KGFK · Grand Forks International Airport

GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

845

Elevation ft

Runways

7,351

Longest ft · 17R/35L

47.95N

97.18W

Grand Forks International Airport serves Grand Forks, North Dakota at 845 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17R/35L, at 7,351 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
17R/35L	7,351 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
09L/27R	6,701 × 100 ft	concrete (good)	unlit
17L/35R	3,901 × 75 ft	concrete	lit
09R/27L	3,300 × 60 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 845 ft is about 13°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 13°C)	845 ft	2,603 ft	2,199 ft	3,299 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,045 ft	2,837 ft	2,326 ft	3,489 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,245 ft	3,071 ft	2,452 ft	3,679 ft
35°C afternoon	3,448 ft	3,110 ft	2,474 ft	3,711 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17R/35L, 7,351 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,711 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KGFK is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KTVF Thief River Falls Regional Airport	40 nm E	6,504 ft
KFAR Hector International Airport	63 nm S	9,001 ft
KDVL Devils Lake Regional Airport	70 nm W	6,400 ft
KDTL Detroit Lakes Airport	86 nm SE	5,201 ft
KJMS Jamestown Regional Airport	86 nm SW	6,502 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KGFK

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KGFK, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KGFK or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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