .--. .-- -
RENTON191/29.135320ERNT .-. -. -

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 6125 x 150 ft. / 1867 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 55 /F/A/W/T
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 47-05.243950N47-04.262133N
Longitude: 122-35.012033W122-34.682017W
Elevation: 289.0 ft.300.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
RVR equipment: touchdown
Approach lights: ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Army
Owner: US ARMY ATCA-ASO
CAMERON STATION
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
Manager: Phone 206-968-2904

Additional Remarks

SEE FLIP AP/1 SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT RMK.
RSTD: 48 HR PPR TRAN ACFT, DSN 357-6628/5998, C253-967-6628/ 5998.
CAUTION: EXTV NVD TRNG AND PJE. NUMEROUS SMALL ARMS .8NM E OF FIELD. WHEN CLASS D AIRSPACE IN EFF UNMANNED AERIAL VEH (UAV OPR BLW 2000' IN TFC PAT. UAV A-G S END TWY EDUR UAV OPS.
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 FT LEW MIL RESERVATION CTC OPS PRIOR TO OPR. CTC GRAY TFC ON CTAF WHEN TWR CLSD. CLASS D AIRSPACE EFF CONT EXC HOL, OT CLASS E. NO HGR FOR TRANS ACFT.
AR: CTC OPS DSN 357-3036, C253-967-3036.
ARNG: OPR 1430-0100Z++ TUE-FRI EXC HOL. TRAN ALERT AVC NOT AVBL. LTD PRK. PPR FOR ACFT RQR FUEL AND PRK, DSN 323- 3805, C253-912-3905.
PMSV METRO: FULL SVC CONTINUOUS, EXC HOL. FULL SVC MAY VARY WITH LCL FLT SKED.WX BRIEFING FOR TRAN AIRCREWS AVBL FM 25 OWS, DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, DSN 228-6598.
MISC: WX OBSN VIS LTD TO 2 SM IN SOME DIRECTIONS. WX OBSN AUTOMATED BY AN/FMQ-19. WX OBSN AUGMENTED/BACKUP AS REQUIRED.
CAUTION: HIGH VOLUME OF PERSONNEL/VEHICLES WITH NEGATIVE RADIO COMMUNICATION ON GROUND CONTROL CROSSING TAXIWAYS G AND H.
BULLSEYE RDO - 34.6 OPR CONT, EXC HOL.
J-8 FUEL AVBL; LTD SUPPLY.
TWY E UNUSABLE TO C-17 AND LARGER ACFT. EAST RAMP PARKING LIMITED TO C-12/UC-35/C-21 AND SMALER ACFT.
SMALL ARMS RANGE .8 NM E OF AFLD.
WHEN CLASS D AIRSPACE IN EFFECT UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) OPR BLO 2,000 FT AGL IN TFC PATTERN. UAV ARRESTING GEAR SOUTH END OF TWY "E" DUR UAV OPS.

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
ILS OR LOC RWY 15   download (272KB)
NDB RWY 15   download (213KB)
NDB RWY 33   download (212KB)
COPTER NDB RWY 15   download (172KB)
Radar Approach Procedures available   download (54KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (37KB)
 
Departure Procedures
LEWIS TWO   download (121KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (62KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTCM - McChord Air Force Base (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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Photo by Samuel M. Howard
Photo taken 16-Jun-2008

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Airport diagram
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3114:31
Sunrise07:0315:03
Sunset16:4500:45
Evening civil twilight17:1701:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 06:31:42
Local (UTC-8)  07-Nov-2009 22:31:42
 
METAR
KGRF 080555Z AUTO 16013KT 10SM SCT075 05/04 A2995 RMK AO2 UPE0458 SLP145 P0000 60003 T00530036 10070 20051 53012 $
KTCM 
5nm NE 
080555Z 19011KT 10SM BKN050 06/04 A2995 RMK AO2A SLP146 60015 T00560039 10063 20056 53009
KTIW 
11nm N 
080553Z AUTO 19015G20KT 10SM SCT039 OVC048 07/04 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP140 6//// T00670039 10072 20056 53007 PNO $
KPLU 
12nm E 
080610Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM FEW040 FEW050 06/04 A2999 RMK AO2
KOLM 
15nm SW 
080554Z AUTO 22007KT 10SM FEW035 SCT041 OVC060 06/04 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP148 60006 T00560039 10078 20050 53015
TAF
KOLM 
15nm SW 
080520Z 0806/0906 21008KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN050 BKN100 TEMPO 0810/0814 18010G20KT -SHRA BKN025 OVC050 FM082100 14006KT P6SM SCT050 OVC100 FM090500 12010KT P6SM SCT040 OVC080
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