FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | GRF |
Lat/Long: | 47-04-45.1900N 122-34-50.8200W 47-04.753167N 122-34.847000W 47.0792194,-122.5807833 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 301 ft. / 91.7 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 16E (2015) |
From city: | 1 mile E of central business district of the associated city |
Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 98433 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
Activation date: | 06/1943 |
Control tower: | yes |
ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
FSS: | SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | GRF (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
Pattern altitude: | E/W TFC, F/W 1800', R/W 800'. |
Wind indicator: | yes |
Segmented circle: | no |
Beacon: | white-white-green (lighted military airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 119.325 |
ATIS: | 124.65 306.2 |
GRAY GROUND: | 121.9 290.2 [24 HRS CLSD HOL.] |
GRAY TOWER: | 119.325 256.8 41.5FM [24 HRS CLSD HOL.] |
SEATTLE APPROACH: | 120.1 |
SEATTLE DEPARTURE: | 120.1 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.9 290.2 |
AR OPS: | 245.5 30.5 |
ARNG OPS: | 32.6 |
EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
NG OPS: | 123.075 |
OPS: | 138.6 395.225 41.5FM |
PAR: | 128.2 239.0 |
PMSV METRO: | 134.1 38.45 |
WX ASOS at TCM (6 nm NE): | PHONE 253-982-3434 |
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 (360-754-0781) |
- 134.1 38.45 WX OPS H24, CLSD HOL. WX FLT DSN 357-7061/4363, COML 253-967-7061/4363. AN/FMQ-19 AUTOMATED OBSERVING SYS IN USE, AUGMENTED BY HUMAN OBSN WHEN NEC. DUR WX FLT CLOSURES REMOTE BRIEFING SVS AVBL FROM 25 OWS DSN 228-6598/6599/6588, COML 250-228-6598/6599/6588.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
OLMr045/14.6 | | OLYMPIA VORTAC | | 113.40 | | 19E |
SEAr188/24.1 | | SEATTLE VORTAC | | 116.80 | | 19E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | A++ A++:NATO F24 AVBL. |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
Dimensions: | 6124 x 150 ft. / 1867 x 46 m |
Surface: | asphalt |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
Latitude: | 47-05.243993N | | 47-04.262255N |
Longitude: | 122-35.012147W | | 122-34.681930W |
Elevation: | 289.2 ft. | | 300.4 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
RVR equipment: | touchdown | | rollout |
Approach lights: | SSALR: simplified short approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | SSALR: simplified short approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
Obstructions: | 114 ft. tower, lighted, 2613 ft. from runway | | none |
Helipad H2
Dimensions: | 100 x 100 ft. / 30 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt/concrete |
Latitude: | 47-05.062167N | | |
Longitude: | 122-35.039000W | | |
Elevation: | 292.0 ft. | | |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Helipad H3
Dimensions: | 100 x 100 ft. / 30 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt/concrete |
Latitude: | 47-04.950000N | | |
Longitude: | 122-35.001167W | | |
Elevation: | 294.0 ft. | | |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Helipad H4
Dimensions: | 100 x 100 ft. / 30 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt/concrete |
Latitude: | 47-04.791667N | | |
Longitude: | 122-34.935333W | | |
Elevation: | 296.0 ft. | | |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | U.S. Army |
Owner: | US ARMY AERONAUTICAL SVCS AGENCY FT BELVOIR, VA 22060 Phone 703 806 4864 |
Manager: | STEVEN GENTRY Phone 253 967 6628 |
Additional Remarks
- | SEE FLIP AP/1 SUPPLEMENTARY ARPT RMK. |
- | RSTD: 48 HR PPR TRAN ACFT, CTC BASE OPS DSN 357-6628/5998, C253-967-6628/ 5998. |
- | CAUTION: EXTV NVD TRNG AND PJE. |
- | 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 JBLM MIL RESERVATION CTC OPS PRIOR TO OPR. CTC GRAY TFC ON CTAF WHEN TWR CLSD. CLASS D AIRSPACE EFF CONT WHEN TWR OPEN, OT CLASS E. NO HGR FOR TRANS ACFT. BASE OPS, PAR, TWR, AND WX OPR CONT. CLSD HOL. |
- | USAR OPS: DSN 357-3036, C253-967-3036. |
- | ARNG: OPR 1430-0100Z++ TUE-FRI EXC HOL. TRAN ALERT SVC NOT AVBL. |
- | CAUTION: HIGH VOLUME OF PERSONNEL/VEHICLES WITH NEGATIVE RADIO COMMUNICATION ON GROUND CONTROL CROSSING TAXIWAYS G AND H. |
- | BULLSEYE RDO - OPR CONT. CLSD HOL. 34.6 141.5 379.1. ALL R/W ACFT CTC BULLSEYE RDO PRIOR TO ENTRY R6703A-J, RANGE STATUS AVBL ON UHF 384.525 AND VHF 142.7. |
- | FUEL: A++ LTD SUPPLY. LTD TRANS ALERT. |
- | MISC: ADD RCR WILL BE REPORTED MON-FRI, 0700-1500 VIA NOTAM AND ATIS, DURING INCLEMENT WINTER WEATHER. |
- | HIGH VOLUME OF NIGHT VISION TRAINING ON AFLD; PORTIONS OF AFLD LTG MAY BE DIM OR OFF. PILOTS OF MILITARY ROTARY-WING ACFT SHALL INFORM GRAY TWR ON INITIAL CONTACT IF THEY ARE UNAIDED. |
- | BASE OPS, TWR, WX OPR 24 HRS CLSD HOL. NO INCOMING SPACE A PASSENGERS WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL. |
- | NO DE-ICE |
- | FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4723. 120.1/290.9. |
- | SMALL ARMS RANGE .8 NM E OF AFLD. |
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 from 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 15 | |
download (226KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (99KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (139KB) |
Radar Approach Procedures available | |
download (151KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (211KB) |
Departure Procedures |
LEWIS THREE | |
download (106KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (534KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTCM - McChord Field Airport (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (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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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Samuel M. Howard
Photo taken 16-Jun-2008
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Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 08-May-2024
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:08 | | 12:08 |
Sunrise | | 05:43 | | 12:43 |
Sunset | | 20:30 | | 03:30 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:05 | | 04:05 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 08-May-2024 21:36:35 |
Local (UTC-7) | 08-May-2024 14:36:35 |
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METAR |
KGRF | 082055Z 34013G18KT 10SM FEW045 17/04 A3040 RMK AO2A SLP299 T01660036 55006 $
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KTCM 5nm NE | 082055Z AUTO 01011KT 10SM CLR 17/05 A3042 RMK AO2 SLP306 T01670047 56006 $
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KTIW 11nm N | 082053Z 06008KT 10SM CLR 14/05 A3043 RMK AO2 SLP307 T01440050 56005
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KPLU 12nm E | 082115Z AUTO VRB04G12KT 10SM FEW048 16/05 A3042 RMK AO2
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KOLM 15nm SW | 082054Z 04009KT 10SM CLR 17/04 A3043 RMK AO2 SLP305 T01670044 56006
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TAF |
KGRF | 081300Z 0813/0919 14006KT 9999 SKC QNH3040INS TEMPO 0813/0815 4800 BR BECMG 0816/0817 03006KT 9999 FEW030 QNH3043INS BECMG 0820/0821 01010G15KT 9999 SKC QNH3037INS TX17/0817Z TN01/0813Z
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KTCM 5nm NE | 080101Z 0801/0903 29009KT 9999 VCSH BKN050 QNH3026INS BECMG 0803/0804 VRB05KT 9999 NSW SCT025 BKN040 QNH3032INS BECMG 0810/0811 VRB05KT 9999 BKN020 BKN040 QNH3039INS BECMG 0817/0818 02009KT 9999 SCT040 QNH3042INS BECMG 0820/0821 02012KT 9999 SKC QNH3040INS TX18/0821Z TN04/0813Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 0801 NEXT 0813
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KOLM 15nm SW | 081353Z 0814/0912 VRB02KT P6SM FEW250 TEMPO 0814/0815 BKN001 FM081800 03009KT P6SM FEW250 FM090600 00000KT P6SM SKC
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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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