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KRDR — Grand Forks AFB
Grand Forks, ND · field elevation 911 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT-RAPCON
2 TFRs Read in the EFB →
KRDR current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KRDR 100555Z AUTO 31009KT 10SM CLR 06/M00 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP172 T00581003 10102 20056 401620056 52008 $
- Wind
- from 310° at 9 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 6 °C / dewpoint 0 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.01 inHg
- Density altitude
- -79 ft · pressure altitude 821 ft
- Observed
- 35 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 310° at 9 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | 6 kt head | 7 kt from the left |
| 18 | 6 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
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KRDR 092100Z 0921/1103 29016G26KT 9999 SKC 520009 520909 QNH2987INS BECMG 0921/0923 29012G18KT 9999 SKC QNH2990INS BECMG 1009/1010 27008KT 9999 FEW100 QNH2998INS BECMG 1019/1020 25007KT 9999 BKN100 QNH2996INS TX17/0922Z TN00/1013Z
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 47.96128, -97.40081
- Elevation
- 911 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1328Z / 2258Z
- Tower hours
- OPR 1200-0530Z++; CLSD HOL.
- Magnetic variation
- 3°E (2020)
- Sectional
- Twin Cities
- County
- Grand Forks, ND
Airport diagram
Everything else KRDR publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 12,351 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- Tower OPR 1200-0530Z++; CLSD HOL.
- 124.9
- Ground
- 119.15
- Clearance
- 119.15
- Approach
- 118.1
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — ILS, LOC/GS
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KGFK Grand Forks Intl9 nm
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- KTVF Thief River Falls Rgnl49 nm
- KHCO Hallock Muni51 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KRDR airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other North Dakota 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.