Grand Forks Air Force Base
RDR · KRDR · Grand Forks, North Dakota · Grand Forks County · map
Grand Forks Air Force Base is a private airport owned by Usaf, 13 miles west of Grand Forks, North Dakota, 911 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 12,351 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now KRDR · observed 6:55 pm CDT (23:55 UTC), 7 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northwest (310°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 10,000 feet
- Temperature 61°F (16°C), dew point 40°F (5°C)
- Altimeter 29.80 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 3:00 pm CDT (20:00 UTC), good until Wed 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC)
- From Tue 3:00 pm CDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 20, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
- Changing between Tue 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC) and 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC) to: wind light and variable, clear skies
- Changing between Wed 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC) and 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC) to: wind from the west at 10 knots, gusting to 20, a few clouds at 8,000 feet
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KRDR 062355Z 31007KT 10SM FEW100 16/05 A2980 RMK AO2A SLP098 T01630047 10234 20163 52012 $
TAF KRDR 062000Z 0620/0802 33010G20KT 9999 SCT100 QNH2976INS BECMG 0702/0703 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2990INS BECMG 0711/0712 26010G20KT 9999 FEW080 510001 QNH2987INS TX21/0620Z TN10/0712Z
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 RDR · ICAO KRDR
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Air Force
- Owner
- Usaf
- Elevation
- 911 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 1,500 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- A control tower with radar approach control · operates 1200-0530z++; closed holidays.
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 12,351 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: localizer and glideslope, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1), right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 36: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1)
Radio frequencies
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 119.15 | Red River |
| Tower | 124.9 | Red River |
| Approach and departure | 118.1 | Red River |
| Arrival Grand Forks | 121.1 | Red River |
| Arrival Red river | 126.6 | Red River |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Red River |
| Grand Forks Center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.15 | Red River |
Aircraft registered in Grand Forks from the FAA register
272 aircraft are registered to owners in Grand Forks, North Dakota: 184 piston singles, 33 piston twins, 27 drones, 19 turboprops, 6 helicopters. 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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Oil available in package product only, hand transfer rqr.
- Hvy, large, and HI per aircraft: ovhd 2500 feet above sea level; rectangular 2000 feet above sea level; light aircraft and helicopter 1500 feet above sea level.
- Runway: first/last 1100 feet of runway 18/36 is concrete; middle 10150 feet of runway 18/36 is asphalt. Runway 18/36 grooved.
- VFR overhead and rectangular traffic pattern right hand runway 18.
- Jasu: (AM32A-86) (AM32-95)
- Caution: unctl veh traffic on taxiway and ramps.
- Fuel: J8
- Oil: oil available in package product only, hand transfer rqr. O-133-148
- On base lodging for transient aircrews unavailable.
- Caution: drone (UAV) operations within 11 DME half circle rdr R-180 through rdr R-360 west of Grand Forks Afb, surface to FL 180.drone (UAV) operations entire class D airspace.
- Service: tran alert: operates 1300-0100Z++ MON-FRI, 1400-2300Z++ Saturday and Sunday. No nml operates on fed holidays.
- After hours required must have apvl of RW/CV.
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.