Grygla Municipal Airport | |
Faa: | 3G2 |
Type: | Public |
Owner: | City of Grygla |
City-Served: | Grygla, Minnesota |
Elevation-F: | 1177 |
Elevation-M: | 359 |
Coordinates: | 48.2988°N -95.6266°W |
Pushpin Map: | USA Minnesota#USA |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Minnesota |
Pushpin Label: | 3G2 |
R1-Number: | 17/35 |
R1-Length-F: | 3437 |
R1-Length-M: | 1048 |
R1-Surface: | Turf |
Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Grygla Municipal Airport - Mel Wilkens Field is city-owned public-use airport located one mile southwest of the central business district of Grygla, a city in Marshall County, Minnesota.
Planning for the airport began in 1991. The airport was officially opened on August 25, 2002. The airport was dedicated to Mel Wilkens, a local pilot and resident of Grygla.[2]
The local Lions Clubs chapter hosts a fly-in every year on the last Sunday before Labor Day.
Grygla Municipal Airport covers an area of 78 acres which contains one runway designated 17/35 with a 3437x turf surface. For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2017, the airport had 400 general aviation aircraft operations.