KGRR — Gerald R Ford Intl
Grand Rapids, MI · field elevation 794 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KGRR current weather
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR KGRR 111153Z 07005KT 3SM BR BKN250 19/19 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP135 T01890189 10211 20178 58006
- Wind
- from 070° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 25,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 19 °C / dewpoint 19 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.94 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,419 ft · pressure altitude 774 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 070° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 08L | 5 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 08R | 5 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 35 | 1 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 17 | 1 kt tail | 5 kt from the left |
| 26R | 5 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
| 26L | 5 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
4 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 3,000–13,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KGRR 111120Z 1112/1212 06004KT 6SM BR BKN040 TEMPO 1112/1114 4SM BR FM111400 12005KT P6SM BKN110 PROB30 1115/1118 4SM -SHRA OVC040 FM111800 24007KT P6SM BKN060 PROB30 1118/1121 3SM -SHRA OVC035 FM112100 26006KT P6SM BKN100 FM120500 VRB03KT 3SM BR SCT250
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
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
- 1044Z / 0050Z
- Tower hours
- 0530-0000
- Magnetic variation
- -6° (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
- 16 approaches — ILS, LOC, LS, 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.