Garrison Dam Recreational Airpark
37N · Riverdale, North Dakota · Mc Lean County · map
Garrison Dam Recreational Airpark is a public-use airport owned by the US Army Corps of Engineers, 1 mile southwest of Riverdale, North Dakota, 1,723 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 11/29, is 3,195 feet of grass and gravel.
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What is the airport code for Garrison Dam Recreational Airpark?
Its FAA code is 37N.
Where is Garrison Dam Recreational Airpark?
It is 1 mile southwest of Riverdale, North Dakota, 1,723 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Garrison Dam Recreational Airpark?
Its one runway, 11/29, is 3,195 feet long, grass and gravel.
Does Garrison Dam Recreational Airpark have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Garrison Dam Recreational Airpark?
1 pilot examiner and 3 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 37N
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- US Army Corps of Engineers
- Elevation
- 1,723 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Billings sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1984
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 3,195 × 60 ft | Grass and gravel, fair |
- Runway 11: right-hand traffic pattern, trees 50 ft high 625 ft from the end
- Runway 29: trees 35 ft high 600 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Mercer County Regional (14 nm southwest), Minot International (47 nm north).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Garrison Municipal (10 nm north), Mercer County Regional (14 nm southwest), Washburn Municipal (17 nm southeast), Beulah Airport (22 nm southwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in North Dakota · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Airport closed OCT-MAY; airport surfaces soft when wet. No snow removal available.
- Director of North Dakota aeronautics commission
- Land leased by ND aero cmsn, PO box 5020, bismarck, ND 58502.
- Surface lmtd to use only by aircraft gross weight under 4000 pounds.
- 400' dirt/gravel stwy both ends.
- Runway 11/29 non-standard markings; edges and thlds marked with black/white cones.
- +3' hill 500' from runway end 100' R of extdd CL.
- -3' road 463' from runway end on extdd runway CL.
- Numerous small gravel/rocks on surface.
- Runway 11 -30 feet drop off 450 feet from thld.
- Deer and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Runway 29 -5 feet drop off 420 feet from thld.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Riverdale from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Riverdale, ND as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners, 1 training center examiner.
- Austin Jon Greenheck private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Minot Aero Center · Minot, ND (47 nm) · (701) 500-7425 · [email protected]
All 5 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Accidents and incidents in North Dakota 581 since 1982 · 59 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in North Dakota 89 landing places
- North Dakota 2,492 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/37N.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 28, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.