Grinnell Regional
GGI · KGGI · Grinnell, Iowa · Poweshiek County · map
Grinnell Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Grinnell, 1 mile south of Grinnell, Iowa, 1,008 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 13/31, is 5,200 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 19 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 5,250 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Grinnell Regional?
Its FAA code is GGI, and its ICAO code is KGGI.
Where is Grinnell Regional?
It is 1 mile south of Grinnell, Iowa, 1,008 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Grinnell Regional?
Its one runway, 13/31, is 5,200 feet long, concrete.
Does Grinnell Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Grinnell Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Grinnell Regional?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Ez Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Grinnell Regional?
5 pilot examiners and 13 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 Grinnell Regional…
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.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA GGI · ICAO KGGI
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Grinnell
- Elevation
- 1,008 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; Saturday, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
- 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
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1987
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 5,200 × 75 ft | Concrete, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 200 ft, tree 40 ft high 1,230 ft from the end
- Runway 31: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 200 ft, tree 52 ft high 1,109 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Ggi and aWOS-3 | 120.725 | |
| Des Moines Center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.05 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 641-236-9720.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Newton Muni-Earl Johnson Field (13 nm west), Pella Municipal (21 nm southwest), Marshalltown Municipal (26 nm north).
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 Iowa · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Airspace determination pending.
- Runway 31 is calm wind runway.
- Medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 preset on low intst; to incr intst and activate PAPI and runway end identifier lights runways 13 and 31- the common traffic frequency.
- Runway 13 approach slp 35:1 to displaced threshold.
- Runway 31 approach slp 25:1 to displaced threshold.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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 | 17 |
| jets | 1 |
| helicopters | 1 |
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 5,250, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 2,100 |
| general aviation, local | 3,150 |
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 Grinnell from the FAA register
44 aircraft are registered to owners in Grinnell, Iowa: 27 drones, 10 piston singles, 7 turboprops. 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Iowa.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Ez Flyers LLC 2 aircraft · Grinnell
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 5 for flight instructor, 4 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 5 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 13 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 5 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative.
- Harrison McNaughton private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Newton Municipal Airport - Earl Johnson Field · Newton, IA (13 nm) · (515) 202-8964 · [email protected]
- Shane Vande Voort private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Pella Municipal Airport · Pella, IA (21 nm) · (641) 780-0244 · [email protected]
- Christopher David Schrodt private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Central Iowa Air Service · Ames, IA (43 nm) · (641) 351-7675 · [email protected]
- John Burkhardt private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Central Iowa Air Service · Ames, IA (43 nm) · (641) 330-9290 · [email protected]
- Cole Robert Norton private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Cedar Rapids, IA (47 nm) · (319) 981-7768 · [email protected]
All 28 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.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
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 · 5 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 Grinnell 44 aircraft · 27 drones, 10 piston singles, 7 turboprops
- Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance CO 18 aircraft in town
- Lowry Flying Service INC 8 aircraft in town
- Sv Aerial & Consulting LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Rocoza LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Ez Flyers LLC 2 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Iowa 869 since 1982 · 129 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Iowa 112 landing places
- Iowa 4,509 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/GGI.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.