Grand Forks International
GFK · KGFK · Grand Forks, North Dakota · Grand Forks County · map
Grand Forks International is a public-use airport, 5 miles northwest of Grand Forks, North Dakota, 845 feet above sea level. It has 16 runways; the longest, 17R/35L, is 7,351 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KGFK · observed 3:53 pm CDT (20:53 UTC), 26 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north (350°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a broken layer at 20,000 feet
- Temperature 70°F (21°C), dew point 47°F (8°C)
- Altimeter 29.78 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 3:43 pm CDT (20:43 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 14 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KGFK 062053Z 35008KT 10SM BKN200 21/08 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP086 T02110083 51003
TAF KGFK 062043Z 0621/0718 33011KT P6SM BKN250 FM062300 32006KT P6SM SCT250 FM071600 31014G21KT P6SM SCT250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA GFK · ICAO KGFK
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 845 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 11:30 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- Notes
- customs available · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1963
Runways 16
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17R/35L | 7,351 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 09L/27R | 6,701 × 100 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 17L/35R | 3,901 × 75 ft | Concrete, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 09R/27L | 3,300 × 60 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| H1 | 60 × 60 ft | Grass | |
| H10 | 60 × 60 ft | Grass | |
| H11 | 60 × 60 ft | Grass | |
| H12 | 60 × 60 ft | Grass | |
| H2 | 60 × 60 ft | Grass | |
| H3 | 60 × 60 ft | Grass | |
| H4 | 60 × 60 ft | Grass | |
| H5 | 60 × 60 ft | Grass | |
| H6 | 60 × 60 ft | Grass | |
| H7 | 60 × 60 ft | Grass | |
| H8 | 60 × 60 ft | Grass | |
| H9 | 60 × 60 ft | Grass |
- Runway 17R: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 35L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 09L: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 27R: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 17L: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 35R: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 09R: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 27L: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower Helicopters; Runway 17R/35L,;09L/27R | 118.4 | Grand Forks |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 119.4 | Grand Forks |
| Clearance delivery | 135.725 | Grand Forks |
| Ground | 124.575 | Grand Forks |
| Tower Runway 17L/35R,;09R/27L | 120.55 | Grand Forks |
| Approach and departure | 118.1 | Grand Forks |
| Grand Forks Rco | 122.2 | Grand Forks |
| Grand Forks Center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.15 | Grand Forks |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 701-772-3486.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Grand Forks from the FAA register
272 aircraft are registered to owners in Grand Forks, North Dakota: 184 piston singles, 33 piston twins, 27 drones, 19 turboprops, 6 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in North Dakota.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 38 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Hvy student training actvty WI 15 MI of airport.
- When tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 35L; runway end identifier lights runway 09L, 17R, and 27R; medium-intensity runway lights runway 09L/27R; medium-intensity runway lights 9R/27L; medium-intensity runway lights runway 17L/35R; high-intensity runway lights runway 17R/35L - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 09L, 09R, 17L, 17R, 27L, 27R, 35L, 35R operates continuously.
- Runway 09R/27L not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats.
- Runway 17L/35R not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Lighted entrance road 1600' east of runway 17R/35L.
- Paew 11:30 pm to 6:00 am local
- Hvy student helicopter training at airport between parallel taxiways.-
- Taxiway G, taxiway north, and taxiway U closed to fixed wing aircraft 12,500 pounds and over.
- Western most 100 feet of taxiway C1 is an extension of the bravo apron and not vsbl FR the tower.
- Taxiway C south of taxiway B, taxiway east, taxiway south not available for schedule air carrier operations with more than 9 psgr seats or unscheduled air carrier operations with at least 31 psgr seats.
- Runway 17R segmented circle out of service.
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 5, 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.