Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR/KRDR)

USA / North Dakota / Emerado /
 airport, military airbase, United States Air Force
Grand Forks Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base that operates as part of the USAF Air Combat Command, USAF Eighteenth Air Force. The base's host unit 319th Air Base Wing and the facility is home to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing's 69th Reconnaissance Group who operated the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)

Runway Info:
17/35: Asphalt 12,350ft/3,764m

Base Website:
www.grandforks.af.mil/


www.airnav.com/airport/KRDR
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Forks_Air_Force_Base
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   47°57'44"N   97°22'28"W

Comments

  • 319 Refueling Wing: 905th Air Refueling Squadron 906th Air Refueling Squadron 911th Air Refueling Squadron 912th Air Refueling Squadron Runway 17/35 12350 x 150 ft. / 3764 x 46 m
  • As of Jan 2011, the last KC-135R departed Grand Forks. 50 years of manned flying there is over.
  • Over for now. I bet the AF will consider GFAFB for a home for the new tanker. It would make sense.
This article was last modified 13 years ago