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Class D

Grand Prairie Municipal Airport

ID KGPM FAA GPM Elev 588 ft Lat 32° 41.93' N Lon 97° 2.81' W Zulu …

Live conditions at KGPM

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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FAA Airport Diagram · KGPM

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Runways at KGPM

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.22%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 180° 4,001 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.22%
36 — 4,001 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.22%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

5 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • AWOS AWOS 3 118.475
  • GND GND 121.150
  • TWR TWR 128.550
  • A/D RGNL APP/DEP 135.975
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 128.550

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Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KGPM, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

3 matched · 14 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 36 aft ATCT clsd. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 36 aft ATCT clsd. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (3)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 18–36: H4001X75 (CONC) S–30 MIRL RWY 18: VASI(V4L)—GA 3.…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 36 aft ATCT clsd. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 36 aft ATCT clsd—CTAF

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    ldg fee

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (14 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·Attended Mar–Oct Mon–Sat 1400–0200Z‡, Nov–Feb Mon–Sat 1400–0200Z‡, Sun 1400–0100Z‡.
  • ·Extsv hel tfc west side of arpt. 165´ water twr, 1/4 mile west of Rwy 18–36.
  • ·TPA—1400 (812) fixed wing, 1200 (612) rotary wing.
  • ·West grass for rotary wing use only.
  • ·GA tsnt ramp free for short term only.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 972-237-7591
  • ·AWOS–3P 118.475 (972) 606–1433.
  • ·CTAF 128.55 UNICOM 123.075 ®LONE STAR APP/DEP CON 135.975 TOWER 128.55 (1200–0200Z dalgt time; 1400–0000Z standard time) GND CON 121.15 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD when ATCT is clsd ctc Regional Apch at 972-615-2799.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1200–0200Z dalgt time, 1400–0000Z standard time; other times CLASS G.
  • ·MAVERICK (VH) (H) VORW/DME 113.1 TTT Chan 78 N32º52.15´ W97º02.43´ 176º 10.2 NM to fld. 536/6E.
  • ·All acft arriving DFW are requested to turn DME off until departure due to traffic overload of Maverick DME DME unusable: 180º–190º byd 10 NM 240º–260º byd 20 NM blo 3,500´ VOR unusable: 105º–110º byd 40 NM • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • HELIPAD H1: H50X50 (CONC) PERIMETER LGTS GRANITE SHOALS/ BOB SYLVESTER AIRPARK (2G5) 1 E UTC–6(–5DT) N30º35.36´ W98º22.22´ 860 NOTAM FILE 2G5 RWY 02–20: 2000X50 (TURF–DIRT) RWY 02: Trees.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 830-598-2424
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Houston ARTCC at 281-230-5622.
  • ·GREATER MORRIS CO (See DAINGERFIELD on page 300) GREEN ACRES AIRFIELD (See PAMPA on page 410) DALLAS–FT WORTH COPTER L–17C, A IAP, AD SAN ANTONIO SC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KGPM — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KGPM

29 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

11

since 1982

Fatal

1

9.1% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

5

≈ 0.5/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 238,800 ops in 1992

2024 total

94,525

10-yr total

884,922

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

5.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.51

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=5

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Midair / near-midair 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=28

  • Other 18
  • Hard landing 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Midair / near-midair 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Fuel mismanagement (other) 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2014-07-15 AMERICAN EUROCOPTER CORP AS350B3 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2006-12-21 Eurocopter EC120B · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2023-07-05 Cessna 180A · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2023-02-19 Beech G35 · Gear-up · VMC · dusk →
2020-12-21 Express CT · CFIT · VMC · day →
2019-01-29 Cessna,Cessna 172,172 · Midair / near-midair · VMC · day →
2018-07-29 Cessna 172 · Weather · VMC · day →
2013-06-07 Eurocopter AS 350 B3 · CFIT · VMC · night →
2007-06-22 Evektor sportstar · Loss of control · day →
1981-05-10 HUBSCHLUBER I · Other →
1979-11-10 Douglas DC-3C · Other →
1978-07-24 Cessna 150G · Other →
1976-06-27 Fokker D-VII · Other →
1975-12-17 Fokker D-7 · Other →
1975-06-27 Piper PA-23 · Other →
1975-05-26 Piper PA-28 · Fuel mgmt →
1975-03-04 Dassault FALCON II · Other →
1974-11-02 Cessna,Piper 210,PA-28 · — →
1973-08-11 Cessna 150 · Other →
1972-12-20 Piper PA-28 · Other →
1970-07-15 Cessna 150H · Other →
1969-08-04 Beech 95-B55 · Other →
1968-11-17 Mooney M20A · Other →
1967-01-08 Aeronca 7AC · Other →
1966-07-21 Cessna 172 · Other →
1966-06-23 Cessna 120 · Other →
1966-01-25 BEECHCRAFT 35 · Other →
1965-10-14 Piper PA22 · Other →
1964-02-29 Piper PA24 · Other →

Designees in TX

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KGPM — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

6,561

Flight Instructors

A&P

27,501

Mechanics

AME

167

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

22

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DPRE

2

Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)

DAR-F

37

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

24

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

15

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

76

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

153

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

APD

232

Aircrew Program Designees (APD)

TCE

304

Training Center Evaluators (TCE)

ODA

11

Organizational Designations

Schools

183

Flight Schools

FBO

244

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

64

Flying Clubs

Repair

41

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

43

EAA Chapters

DPEs near KGPM

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Matthew David Morgan Evans Grand Prairie TX 2 nm
Poliana Guimaraes Perotto Grand Prairie TX 2 nm
James Harry Lightfoot Arlington TX 4 nm
Keith Douglas Weems Arlington TX 4 nm
Terry Strange Arlington TX 4 nm
Elizabeth Brassaw Bedford TX 10 nm
William Albert Peterson Colleyville TX 13 nm
Carol Lynn Walker Midlothian TX 14 nm
Peter Setian Midlothian TX 14 nm
Bobby Riney Grapevine TX 14 nm

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

CFIs near KGPM

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Douglas Allen Brutlag Grand Prairie TX 2 nm
Richard Gary Davis Grand Prairie TX 2 nm
Stephen Kenneth Davis Grand Prairie TX 2 nm
Howard Walter Gray Jr Grand Prairie TX 2 nm
Brad Spencer Kronick Grand Prairie TX 2 nm
Mark Peter Poullos Grand Prairie TX 2 nm
Donald Blair Grove Grand Prairie TX 2 nm
Clifford Karl Oberreit Grand Prairie TX 2 nm
Wendy Allison Ferguson Grand Prairie TX 2 nm
John Weller Clark Jr Grand Prairie TX 2 nm

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

A&P mechanics near KGPM

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Richard Gary Davis Grand Prairie TX 2 nm
Howard Walter Gray Jr Grand Prairie TX 2 nm
Kenneth Marsh Lantz Grand Prairie TX 2 nm
Mark Ralph Lenker Grand Prairie TX 2 nm
Jay Alan Lightfoot Grand Prairie TX 2 nm
Ronald Wayne Long Grand Prairie TX 2 nm
Larry Jack Tippit Grand Prairie TX 2 nm
Ryan Lee Buerkle Grand Prairie TX 2 nm
Xavier Antonio Torres De Jesus Grand Prairie TX 2 nm
Diego Camacho Torres Grand Prairie TX 2 nm

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

Repair stations near KGPM

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Aviation Maintenance Professionals
Arlington, TX
 3 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Dallas, TX
Irving, TX
 10 nm
Bombardier Service Center
Dallas, TX
 13 nm
Certified Aircraft Maintenance, Inc
Burleson, TX
 15 nm
Byam Propeller Service, Inc.
Fort Worth, TX
 17 nm
FieldTech Avionics and Instruments
Fort Worth, TX
 17 nm
Accord Aviation Interiors
Fort Worth, TX
 18 nm
Addison Avionics Group, LLC
Addison, TX
 19 nm
North Texas Avionics
Fort Worth, TX
 23 nm
Efinger Aviation & Maintenance
Cresson, TX
 28 nm

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