Grand Rapids/Itasca County-Gordon Newstrom Field Airport

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IATA: GPZ

ICAO: KGPZ

FAA: GPZ

Grand Rapids Weather

METAR: KGPZ 180756Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR 04/02 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP142 T00390017

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KGPZ (0.4 NM at True Heading of 163)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1013
Temperature: 3.9 C (39.02 F)
Dewpoint: 1.7 C (35.06 F)

Location

Latitude: 
 47-12-33.4220N (47.209284)
Longitude: 
 093-30-35.8010W (-93.509945)
Elevation: 
 1355.7 feet MSL (413 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 0.1 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 02 N.M. SE of Grand Rapids, Minnesota
Found On: 
 Twin Cities Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
MATT WEGWERTH
420 N POKEGAMA AVE
GRAND RAPIDS, MN 55744
218-326-7625		 GRAND RAPIDS / ITASCA CO
420 N POKEGAMA AVE
GRAND RAPIDS, MN 55744
218-326-0893

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 04/1940
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
APR-OCT/ALL/0700-2100
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 2356 feet (718 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 GPZ
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  60
Jet Engine:  2

Annual Operations (as of 07/24/2019)

Total Operations:  19560
Air Taxi:  1500 7.7%
GA Local:  14000 71.6%
GA Itinerant:  4000 20.4%
Military Aircraft:  60 0.3%

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800
AWOS-3PT:  118.425 (218-326-8337)

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 127.9/281.45 (DULUTH RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 218
Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
AirWays Aviation Center
   Update FBO info		 Unicom 122.8 326-1226, -0893 100LL, Jet A
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Princeton(PNM)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 03/21/24 to 0901Z 04/18/24.

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HOT - Hot Spots
IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP ILS OR LOC RWY 34 NC-1
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 NC-1
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 NC-1
IAP VOR RWY 34 NC-1
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS NC-1
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS NC-1
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near GPZ

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
0.0 Grand Rapids/Itasca County-Gordon Newstrom Field Airport
(GPZ KGPZ GPZ)		 0 0 100LL, Jet A
29.3 Range Regional Airport
(HIB KHIB HIB)		 68 69 100LL, Jet A
40.2 Aitkin Municipal/Steve Kurtz Field Airport
(KAIT AIT)		 189 189 100LL, Jet A
43.2 Eveleth/Virginia Municipal Airport
(EVM KEVM EVM)		 72 73 100LL, Jet A
44.3 Sky Harbor Seaplane Base
(9Y5)		 71 72 100LL
46.4 Walker Municipal Airport
(Y49)		 266 265 100LL
46.8 Backus Municipal Airport
(7Y3)		 241 240 100LL, MOGAS
49.6 Cook Municipal Airport
(KCQM CQM)		 41 42 100LL, Jet A
53.4 Nary Ntl-Shefland Field Airport
(5MN1)		 281 280 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
54.7 Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport
(BRD KBRD BRD)		 208 208 100LL, Jet A
55.2 Orr Regional Airport
(KORB ORB)		 28 29 100LL, Jet A
58.2 Duluth International Airport
(DLH KDLH DLH)		 111 112 100LL, Jet A, JP-8
60.7 Bemidji Regional Airport
(BJI KBJI BJI)		 287 286 100LL, Jet A
60.9 Moberg Air Base Seaplane Base
(96M)		 287 286 100LL, MOGAS
61.6 Tower Municipal Airport
(12D)		 53 54 100LL
65.8 Richard I Bong Airport
(SUW KSUW SUW)		 117 118 100LL, Jet A
66.5 Park Rapids Municipal/Konshok Field Airport
(PKD KPKD PKD)		 254 253 100LL
72.7 Richard B Helgeson Airport
(KTWM TWM)		 96 98 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
75.8 Scotts Seaplane Base
(KCDD CDD)		 32 33 100LL, MOGAS
77.4 Ely Municipal Airport
(LYU KELO ELO)		 60 62 100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-1 LILY LAKE SPB OPS N OF ARPT; PPR RQR CTC - (218) 326-1226.
A110-3 DEER AND BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
A110-4 FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
A14 MWEGWERTH@CI.GRAND-RAPIDS.MN.US.
A30A-34 CALM WIND RWY.
A31-16/34 228 FT PAVED AREA AT N END.
A43-05 UNUSBL BYD 6 DEGS LEFT AND RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
A81-APT ACTVT MALSR RWY 34; REIL RWY 05, 16, 23; PAPI RWY 05, 16, 23, 34; MIRL RWY 05/23; HIRL RWY 16/34 - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 05/23
16/34
Longest Runway: 16/34 is 5756 ft (1754 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach: 34

GPZ Airport Runway Details

Runway 05/23  3000 ft x 60 ft (914 m x 18 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 12/14/2016
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  125.0

Runway 05

Runway 23
Elevation: 
 1302.3 1294.3
Latitude: 
 47-12-38.8866N 47-12-58.9581N
Longitude: 
 093-30-49.2053W 093-30-17.2638W
Runway True Alignment: 
 047 227
Glide Path Angle: 
 3.5 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 Basic Basic
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
 Yes Yes
Touchdown Lights: 
 No No
Centerline Lights: 
 No No
Threshold Crossing Height: 
 50 41

Runway 16/34  5756 ft x 100 ft (1754 m x 30 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 12/14/2016
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - Porous friction course
Runway Edge Lights:  High Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  23.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  38.0
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:  78.0

Runway 16

Runway 34
Elevation: 
 1298.1 1355.7
Latitude: 
 47-12-52.8571N 47-11-57.8298N
Longitude: 
 093-30-47.4966W 093-30-26.7819W
Runway True Alignment: 
 166 346
ILS Type: 
 ILS
Glide Path Angle: 
 3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 Precision Instrument Precision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
 ROAD
Object Height: 
 9
Distance from End: 
 212
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 4-Light PAPI On Right Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
Approach Light System: 
 1,400 Foot Medium Intensity Approach Lighting System With Runway Alignment Indicator Lights
REIL: 
 Yes No
Touchdown Lights: 
 No No
Centerline Lights: 
 No No
Threshold Crossing Height: 
 50 53

Services

Airframe Repair: 
 None
Powerplant Repair: 
 None
Bottled Oxygen: 
 None
Bulk Oxygen: 
 None
Fuel Available: 
 100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees: 
 No
Parking: 
 Hangars and tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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