# Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR / KRDR)

**Grand Forks Air Force Base** (IATA: RDR, ICAO: KRDR) is a medium airport in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. It opened in 1957. It has one runway, 12,351 ft (3,765 m) long, asphalt. It is operated by United States Air Force.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RDR / KRDR
- FAA: RDR
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Serves: Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
- Opened: 1957
- Elevation: 911 ft / 278 m
- Coordinates: 47.9611, -97.4012
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 12,351 ft / 3,765 m
- Instrument procedures: 6 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.grandforks.af.mil
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Forks_Air_Force_Base (16 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2577056
- Weather station: KRDR
- Ident: KRDR

## Timeline

- 1957: Grand Forks Air Force Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 12,351 ft / 3,765 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05010AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 12,351 ft / 3,765 m | #246 of 29,858 | #60 in North America | #51 in US |
| Elevation | 911 ft / 278 m | #19,253 of 43,403 | #8,759 in North America | #7,100 in US |
| Age | Opened 1957 | =4,248 of 15,079 | =2,902 in North America | =2,831 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 | APP/DEP | 118.100 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 27.345 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 119.150 |
| GND | GND | 119.150 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.350 |
| POST | COMD POST | 31.100 |
| PTD | PTD | 37.220 |
| RDO | RDO | 122.200 |
| TWR | RED RIVER TWR | 124.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [GFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgfk.md) Grand Forks International Airport · 10 mi / 17 km
- [TVF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktvf.md) Thief River Falls Regional Airport · 57 mi / 91 km
- [DVL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdvl.md) Devils Lake Regional Airport · 70 mi / 113 km
- [FAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfar.md) Hector International Airport · 77 mi / 124 km
- [JMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjms.md) Jamestown Regional Airport · 93 mi / 150 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/krdr/data