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KGPZ · Grand Rapids Itasca Co-Gordon Newstrom field

ICAO · US · 7 NTSB events

ID KGPZ FAA GPZ Elev 1,355 ft Lat 47° 12.67' N Lon 93° 30.59' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

fetching…

Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,756 ft. Max gradient: 1.00% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 165.7° 5,756 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 1.00%
34 345.7° 5,756 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 1.00%
05 047° 3,000 ft 60 ft ASPH-F Yes 0.27%
23 227° 3,000 ft 60 ft ASPH-F Yes 0.27%

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 · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 111.400
  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 127.900
  • RDO PRINCETON RDO 122.050
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 54 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
  • ·Prior Permission Required for rqr. Contact 2 before operating.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

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

    wildlife hazard

  • Prior Permission Required for rqr. Contact 2 before operating.

    ppr required

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

    wildlife hazard

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (4)

  • 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 and birds on and invof arpt.

  • Prior Permission Required for rqr. Contact 2 before operating.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    PPR rqr ctc 2

  • 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 and invof arpt.

  • 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 and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (54 sentences)
  • ·MINNESOTA 171 GRAND RAPIDS/ITASCA CO–GORDON NEWSTROM FLD (GPZ)(KGPZ) 2 SE UTC–6(–5DT) N47º12.56´ W93º30.60´ 1356 B NOTAM FILE GPZ RWY 16–34: H5756X100 (ASPH–PFC) S–23, D–38, 2D–78 HIRL 1.0% up S RWY 16: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 53´.
  • ·RWY 05–23: H3000X60 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL 0.3% up SW RWY 05: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.5º TCH 50´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 41´.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 2 LGT ACTIVATE MALSR Rwy 34; REIL Rwy 05, Rwy 16, Rwy 23; PAPI Rwy 05, Rwy 16, Rwy 23, Rwy 34; MIRL Rwy 05–23; HIRL Rwy 16–34—CTAF.
  • ·Rwy 05 PAPI ususable byd 6º left and right of centerline.
  • ·Attended Apr–Oct 1300–0300Z‡, Nov–Mar 1300–0200Z‡.
  • ·Rwy 16–34 228´ paved area at north end of rwy.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 218-326-7625
  • ·AWOS–3PT 118.425 (218) 326–8337.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 RCO 122.4 (PRINCETON RADIO) ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·CLASS E svc 1100–0300Z‡ Mon–Sat, 1400–0300Z‡ Sun; other times CLASS G.
  • ·(L) (L) VORW/DME 114.65 GPZ Chan 93(Y) N47º09.81´ W93º29.34´ 337º 2.9 NM to fld. 1359/6E.
  • ·DME unusable: 030º–022º byd 35 NM blo 5,000´ 142º–164º byd 25 NM blo 7,000´ 181º–308º byd 20 NM blo 7,000´ 309º–326º byd 20 NM blo 5,000´ VOR unusable: 030º–075º byd 14 NM blo 3,000´ 030º–075º byd 35 NM blo 7,000´ 115º–209º byd 14 NM blo 9,000´ 210º–304º byd 20 NM blo 9,000´ 305º–029º byd 25 NM blo 5,000´ 305º–029º byd 35 NM blo 9,000´ ILS 110.1 I–GPZ Rwy 34.
  • ·GRANITE FALLS MUNI/LENZEN–ROE–FAGEN MEML FLD (GDB)(KGDB) 4 S UTC–6(–5DT) N44º45.15´ W95º33.33´ 1048 B NOTAM FILE GDB RWY 15–33: H4357X75 (ASPH) MIRL RWY 15: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 42´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 42´.
  • ·FUEL 100LL LGT MIRL Rwy 15–33 preset on low ints, to increase ints and ACTIVATE REIL Rwy 15 and Rwy 33, PAPI Rwy 15 and Rwy 33—CTAF.
  • ·Noise sensitive area 1.5 miles in radius off north end of Rwy 15–33.
  • ·Arpt info phone number: 320–564–5665.
  • ·Self service fuel avbl 24 hrs with credit card.
  • ·NOTE: See Special Notices—Aerobatic Practice Areas.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 507-476-5939
  • ·AWOS–3 120.1 (320) 564–9388.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.1 GCO 121.725 (MINNEAPOLIS CENTER and PRINCETON RADIO) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una via GCO ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE TWIN CITIES H–2J, L–14H IAP TWIN CITIES L–12I, 14H IAP NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026 172 MINNESOTA CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·MONTEVIDEO (T) (T) VORW/DME 111.6 MVE Chan 53 N44º58.36´ W95º42.73´ 148º 14.8 NM to fld. 1037/5E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 080º–150º 185º–195º GRYGLA MUNI – MEL WILKENS FLD (3G2) 1 SW UTC–6(–5DT) N48º17.65´ W95º37.56´ 1177 B NOTAM FILE PNM RWY 17–35: 3437X92 (TURF) LIRL

+ 24 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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NTSB events

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

14

since 1982

Fatal

1

7.1% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 25,364 ops in 2008

2024 total

19,560

10-yr total

195,798

2024 mix

AC/AT 8% · GA 92% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

5.1

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.36

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=7

  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Other 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Stall / spin 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2019-08-21 Stinson 108 · Engine failure · day →
2008-06-08 Beech A36 · Stall / spin · day →
2005-07-04 Piper PA-46-310P · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1993-08-30 Fairchild SA-227-AC · Other · day →
1992-01-13 Piper PA-23-150 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1989-02-28 Cessna 172 · Weather · VMC · day →
1986-06-17 Cessna 172P · Ground collision · VMC · 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
Curtis Dale Grayson Cloquet MN 51 nm
William Stone Cloquet MN 51 nm
Adam Lee Chunn Nevis MN 56 nm
Mark Cook Bemidji MN 58 nm
Brian Alan Bird Duluth MN 62 nm
Geary Lee Padden Duluth MN 62 nm
Curtis Dale Grayson Superior WI 67 nm
Paul Klomhaus Superior WI 67 nm
George Phillip Felix Siren WI 98 nm
Steven Leroy Anderson Saint Cloud MN 103 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
Jan Alon Noles Grand Rapids MN 2 nm
Russell Martin Stendal Grand Rapids MN 2 nm
Jason Verne Patton Grand Rapids MN 2 nm
Timothy Jon Weiss Grand Rapids MN 2 nm
Daniel Phillip Nielsen Grand Rapids MN 2 nm
Jordan Kenneth Weis Grand Rapids MN 2 nm
Russell Martin Stendal Jr Grand Rapids MN 2 nm
Shelbi Nicole Schnichels Grand Rapids MN 2 nm
Wesley Mason Caple Grand Rapids MN 2 nm
Mitchell Alan Mcginnis Deer River MN 14 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
Peter Edwin Bittenbender Grand Rapids MN 2 nm
Russell Martin Stendal Grand Rapids MN 2 nm
Jason Verne Patton Grand Rapids MN 2 nm
Jason Randall Hebrink Grand Rapids MN 2 nm
Devin Robert Wiseth Grand Rapids MN 2 nm
Eben Parkman Dennison Sayward Grand Rapids MN 2 nm
Gregory Phillip Cartie Grand Rapids MN 2 nm
Paul Gerard Dauphinais Grand Rapids MN 2 nm
Terry James Detjen Grand Rapids MN 2 nm
Kirk Steven Kalstad Grand Rapids MN 2 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Park Rapids Avionics
Park Rapids, MN
 66 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
 120 nm
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
 120 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 125 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 125 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 130 nm
Kindred Aircraft Maintenance
Kindred, ND
 147 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 252 nm
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 253 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 256 nm

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