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) and about 11 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 5,620 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Gwinner/Roger Melroe Field?
Its FAA code is GWR, and its ICAO code is KGWR.
Where is Gwinner/Roger Melroe Field?
It is 1 mile southeast of Gwinner, North Dakota, 1,266 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Gwinner/Roger Melroe Field?
The longest of its 2 runways, 16/34, is 5,000 feet long.
Does Gwinner/Roger Melroe Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Gwinner/Roger Melroe Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
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 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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Britton Municipal (25 nm south), Harry Stern Airport (43 nm east), Edgeley Municipal (46 nm west).
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 North Dakota · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
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 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
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 5,620, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 600 |
| general aviation, travelling | 2,000 |
| general aviation, local | 3,000 |
| military | 20 |
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 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in North Dakota.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance).
All 1 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
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 · 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. 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 Gwinner 7 aircraft · 5 piston singles, 1 piston twins, 1 drones
- Aj Aviation LLC 3 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in North Dakota 581 since 1982 · 59 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in North Dakota 89 landing places
- North Dakota 2,489 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/GWR.json.
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 27, 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.