KGFK Grand Forks Intl

UNKNOWN

Unknown — not enough evidence to call a runway

We don't know, and saying so beats guessing. No D-ATIS feed here — a voice ATIS/AWOS may exist; check the frequency. ADS-B tracking just started here — traffic history is still building.

certainty: — evidence: NONE Class D

Wind 100° true at 3 kt · VFR · 29 min old · from KGFK (0.4 nm away)

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9L 16% 6701 ft · 3 kt head, 0 kt x-right

17R 14% 7351 ft · 0 kt head, 3 kt x-left · right traffic

35L 14% 7351 ft · 0 kt TAIL, 3 kt x-right

9R 14% 3300 ft · 3 kt head, 0 kt x-right · right traffic

17L 12% 3901 ft · 0 kt head, 3 kt x-left

35R 12% 3901 ft · 0 kt TAIL, 3 kt x-right · right traffic

27R 10% 6701 ft · 3 kt TAIL, 0 kt x-left · right traffic

27L 9% 3300 ft · 3 kt TAIL, 0 kt x-left

Active NOTAMs affecting runways

APCH OTS until 10-23 22:00Z

NAV VOR U/S

APCH OTS RWY 17R until 11-18 16:17Z

IAP GRAND FORKS INTL, GRAND FORKS, ND. LOC BC RWY 17R, AMDT 13B... RADAR REQUIRED FOR PROCEDURE ENTRY EXCEPT FOR ACFT EQUIPPED WITH SUITABLE RNAV SYSTEM WITH GPS, GFK VOR OUT OF SERVICE.

APCH OTS RWY 17R until 07-14 13:36Z

IAP GRAND FORKS INTL, GRAND FORKS, ND. RNAV (GPS) RWY 17R, AMDT 1B... PROCEDURE NA.

APCH OTS RWY 17R until 07-14 13:36Z

IAP GRAND FORKS INTL, GRAND FORKS, ND. VOR RWY 17R, AMDT 6C... PROCEDURE NA.

LIGHTING RWY 17R

RWY 17R RWY END ID LGT DECOMMISSIONED

LIGHTING RWY 17R

RWY 17R PAPI DECOMMISSIONED

APCH OTS RWY 35L until 10-23 22:00Z

NAV ILS RWY 35L U/S

APCH OTS RWY 35L until 12-24 20:22Z

IAP GRAND FORKS INTL, GRAND FORKS, ND. VOR RWY 35L, AMDT 7C... S-35L MDA 1400/HAT 555 ALL CATS. VISIBILITY CAT A/B RVR 5000, CAT C/D RVR 6000. ELVAW FIX MINIMUMS NA. CIRCLING MDA 1400/HAA 555 CAT A/B. TEMPORARY CRANE 1031FT MSL 3686FT NORTHEAST OF RWY 35L (2026-AGL-13305-NRA). TEMPORARY CRANE 1031FT MSL 3688FT SOUTHWEST OF GFK AIRPORT (2026-AGL-13305-NRA).

Why — evidence behind this answer

Runway 9L

WIND 3 kt headwind, 1 kt right crosswind 29 min ago +0.12
PRIOR runway length 6701 ft +0.06

Runway 17R

PRIOR runway length 7351 ft +0.08
WIND 1 kt headwind, 3 kt left crosswind 29 min ago +0.00

Runway 35L

PRIOR runway length 7351 ft +0.08
WIND 1 kt TAILWIND, 3 kt right crosswind 29 min ago -0.04

Runway 9R

WIND 3 kt headwind, 1 kt right crosswind 29 min ago +0.12
PRIOR runway length 3300 ft -0.08

Runway 17L

PRIOR runway length 3901 ft -0.05
WIND 1 kt headwind, 3 kt left crosswind 29 min ago +0.00

Runway 35R

PRIOR runway length 3901 ft -0.05
WIND 1 kt TAILWIND, 3 kt right crosswind 29 min ago -0.04

Runway 27R

WIND 3 kt TAILWIND, 1 kt left crosswind 29 min ago -0.33
PRIOR runway length 6701 ft +0.06

Runway 27L

WIND 3 kt TAILWIND, 1 kt left crosswind 29 min ago -0.33
PRIOR runway length 3300 ft -0.08

Sources consulted

source	status	age	note
D_ATIS	UNAVAILABLE		No D-ATIS at this field
METAR	OK	29 min	Nearest station KGFK (0.4 nm away)
ADSB	WARMING_UP	430 min	Only 0 min of track history so far
NOTAM	OK
CIFP	NOT_CONFIGURED		Instrument procedures: phase 4

Recent operations

No operations observed in the last hour. (Only 0 min of track history so far)

Was this right?

KGFK field & runways

Grand Forks Intl, Grand Forks, North Dakota. Field elevation 845 ft. Class D airspace. Towered. Magnetic variation 6.0°E on record, 2.8°E today.

The FAA's variation of record is the number this field was surveyed against; the second is where north points now, from WMM2025. It is moving 0.048°/year west — about 1° every 21 years — which is why runway numbers eventually stop matching their pavement.

Runway data from the FAA NASR 01 Oct 2026 cycle. Where NASR locates both thresholds, the true heading is the bearing between them rather than NASR's whole-degree alignment. Magnetic is that heading against *today's* declination from WMM2025, not the field's variation of record — so it can differ from the chart by the gap between the two shown above. The number painted on the runway is the one ATC uses.
Runway	True	Magnetic	Number	Length	Surface	Pattern	Notes
17L	180.0°	177.3°	runway 18 by the rule today · 7.3° past	3,901 ft	CONC
17R	180.0°	177.3°	runway 18 by the rule today · 7.3° past	7,351 ft	ASPH	right
27L	270.0°	267.3°	matches	3,300 ft	CONC
27R	270.0°	267.2°	matches	6,701 ft	CONC	right
35L	0.0°	357.3°	runway 36 by the rule today · 7.3° past	7,351 ft	ASPH		ILS
35R	0.0°	357.3°	runway 36 by the rule today · 7.3° past	3,901 ft	CONC	right
9L	90.0°	87.2°	matches	6,701 ft	CONC
9R	90.0°	87.3°	matches	3,300 ft	CONC	right

What KGFK usually does

Of 661 operations this service has observed at KGFK since 2026-08-24:

27L 34% 223 ops
27R 26% 173 ops
9L 26% 171 ops
9R 7% 47 ops
35R 3% 19 ops
17L 3% 18 ops
35L 1% 8 ops
17R 0% 2 ops

Observed by this service only — not an FAA statistic, and biased toward the hours and days it has been watching. It is shown because it is the same history the engine learns its local-convention prior from.

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KGFK ☆ Grand Forks Intl