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KGDB · Granite Falls Municipal Airport / Lenzen-Roe Memorial Field

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KGDB FAA GDB Elev 1,047 ft Lat 44° 45.20' N Lon 95° 33.36' 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

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,357 ft. Max gradient: 0.17%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
15 157.1° 4,357 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.17%
33 337.1° 4,357 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.17%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 120.100
  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 127.100
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 5 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 REIL RY 15 & 33 & PAPI RY 15 & 33. 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 REIL RY 15 & 33 & PAPI RY 15 & 33. 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 REIL RY 15 & 33 & PAPI RY 15 & 33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RY 15 & 33 & PAPI RY 15 & 33 - 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

    DEER ON & INVOF AIRPORT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·NOISE SENSITIVE AREA 1.5 MI IN RADIUS OFF NORTH END OF RY 15/33.
  • ·GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AND PRINCETON FSS.
  • ·ARPT INFO PHONE NUMBER: 320-564-5665.
  • ·FOR CD IF UNA VIA GCO CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • ·SELF SERVICE FUEL AVAIL 24 HOURS WITH CREDIT CARD.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Controlled flight into terrain 2

All time · n=2

  • Controlled flight into terrain 2

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-07-21 Aero Vodochody L-39C · CFIT · day →
2022-06-10 American Aviation AA-1A · CFIT · day →

Designees in MN

CFI Flight Instructors 1,839 A&P Mechanics 4,413 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 39 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 8 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 5 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 23 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 18 ODA Organizational Designations 2 Schools Flight Schools 44 FBO Fixed Base Operators 81 Clubs Flying Clubs 28 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 27

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Anthony Hentges Canby MN 31 nm
Sheldon Andrew Rasmussen Brookings SD 59 nm
James Nobel Shadduck Maple Lake MN 72 nm
Catherine Bonnie Plasschaert Mankato MN 76 nm
Jason Russell Ceminsky Mankato MN 76 nm
Paul Skjeveland Mankato MN 76 nm
Steven Leroy Anderson Saint Cloud MN 79 nm
Morris Alan Riggin Madison SD 80 nm
Rick Vanderweide Renner SD 83 nm
Dwayne Alan Hoss Estherville IA 87 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
Jonathan Harold Proctor Granite Falls MN 3 nm
Mark William Hein Montevideo MN 14 nm
Kent David Bosch Montevideo MN 14 nm
Jana Esther Ripley Montevideo MN 14 nm
Jared Magleby Urry Marshall MN 21 nm
Michael Regis Rene Hammer Redwood Falls MN 23 nm
Joseph Thomas Gordon Lynd MN 25 nm
James Robert Kanten Milan MN 26 nm
Eric Gary Rudningen Kerkhoven MN 28 nm
Gary Lee Kontz Canby MN 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
Dax Dilon Wanless Granite Falls MN 3 nm
Tyler Ray Nolan Farmer Granite Falls MN 3 nm
David Timothy Barber Granite Falls MN 3 nm
Lane Anderson Behrman Wood Lake MN 6 nm
Michael Burton Kuehn Echo MN 10 nm
Bob Gary Donner Belview MN 13 nm
Chad Howard Donner Belview MN 13 nm
Mark Justin Borgerson Montevideo MN 14 nm
Lynn Twyman Hagen Montevideo MN 14 nm
Patrick Kent Spence Montevideo MN 14 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 83 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 86 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 87 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 95 nm
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 97 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 102 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 102 nm
Kindred Aircraft Maintenance
Kindred, ND
 129 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 130 nm
Park Rapids Avionics
Park Rapids, MN
 131 nm

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