Grayling Army Airfield
GOV · KGOV · Grayling, Michigan · Crawford County · map
Grayling Army Airfield is a public-use airport owned by the US Army, 1 mile northwest of Grayling, Michigan, 1,158 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 14/32, is 5,005 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 9 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 10,840 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Grayling Army Airfield?
Its FAA code is GOV, and its ICAO code is KGOV.
Where is Grayling Army Airfield?
It is 1 mile northwest of Grayling, Michigan, 1,158 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Grayling Army Airfield?
The longest of its 2 runways, 14/32, is 5,005 feet long.
Does Grayling Army Airfield have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Grayling Army Airfield?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Grayling Army Airfield?
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
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA GOV · ICAO KGOV
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · owned by the Army
- Owner
- US Army
- Elevation
- 1,158 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · operates 1200-2200z tue-fri or by notam
- Attended
- Tuesday to Friday, 12:00 pm to 2200z
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Lake Huron sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1941
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 5,005 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 05/23 | 5,000 × 150 ft | Concrete, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 14: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, tree 60 ft high 1,438 ft from the end
- Runway 32: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 293 ft, trees 61 ft high 939 ft from the end
- Runway 05: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 75 ft high 1,362 ft from the end
- Runway 23: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, trees 58 ft high 1,277 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 124.65 | Grayling |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 119.075 | Grayling |
| Ground | 121.9 | Grayling |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Grayling |
| Operations | 122.8 | Grayling |
| Alpena and center (remote transmitter) Low | 125.475 | Grayling |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 989-348-3127.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Parking
- tie-downs
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Gaylord Regional (20 nm north), Antrim County (27 nm northwest), West Branch Community Airport (35 nm southeast).
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 Michigan · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Rescue and firefighting (ARFF) capabilities ltd OCT-MAY.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 14, 32, 05, and 23; PAPI runway 14, 32, 05, and 23; medium-intensity runway lights runway 14/32 and 05/23 - the common traffic frequency.
- Rotor wing 1700 feet above sea level; fixed wing 2200 feet above sea level; ovhd 2700 feet above sea level.
- Except federal holidays or by NOTAM.
- Pcn 18 drg frost conditions.
- Pcn 59 drg frost conditions.
- Open to VFR landings sunrise to sunset.
- Approach ratio 20:1 to dthr ovr 68 feet trees, 1423 feet dist, 125 feet R.
- +26 feet power line, 488 feet dist, 11:1; +15 feet road, 250 feet dist, 250 feet L, 3:1.
- Ireg surface; fod located thrut runway.
- Bird and wildlife haz. Native ravens and crows in and around afld YEAR-ROUND.
- Extensive military helicopter traffic jun through aug.
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 | 9 |
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 10,840, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 4,622 |
| general aviation, local | 142 |
| military | 6,076 |
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 Grayling from the FAA register
5 aircraft are registered to owners in Grayling, Michigan: 5 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 Michigan.
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, 2 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 4 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 engineering representative, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Edward Charles Shipman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · Giving Wings Aviation · Traverse City, MI (37 nm) · (313) 575-4020 · [email protected]
- Todd Armstrong Zrimec private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Traverse City, MI (37 nm) · (231) 218-1454 · [email protected]
- Kevin Paul Spaulding private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Wexford County Airport Te · Cadillac, MI (38 nm) · (231) 878-3316 · [email protected]
- Anthony Connaghan private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Cedar, MI (46 nm) · (231) 409-0176 · [email protected]
All 12 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).
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- 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
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
- Aircraft registered in Grayling 5 aircraft · 5 piston singles
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,103 since 1982 · 226 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Michigan 220 landing places
- Michigan 7,224 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/GOV.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 30, 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.