KGFK Grand Forks International Airport
Grand Forks, ND · 5 miles NW of GRAND FORKS, ND
Public
Towered
Publicly-owned
ICAO KGFK
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 845.2 ft
- Coordinates
- 47-56-52.3264N 097-10-32.4673W
- Lat / Long
- 47.9478684, -97.1756854
- Mag. variation
- 06E (1985)
- Time zone
- UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 12/1963
- ARTCC
- MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
- FSS
- GRAND FORKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
- NOTAMs facility
- GFK (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- CONTINUOUS
- Pattern altitude
- 1645.2 ft. MSL
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Segmented circle
- no
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- WHEN TWR CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 35L; REIL RWY 09L, 17R, & 27R; MIRL RWY 09L/27R; MIRL 9R/27L; MIRL RWY 17L/35R; HIRL RWY 17R/35L - CTAF. PAPI RWY 09L, 09R, 17L, 17R, 27L, 27R, 35L, 35R OPR CONSLY.
- International operations
- international airport of entry
Airport diagram FAA official
Range from KGFK
Runways
Longest 7,351 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 7351 x 150 ft. / 2241 x 46 m
- Surface
- asphalt/grooved, in fair condition
- Edge lights
- high intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 120.0
Runway 17R
- Heading
- 174 magnetic, 180 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS/DME
- Approach lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Declared distances
- TORA:7351 TODA:7351 ASDA:7351 LDA:7351
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- right
- Threshold elevation
- 843.0 ft.
Runway 35L
- Heading
- 354 magnetic, 000 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (2.76 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:7351 TODA:7351 ASDA:7351 LDA:7351
- Markings
- precision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 844.6 ft.
- Dimensions
- 6701 x 100 ft. / 2042 x 30 m
- Surface
- concrete/grooved, in good condition
- Edge lights
- medium intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 120.0
Runway 9L
- Heading
- 084 magnetic, 090 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:6701 TODA:6701 ASDA:6701 LDA:6701
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 845.1 ft.
Runway 27R
- Heading
- 264 magnetic, 270 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:6701 TODA:6701 ASDA:6701 LDA:6701
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- right
- Threshold elevation
- 842.6 ft.
- Dimensions
- 3901 x 75 ft. / 1189 x 23 m
- Surface
- concrete, in fair condition
- Edge lights
- medium intensity Operational restrictions
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 12.5
Runway 17L
- Heading
- 174 magnetic, 180 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:3901 TODA:3901 ASDA:3901 LDA:3901
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 841.8 ft.
Runway 35R
- Heading
- 354 magnetic, 000 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:3901 TODA:3901 ASDA:3901 LDA:3901
- Markings
- nonprecision, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- right
- Threshold elevation
- 843.3 ft.
- Dimensions
- 60 x 60 ft. / 18 x 18 m
- Surface
- turf
- Edge lights
- medium intensity Operational restrictions
- Weight bearing
- PCN 10 /R/C/W/T Single wheel
Runway 9R
- Heading
- 084 magnetic, 090 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:3300 TODA:3300 ASDA:3300 LDA:3300
- Markings
- basic, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 841.0 ft.
Runway 27L
- Heading
- 264 magnetic, 270 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:3300 TODA:3300 ASDA:3300 LDA:3300
- Markings
- basic, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 843.6 ft.
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 2
Approaches — IAP 10
Arrivals — STAR 0
None published.
Other charts 1
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- yes
- Ctaf
- 118.4
- Unicom
- 122.95
- Atis
- 119.4
- Wx Asos
- PHONE 701-772-3486
- Grand Forks Ground
- 124.575 [0600-2330]
- Grand Forks Tower
- 118.4 ;HELICOPTERS 118.4 ;RWY 17R/35L, ;09L/27R 120.55 ;RWY 17L/35R, ;09R/27L 350.35 [0600-2330]
- Grand Forks Approach
- 118.1
- Grand Forks Departure
- 118.1
- Clearance Delivery
- 135.725
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL JET-A
- Fuel available
- 100LL JET-A
- Parking
- tiedowns
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Bottled oxygen
- HIGH
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.