KGRR — Gerald R Ford Intl
Grand Rapids, MI · field elevation 794 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT
KGRR current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KGRR 100153Z 19007KT 10SM SCT200 07/03 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP168 T00720033
- Wind
- from 190° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 7 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.01 inHg
- Density altitude
- -58 ft · pressure altitude 704 ft
- Observed
- 47 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 190° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 7 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 26R | 2 kt head | 7 kt from the left |
| 26L | 2 kt head | 7 kt from the left |
| 08L | 2 kt tail | 7 kt from the right |
| 08R | 2 kt tail | 7 kt from the right |
| 35 | 7 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
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
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KGRR 092332Z 1000/1024 22007KT P6SM SCT200 FM100400 22007KT P6SM SKC WS020/26036KT FM100700 27007KT P6SM SKC FM101600 28011G17KT P6SM SKC
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 42.88083, -85.52281
- Elevation
- 794 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1228Z / 2224Z
- Tower hours
- 0530-0000
- Magnetic variation
- 6°W (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- Kent, MI
Airport diagram
Everything else KGRR publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08R/26L | 10,001 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 17/35 | 8,501 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 08L/26R | 5,001 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 118.725
- Tower 0530-0000
- 135.65
- Ground
- 121.8
- Clearance
- 119.3
- CTAF
- 135.65
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach NORTH
- 124.6
- Approach SOUTH
- 128.4
Published procedures
- 13 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KGRR airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Michigan 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.