KGDB — Granite Falls Muni/Lenzen-Roe-Fagen Meml Fld
Granite Falls, MN · field elevation 1,048 ft · NON-ATCT
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KGDB current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KGDB 111155Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM BKN037 19/19 A2991 RMK AO2 T01910187 10211 20189
- Wind
- from 060° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 3,700 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 19 °C / dewpoint 19 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.91 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,793 ft · pressure altitude 1,058 ft
- Observed
- 19 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 060° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | — | 4 kt from the right |
| 15 | — | 4 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KGDB — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KGDB — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 44.75246, -95.55553
- Elevation
- 1,048 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1120Z / 0134Z
- Magnetic variation
- 4° (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Sectional
- Twin Cities
- County
- Yellow Medicine, MN
Everything else KGDB publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 4,357 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 1 approach — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KRWF Redwood Falls Muni24 nm
- KBDH Willmar Muni/John L Rice Fld28 nm
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KGDB airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Minnesota airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.