KGDB — Granite Falls Muni/Lenzen-Roe-Fagen Meml Fld
Granite Falls, MN · field elevation 1,048 ft · NON-ATCT
KGDB current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KGDB 100615Z AUTO 27008KT 10SM CLR 03/00 A3011 RMK AO2 T00270001
- Wind
- from 270° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 3 °C / dewpoint 0 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.11 inHg
- Density altitude
- -402 ft · pressure altitude 858 ft
- Observed
- 12 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 270° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | 3 kt head | 7 kt from the left |
| 15 | 3 kt tail | 7 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
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
- 1313Z / 2259Z
- Magnetic variation
- 4°E (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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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.