Airports / North Dakota / RDR
Grand Forks Air Force Base
KRDR / RDRGrand Forks, North DakotaELEV 913 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
9 nm
To the nearest alternate
Grand Forks International Airport (GFK) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Grand Forks Air Force Base (KRDR / RDR) sits in Grand Forks, North Dakota, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 913 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into RDR for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Grand Forks International Airport (GFK, 9 nm), Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVF, 49 nm), and Devils Lake Regional Airport (DVL, 61 nm).
Charter pricing from RDR depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Grand Forks.
Field capability
ICAO
KRDR
IATA
RDR
FAA / Local
RDR
Elevation
913 ft
Coordinates
47.9611° N · 97.4012° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs ND fields
state range 795–2,965 ft
At 913 ft, RDR sits lower than 73% of the 15 North Dakota fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 9nmGFKGrand Forks International AirportGrand Forks
- 49nmTVFThief River Falls Regional AirportThief River Falls
- 61nmDVLDevils Lake Regional AirportDevils Lake
- 67nmFARHector International AirportFargo
- 81nmJMSJamestown Regional AirportJamestown
- 103nmBJIBemidji Regional AirportBemidji
Location
Open the full mapKRDR · Grand Forks Air Force Base · Grand Forks, ND
From the ramp
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