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KGAF · Hutson Field

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID KGAF FAA GAF Elev 824 ft Lat 48° 24.28' N Lon 97° 22.25' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,074 ft. Max gradient: 0.01%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
08 090° 4,074 ft 115 ft GRS No 0.00%
26 270° 4,074 ft 115 ft GRS No 0.00%
17 180° 3,898 ft 74 ft ASP Yes 0.01%
35 360° 3,898 ft 74 ft ASP Yes 0.01%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 2 frequencies

  • A/D GRAND FORKS APP/DEP 132.300
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 27 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 11–29; PAPI Rwy 11 and Rwy 29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 11–29; PAPI Rwy 11 and Rwy 29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 11–29; PAPI Rwy 11 and Rwy 29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MIRL Rwy 11–29; PAPI Rwy 11 and Rwy 29—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    birds and deer on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (27 sentences)
  • ·NORTH DAKOTA 335 GLEN ULLIN RGNL (D57) 2 W UTC–6(–5DT) N46º48.86´ W101º51.91´ 2091 NOTAM FILE GFK RWY 11–29: H3799X60 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL RWY 11: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 27´.
  • ·RWY 29: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 26´.
  • ·Fuel: self svc H24 via credit card.
  • ·To cfm snow removal and winter cond call amgr.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 701-226-1147
  • ·AWOS–3P 118.75 (701) 348–9581.
  • ·CTAF 122.9 ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 124.25 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·BISMARCK (VL) (DH) VORW/DME 115.65 BIS Chan 103(Y) N46º45.71´ W100º39.92´ 262º 49.6 NM to fld. 1854/12E.
  • ·GRAFTON HUTSON FLD (GAF)(KGAF) 2 ESE UTC–6(–5DT) N48º24.28´ W97º22.26´ 825 B NOTAM FILE GFK RWY 08–26: 4074X115 (TURF) RWY 17–35: H3898X74 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL RWY 17: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 26´.
  • ·RWY 35: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 26´.
  • ·FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT PAPI Rwy 17 and 35, MIRL Rwy 17–35 preset on low intst dusk–0500Z‡; to incr intst aft 0500Z‡ ACTVT—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri dalgt hrs, Sat–Sun on call.
  • ·For svc aft hrs call 701–331–4220.
  • ·Be alert: 3´ ditch between east end of Rwy 08–26 and Rwy 17–35, use designated twys.
  • ·Rwy 08 has +3´ ditch 213´ fm thld.
  • ·Heavy aerial spray activity May–Oct.
  • ·Numerous transient flight training activities.
  • ·Rwy 08–26 turf soft when wet.
  • ·Rwy 08–26 CLOSED winter months due to lack of snow removal.
  • ·Rwy 08–26 marked with white dalgt end mkrs.
  • ·Cfm winter conds and snow removal with amgr call 701–331–4220/701–360–1365.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 701-331-4220
  • ·AWOS–3 118.625 (701) 352–0581.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®GRAND FORKS APP/DEP CON 118.1 (1200–0530Z‡; clsd hol.
  • ·OT ctc Minneapolis Center.) ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 132.15 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·GRAND FORKS (VH) (DH) VORW/DME 114.3 GFK Chan 90 N47º57.29´ W97º11.12´ 336º 28.0 NM to fld. 840/9E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 055º–065º byd 40 NM 080º–085º byd 40 NM 345º–355º byd 40 NM BILLINGS L–14F IAP TWIN CITIES L–14G IAP NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 26,600 ops in 2013

2024 total

26,450

10-yr total

264,700

2024 mix

AC/AT 1% · GA 98% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=3

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Other 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2005-02-10 Cessna 172N · Other · VMC · day →
1996-07-19 POPPENHAGEN PUD KNOCKER SPECIAL · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1986-10-08 Piper PA-32R-301T · Gear-up · VMC · day →

Designees in ND

CFI Flight Instructors 334 A&P Mechanics 539 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 15 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 1 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 4 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 8 Schools Flight Schools 9 FBO Fixed Base Operators 34 Clubs Flying Clubs 4 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 1 EAA EAA Chapters 4

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Frederick Jon Kitko Grand Forks ND 31 nm
Robert Alan Clausen Grand Forks ND 31 nm
Wesley Ross Van Dell Grand Forks ND 31 nm
Henry James Kliner Crookston MN 49 nm
Michael Jesse Paulson Fargo ND 95 nm
Tajae Lynn Viaene Fargo ND 95 nm
Mark Cook Bemidji MN 114 nm
Adam Lee Chunn Nevis MN 134 nm
Austin Jon Greenheck Minot ND 156 nm
Steven Leroy Anderson Saint Cloud MN 219 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Wayne Chris Gerszewski Park River ND 15 nm
Thomas Richard Zeidlik Manvel ND 21 nm
Robert Alan Clausen Argyle MN 23 nm
Dale Ernest Hinkle Cavalier ND 25 nm
Jakob Robert Wurtzel Warren MN 27 nm
Alex Thomas Fraser Hunt Hallock MN 28 nm
Alfred James Vecchio Emerado ND 29 nm
Michael Dean Blackmun Grand Forks ND 31 nm
Timothy Dean Boese Grand Forks ND 31 nm
John Buckner Bridewell Grand Forks ND 31 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Casey Gene Bessette Grafton ND 2 nm
Gary Joseph Berger Grafton ND 2 nm
Daryl Ray Campbell Grafton ND 2 nm
Chris Lee West Grafton ND 2 nm
Julie Lynn Schiebe Grafton ND 2 nm
Richard Dale Schmuck Grafton ND 2 nm
Andrew Edward Tibert Minto ND 7 nm
Troy Delwin Georgeson Drayton ND 12 nm
Charton Lee Hatloy Drayton ND 12 nm
Kristopher Clifton Dahl Drayton ND 12 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Kindred Aircraft Maintenance
Kindred, ND
 106 nm
Park Rapids Avionics
Park Rapids, MN
 130 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 260 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 260 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 279 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
 281 nm
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
 281 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 290 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 291 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 298 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.