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 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 10,840 takeoffs and landings a year.
Weather right now KGOV · observed 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC), 37 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 knots
- Visibility 9 miles
- Temperature 64°F (18°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter 29.83 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KGOV 062255Z AUTO 20010KT 9SM CLR 18/08 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP111 T01790079 $
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 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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Parking
- tiedown
- 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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 10,840, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
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.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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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, never named. All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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.