KGPZ — Grand Rapids/Itasca County-Gordon Newstrom Fld
Grand Rapids, MN · field elevation 1,356 ft · NON-ATCT
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KGPZ current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KGPZ 100056Z AUTO 28007KT 10SM CLR 11/02 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP149 T01060017
- Wind
- from 280° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 11 °C / dewpoint 2 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.94 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,127 ft · pressure altitude 1,336 ft
- Observed
- 51 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 280° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 4 kt head | 6 kt from the right |
| 34 | 3 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 16 | 3 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 05 | 4 kt tail | 6 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KGPZ — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KGPZ — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 47.20928, -93.50994
- Elevation
- 1,356 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1311Z / 2245Z
- Magnetic variation
- 2°E (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Twin Cities
- County
- Itasca, MN
Everything else KGPZ publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 5,756 | 100 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 05/23 | 3,000 | 60 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 4 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KGPZ airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Minnesota airports
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- 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.