KGDB METAR Granite Falls Municipal Airport / Lenzen-Roe Memorial Field

Granite Falls, MinnesotaElevation 1,047 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR4 min old

Ceiling 5,000 ft, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

360@7

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

5,000 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

DENSITY ALT

-237 ft

-1,284 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0655Z (1:55 AM local) · 4 min old

KGDB is currently VFR. Winds are from the north at 7 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. The ceiling is 5,000 feet AGL.

WIND

360° at 7 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

Ceiling 5,000 ft

Lowest broken or overcast layer.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

7°C / 5°C

45°F / 41°F. 2°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.50 inHg

1032.8 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO OVC RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

T00650045

precise temperature 6.5°C, dew point 4.5°C

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 360° at 7 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling 5,000 ft. Forecast suggests monday rain, high near 46F, low near 36F, 95% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing. Note: the NWS forecast for now reads "Light Rain Likely" but the current METAR shows none of it; the observation and forecast differ, so trust the METAR for current conditions.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
Monday	Rain	46/36	NE 9 kt	–	95%
Tuesday	Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Cloudy	57/44	SSW 9 kt	–	19%
Wednesday	Rain Showers	67/41	S 4 kt	–	75%
Thursday	Sunny	62/40	0 kt	–	9%
Friday	Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers	62/46	ENE 9 kt	–	44%
Saturday	Chance Rain Showers	64/46	SE 9 kt	–	46%
Sunday	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	62	SSW 9 kt	–	18%

Note: the NWS forecast for now reads "Light Rain Likely" but the current METAR shows none of it; the observation and forecast differ, so trust the METAR for current conditions.

Source: National Weather Service (office MPX). Forecast issued 0659Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

1 runway · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

360° at 7 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 336 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

6 kt

CROSS

3 kt R

BEST

HEAD

6 kt tail

CROSS

3 kt L

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 4,357 ft

15/33

Dimensions

4,357 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 15157°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

RWY 33337°T

Displaced threshold642 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

-237 ft

Pressure altitude

467 ft

Field elevation

1,047 ft MSL

Temperature

7°C (45°F)

Dewpoint

5°C (41°F)

Altimeter

30.50 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2321Z 6:21 PM

Sunrise

1251Z 7:51 AM

Loggable night

2351Z (6:51 PM local) → 1221Z (7:21 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2321Z (6:21 PM local) → 1251Z (7:51 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0021Z (7:21 PM local) → 1151Z (6:51 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Granite Falls Municipal Airport / Lenzen-Roe Memorial Field is in Granite Falls, Minnesota. Field elevation 1,047 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerLOIS PROCTOR

Manager phone507-476-5939

AttendedUNATNDD

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKGDB

SectionalTWIN CITIES

Center (ARTCC)MINNEAPOLIS

Flight service (AFSS)PRINCETON

RegionMinnesota

CountryUnited States

Coordinates44.7533, -95.5560

Distance from city4 NM S

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

120.1

AWOS 3

AWOS

127.1

MINNEAPOLIS CNTR

CNTR

122.8

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.800

CTAF

122.800

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KGDB traffic patterns

2026-07-14 to 2026-09-05, 5 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

1.5

AVG OPS/DAY

2.3

Operations trend (4 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX

Piston single 100%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

›AC11 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›BE36 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›C182 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›AC11 (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KMVE Montevideo Chippewa County Airport

15 NM NW

VFR

KMML Southwest Minnesota Regional Airport - Marshall/Ryan Field

21 NM SW

VFR

KRWF Redwood Falls Municipal Airport

24 NM SE

VFR

KBDH Willmar Municipal Airport John L Rice Field (2006)

28 NM NE

VFR

KBBB Benson Municipal Airport

35 NM N

VFR

KDVP Slayton Municipal Airport

47 NM S

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›NOISE SENSITIVE AREA 1.5 MI IN RADIUS OFF NORTH END OF RY 15/33.

›DEER ON & INVOF AIRPORT.

›SELF SERVICE FUEL AVAIL 24 HOURS WITH CREDIT CARD.

›GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AND PRINCETON FSS.

›ARPT INFO PHONE NUMBER: 320-564-5665.

›FOR CD IF UNA VIA GCO CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

›MIRL RY 15/33 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST, ACTVT REIL RY 15 & 33 & PAPI RY 15 & 33 - CTAF.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KGDB on OurAirports

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Does KGDB have a METAR?

Yes. KGDB has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

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What is the field elevation at KGDB?

KGDB sits at 1,047 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KGDB?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

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