Gwinner/Roger Melroe Field
GWR · KGWR · Gwinner, North Dakota · Sargent County · map
Gwinner/Roger Melroe Field is a public-use airport, 1 mile southeast of Gwinner, North Dakota, 1,266 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 16/34, is 5,000 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KGWR · observed 3:15 pm CDT (20:15 UTC), 21 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 11 knots, gusting to 16
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 79°F (26°C), dew point 43°F (6°C)
- Altimeter 29.81 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 KGWR 062015Z AUTO 30011G16KT 10SM CLR 26/06 A2981 RMK A01
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 GWR · ICAO KGWR
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 1,266 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 5,000 × 75 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 06/24 | 2,991 × 100 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 16: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 34: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Gwr and aWOS-3 | 118.325 | |
| Fargo and center (remote transmitter) High | 127.35 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 701-678-6801.
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 Gwinner from the FAA register
7 aircraft are registered to owners in Gwinner, North Dakota: 5 piston singles, 1 piston twin, 1 drone. 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 · 1 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
- Runway 06/24 closed winter months.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 16/34; PAPI runway 16/34 and medium-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 - the common traffic frequency.
- Apt authorized chrmn rick hoistad.
- Self service fuel available 24 hours with credit card.
- Runway 06/24 no edge mkrs.
- +42 feet power line 2680 feet from thld on centerline approach ratio 50:1.
- Runway 16 +480 feet lighted tower 17500 feet from thld 3000 feet R of extdd centerline.
- Deer and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
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.