# Gray Army Air Field (GRF / KGRF)

**Gray Army Air Field** (IATA: GRF, ICAO: KGRF) is a medium airport in Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, United States. It opened in Jun 1943. It has one runway, 6,124 ft (1,867 m) long, asphalt.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GRF / KGRF
- FAA: GRF
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, United States
- Opened: Jun 1943
- Elevation: 301 ft / 92 m
- Coordinates: 47.0792, -122.5810
- Runways: 1
- Helipads: 3
- Longest runway: 6,124 ft / 1,867 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches, 1 departure
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_Army_Airfield (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3913397
- Weather station: KGRF
- Ident: KGRF

## Timeline

- Jun 1943: Gray Army Air Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 6,124 ft / 1,867 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt |  | yes |

- Also 3 helipads.
- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00413AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 6,124 ft / 1,867 m | #4,384 of 29,858 | #1,167 in North America | #907 in US |
| Elevation | 301 ft / 92 m | =31,257 of 43,403 | =14,429 in North America | =12,149 in US |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =1,078 in North America | =1,034 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | SEATTLE APP/DEP | 120.100 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 124.650 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 119.325 |
| GND | GND/CLNC DEL | 121.900 |
| INFO | AR OPS | 36.100 |
| MISC | ARNG OPS | 36.550 |
| OPS | OPS | 32.300 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 134.100 |
| RDO | BULLSEYE RDO | 36.700 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.325 |

## Nearby airports

- [TCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktcm.md) McChord Air Force Base · 6.4 mi / 10 km
- [TIW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktiw.md) Tacoma Narrows Airport · 13 mi / 21 km
- [OLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kolm.md) Olympia Regional Airport · 17 mi / 27 km
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · 28 mi / 46 km
- [PWT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpwt.md) Bremerton National Airport · 30 mi / 48 km
- [BFI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbfi.md) King County International Airport - Boeing Field · 34 mi / 54 km

## 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/kgrf/data