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12D Tower Municipal Airport
Tower, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: 12D
Lat/Long: 47-49-06.0000N / 092-17-30.0000W
47-49.100000N / 092-17.500000W
47.8183333 / -92.2916667
(estimated)
Elevation: 1369 ft. / 417.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 02E (1985)
From city: 1 mile NW of TOWER, MN
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Savings Time)
Zip code: 55790

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1959
Sectional chart: GREEN BAY
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: PNM (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at CQM (16 nm W): 118.175 (218-666-2539)
WX AWOS-3 at ELO (19 nm E): 132.025 (218-365-3814)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ELOr269/18.6ELY VOR/DME109.6000E
EVMr018/25.2EVELETH VOR/DME108.2001E
HIBr026/35.2HIBBING VOR/DME110.8002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
COOK090/16.123301ECQM -.-. --.- --
ORR116/25.934102EORB --- .-. -...
SCOTT163/27.538502ESCG ... -.-. --.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
SELF SERVICE FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 3400 x 75 ft. / 1036 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 47-49.039000N47-49.095167N
Longitude: 092-17.669000W092-16.843000W
Elevation: 1362.0 ft.1362.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftright
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Obstructions: 5 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway, 105 ft. left of centerline
RY 08, +5 TREES, 100-200 FT FM END, 105L.
45 ft. trees, 525 ft. from runway, 140 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear

Runway 14W/32W

Dimensions: 5000 x 200 ft. / 1524 x 61 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 14W  RUNWAY 32W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF TOWER
BOX 576, 602 MAIN ST.
TOWER, MN 55790
Phone 218-753-4070
Manager: TIM KOTZIAN
BOX 576, 602 MAIN ST.
TOWER, MN 55790
Phone 218-753-3231

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 23
Single engine airplanes: 20
Helicopters: 2
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 71/week *
73% local general aviation
27% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 30 April 2007

Additional Remarks

+270' HILL 2500' SOUTHEAST OF ARPT.
ULTRALIGHT TRAFFIC ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 12D.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCQM - Cook Municipal Airport (16 nm W)
KELO - Ely Municipal Airport (19 nm E)
KEVM - Eveleth-Virginia Municipal Airport (25 nm S)
KORB - Orr Regional Airport (26 nm NW)
KHIB - Chisholm-Hibbing Airport (34 nm SW)
 
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From to 12D

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Dec-2008
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0713:07
Sunrise07:4313:43
Sunset16:1722:17
Evening civil twilight16:5222:52

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Dec-2008 03:28:04
Local (UTC-6)  04-Dec-2008 21:28:04
 
METAR
KCQM 
16nm W 
050317Z AUTO 23005KT 7SM -SN SCT019 SCT024 BKN036 M16/M17 A3020 RMK AO2
KELO 
19nm E 
050313Z AUTO 25005KT 10SM -SN CLR M16/M20 A3017 RMK AO2
KORB 
26nm NW 
050314Z AUTO 25004KT 10SM -SN SCT033 OVC055 M16/M16 A3016 RMK AO2
KEVM 
27nm S 
050314Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR M14/M17 A3023 RMK AO1
KCDD 
29nm N 
050304Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M14/M16 A3021 RMK AO2
TAF
KHIB 
34nm SW 
050000Z 0500/0524 29008KT P6SM SCT025 SCT040 TEMPO 0500/0501 5SM -SN BKN040 FM050600 28008KT P6SM SCT035 BKN250 FM051200 24008KT P6SM BKN040 BKN120 FM051900 21011G16KT P6SM BKN040 PROB30 0521/0524 5SM -SN BKN025
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Tower Municipal Airport 218-753-2307
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SS 
100LL 
$4.90 
 Updated 09-Aug-2008
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Northern Avionics Inc. 218-753-3231
[web site]
[email]
Hangars, Avionics sales and service, Aircraft modifications, Aviation accessories, Pilot supplies

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Other Pages about Tower Municipal Airport

www.towermn.com/airport
PDF page(s) from the Minnesota Airport Directory
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