Plain English Meaning

KRYN is the short code name the FAA uses for Gratiot Community Airport in Alma, Michigan. On the approach chart, it marks the airport itself.

Full Definition

KRYN is the FAA location identifier and named waypoint for Gratiot Community Airport in Alma, Michigan. In the context of an NDB approach chart, KRYN appears as a five-letter fix name used to label the airport reference on the procedure.

Context Anchor

Seen on instrument approach charts, procedure examples, flight plans, and navigation equipment when Ryan Field Airport is the airport being identified.

Derivation

In the United States, many four-letter airport identifiers begin with “K” and then use the airport’s three-letter identifier. Ryan Field’s three-letter identifier is RYN, so its four-letter identifier is KRYN.