KGWR — Gwinner Roger Melroe Field

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.53%

Designator	Heading	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting	Gradient
16	164°	5,000 ft	75 ft	ASP	Yes	0.00%
34	344°	5,000 ft	75 ft	ASP	Yes	0.00%
06	062°	2,991 ft	100 ft	GRS	No	0.53%
24	242°	2,991 ft	100 ft	GRS	No	0.53%

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 3 118.325
CNTR MINNEAPLOIS CNTR 127.350
UNIC CTAF 122.700

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KGWR on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 21 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.

Watch for

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

wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

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.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (21 sentences)

·338 NORTH DAKOTA CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
·(VH) (DH) VORW/DME 114.3 GFK Chan 90 N47º57.29´ W97º11.12´ at fld. 840/9E.
·VOR unusable: 055º–065º byd 40 NM 080º–085º byd 40 NM 345º–355º byd 40 NM HISER NDB (LOMW) 345 GF N47º50.79´ W97º10.89´ 356º 6.1 NM to fld. 861/6E.
·ILS/DME 109.1 I–GFK Chan 28 Rwy 35L.
·Unmonitored when ATCT clsd.
·Localizer backcourse unusable byd 25º left and right of course; unusable byd 15 NM.
·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: Freq 121.5 not available at twr. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • HELIPAD H1: 60X60 (TURF) HELIPAD H2: 60X60 (TURF) HELIPAD H3: 60X60 (TURF) HELIPAD H4: 60X60 (TURF) HELIPAD H5: 60X60 (TURF) HELIPAD H6: 60X60 (TURF) HELIPAD H7: 60X60 (TURF) HELIPAD H8: 60X60 (TURF) HELIPAD H9: 60X60 (TURF) HELIPAD H10: 60X60 (TURF) HELIPAD H11: 60X60 (TURF) HELIPAD H12: 60X60 (TURF) GWINNER/ROGER MELROE FLD (GWR)(KGWR) 1 SE UTC–6(–5DT) N46º13.10´ W97º38.60´ 1266 B NOTAM FILE GFK RWY 16–34: H5000X75 (CONC–GRVD) S–14, D–19 MIRL RWY 16: REIL.
·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 25´.
·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 25´.
·RWY 06–24: 2991X100 (TURF) 0.5% up SW
·FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT ACTIVATE REIL Rwy 16 and Rwy 34, PAPI Rwy 16 and Rwy 34, and MIRL Rwy 16–34 —CTAF.
·Self svc fuel avbl 24 hrs with credit card.
·Rwy 06–24 CLOSED winter months.
·Rwy 16 +480´ lgtd tower 17,500´ fm thld 3000´ right of extended centerline.
·Cfm winter conds and Rwy 16–34 sn removal call 701–680–8000; 701–308–0169; city maint 701–680–0081.
·Rwy 06–24 no thld or rwy edge markers.
·AIRPORT MANAGER: 701-680-8000
·AWOS–3 118.325 (701) 678–6801.
·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.35 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
·FARGO (VH) (DH) VORW/DME 116.2 FAR Chan 109 N46º45.20´ W96º51.08´ 217º 45.9 NM to fld. 909/9E.
·HARRY STERN (See WAHPETON on page 358) TWIN CITIES H–2H, L–14G IAP NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

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FAA Chart Supplement

Live · NTSB prelim · last 30 days

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NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

Peak: 5,620 ops in 2020

2024 total

5,620

10-yr total

45,700

2024 mix

AC/AT 11% · GA 89% · Mil 0%

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=1

Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev Event →

2004-09-23 Cessna 208B · CFIT · IMC · night Seri CHI04LA278 →

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	Authorized for
Michael Jesse Paulson	Fargo	ND	51 nm	Flight Proficiency Examiner · Ground Instructor Examiner · Flight Instructor Renewal Examiner
Tajae Lynn Viaene	Fargo	ND	51 nm	Flight Instructor Examiner · Private Pilot Examiner (AMEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (AMEL)
Henry James Kliner	Crookston	MN	103 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL) · Private Pilot Examiner (ASES)
Frederick Jon Kitko	Grand Forks	ND	105 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (Rotorcraft) · Competency Examiner (Rotorcraft) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (Rotorcraft)
Robert Alan Clausen	Grand Forks	ND	105 nm	Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL) · Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Private Pilot Examiner (AMEL)
Wesley Ross Van Dell	Grand Forks	ND	105 nm	Flight Instructor Instrument Examiner (Rotorcraft) · Private Pilot Examiner (Rotorcraft) · Competency Examiner (Rotorcraft)
Anthony Hentges	Canby	MN	107 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL) · Flight Instructor Examiner
Sheldon Andrew Rasmussen	Brookings	SD	121 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL) · Airline Transport Pilot Examiner (ASEL)
Adam Lee Chunn	Nevis	MN	124 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (Rotorcraft) · Competency Examiner (Rotorcraft) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (Rotorcraft)
Morris Alan Riggin	Madison	SD	135 nm	Commercial/Instrument Examiner (AMEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASES)

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	Ratings
Larry Allan Dahl	Cogswell	ND	9 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane
Chase James Heley	Lidgerwood	ND	23 nm	CFI · Helicopter
Logan Brice Robertsdahl	Barney	ND	27 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument
Jonathan Arlo Leedahl	Leonard	ND	31 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane · CFI · Helicopter · CFII · Instrument
Kenneth James Gudgel	Colfax	ND	35 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument
Mark Steven Burke	Kindred	ND	37 nm	CFI · Single & Multi-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument
Ronald Paul Lundquist	Kindred	ND	37 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane
Lex Dave Torgerson	Kindred	ND	37 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument
Coby William Kyle Enochson	Wahpeton	ND	43 nm	CFI · Single & Multi-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument
Alexander Paul Viger	Wahpeton	ND	43 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane

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	Ratings
Rodney Lyle Erickson	Rutland	ND	11 nm	A · P
Mark Orvin Sanden	Wyndmere	ND	21 nm	A · P
Stanley Raymond Baker	Lidgerwood	ND	23 nm	A · P
Calvin Jesse Anderson	Enderlin	ND	24 nm	A
Stephen Jon Lund	Enderlin	ND	24 nm	A · P
Jeffery Michael Nelson	Britton	SD	26 nm	A · P
Troy Allen Person	Britton	SD	26 nm	A · P
Darian Lynn Kilker	Britton	SD	26 nm	A · P
Neil Leeland Petik	Barney	ND	27 nm	A · P
Thomas George Hatton	Lamoure	ND	28 nm	A · P

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop	Field	Distance	Specialty
Kindred Aircraft Maintenance Kindred, ND	K74	37 nm	—
Park Rapids Avionics Park Rapids, MN	PKD	114 nm	—
Satnan Avionics Sioux Falls, SD	FSD	162 nm	—
RealClean Aircraft Detailing Sioux Falls, SD	FSD	163 nm	At RealClean Sioux Falls, we specialize in premium mobile aircraft detailing, cleaning, an
RealClean Aicraft Detailing Sioux Falls, SD	Y14	170 nm	Aircraft Detailing At RealClean Sioux Falls, we specialize in premium mobile aircraft deta
Chapin Aircraft Repair Rock Rapids, IA	RRQ	177 nm	—
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc. Blaine, MN	ANE	197 nm	Twin Cities Aviation is your trusted aircraft maintenance provider in the upper Midwest. W
RC Avionics, Inc. Blaine, MN	ANE	197 nm	—
Roger Wilco Aviation Services Yankton, SD	YKN	199 nm	Superior Service, Safety, and Affordability We provide high-quality aviation maintenance a
Spencer Avionics, Inc. Spencer, IA	SPW	211 nm	—

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

KGWR · Gwinner Roger Melroe Field