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KRDR — Grand Forks AFB
Grand Forks, ND · field elevation 911 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT-RAPCON
2 TFRs · 1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KRDR current weather Live
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
SPECI KRDR 252335Z 17010KT 10SM OVC020 19/15 A3010 RMK AO2A SLP197 $
- Wind
- from 170° at 10 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 2,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 19 °C / dewpoint 15 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.10 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,378 ft · pressure altitude 731 ft
- Observed
- 27 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 170° at 10 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 10 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 36 | 10 kt tail | 2 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 252000Z 2520/2702 15010G15KT 9999 OVC010 QNH3018INS BECMG 2607/2608 17012G20KT 9999 BKN025 OVC040 601304 QNH2990INS TEMPO 2612/2617 18015G25KT 9000 -RA BKN020 OVC030 BECMG 2700/2701 16012KT 9999 SCT060 QNH2990INS TX19/2521Z TN16/2511Z
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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
- 1222Z / 0019Z
- 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.