Hutson Field
GAF · KGAF · Grafton, North Dakota · Walsh County · map
Hutson Field is a public-use airport, 2 miles ese of Grafton, North Dakota, 824 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 08/26, is 4,074 feet of grass. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 18 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 26,450 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Hutson Field?
Its FAA code is GAF, and its ICAO code is KGAF.
Where is Hutson Field?
It is 2 miles ese of Grafton, North Dakota, 824 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Hutson Field?
The longest of its 2 runways, 08/26, is 4,074 feet long.
Does Hutson Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Hutson Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Hutson Field?
4 pilot examiners and 5 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Hutson Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA GAF · ICAO KGAF
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 824 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, daylight hours; weekends, on call
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1947
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 4,074 × 115 ft | Grass, good | |
| 17/35 | 3,898 × 74 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 35: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 118.1 | |
| Gaf and aWOS-3 | 118.625 | |
| Grand Forks Center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.15 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 701-352-0581.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Park River - W C Skjerven Field (16 nm west), Cavalier Municipal (25 nm northwest), Hallock Municipal (27 nm northeast).
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
- Be alert: 3 feet ditch between east end 8/26 and 17/35, use dsgnd taxiways.
- PAPI runway 17 and 35, medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 preset on low intst DUSK-2300; to incr intst aft 2300 activate - the common traffic frequency.
- Chairman airport authorized randy schuster.
- 24-HR self service fuel available with credit card only.
- Runway 08/26 - marked with white daylight end mkrs.
- Grass soft when wet.
- Large birds and deer on or in the vicinity of airport.
- Hvy aerial spray activity MAY-OCT.
- Nmrs transient flight training activities.
- Runway 08/26 closed winter months due to lack of snow removal.
- Runway 08 has +3' ditch 213' from thrshold
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 18 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 26,450, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 300 |
| general aviation, travelling | 21,000 |
| general aviation, local | 5,000 |
| military | 150 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Grafton from the FAA register
8 aircraft are registered to owners in Grafton, North Dakota: 6 turboprops, 2 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in North Dakota.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 2 for helicopters. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners, 4 administrative pilot examiners.
- Robert Alan Clausen private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Argyle, ND (22 nm) · (218) 791-4997 · [email protected]
- Frederick Jon Kitko private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · University of North Dakota-Flight Operations · Grand Forks, ND (29 nm) · (218) 779-2965 · [email protected]
- Wesley Ross Van Dell private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND (29 nm) · (512) 771-2136 · [email protected]
- Henry James Kliner private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, seaplanes · Crookston, MN (45 nm) · (218) 242-5328 · [email protected]
All 13 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.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 · 3 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Grafton 8 aircraft · 6 turboprops, 2 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- 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 2,489 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/GAF.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 27, 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.