# Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (GDW / KGDW)

**Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport** (IATA: GDW, ICAO: KGDW) is a small airport in Gladwin, Michigan, United States. It opened in Apr 1940. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,699 ft (1,432 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgdw

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GDW / KGDW
- FAA: GDW
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Gladwin, Michigan, United States
- Opened: Apr 1940
- Elevation: 774 ft / 236 m
- Coordinates: 43.9706, -84.4750
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,699 ft / 1,432 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/Detroit
- Website: http://www.gladwin.org/airport/airport.htm
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladwin_Zettel_Memorial_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3274796
- Weather station: KGDW
- Ident: KGDW

## Timeline

- Apr 1940: Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 4,699 ft / 1,432 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 088° / 268° | yes |
| 15/33 | 2,580 ft / 786 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Grass | 157° / 337° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,699 ft / 1,432 m | =7,620 of 29,858 | =2,894 in North America | =2,381 in US |
| Elevation | 774 ft / 236 m | =21,940 of 43,403 | =10,360 in North America | =8,534 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | SAGINAW APP/DEP | 126.450 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgdw/data