FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 12D |
| Lat/Long: | 47-49-05.3600N / 092-17-09.8400W
47-49.089333N / 092-17.164000W
47.8181556 / -92.2860667
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1369 ft. / 417.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01W (2010) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of TOWER, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 (18 nm E): | 132.025 (218-365-3814) |
- APP/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNIANAPOLIS CENTER ON 127./281.45 (DULUTH RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ELOr269/18.4 | | ELY VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 00E |
| EVMr019/25.3 | | EVELETH VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 01E |
| HIBr027/35.3 | | HIBBING VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ORR | | 115/26.1 | | 341 | | 02E | | ORB | --- .-. -... |
| SCOTT | | 162/27.6 | | 385 | | 02E | | SCG | ... -.-. --. |
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: | 47-49.075667N | | 47-49.103000N |
| Longitude: | 092-17.578667W | | 092-16.749333W |
| Elevation: | 1365.8 ft. | | 1369.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| 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: | left | | left |
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 |
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| 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
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 **NEW** | |
download (213KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 **NEW** | |
download (208KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (55KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCQM - Cook Municipal Airport (16 nm W)
KELO - Ely Municipal Airport (18 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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Jul-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:37 | | 09:37 |
| Sunrise | | 05:17 | | 10:17 |
| Sunset | | 21:10 | | 02:10 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:50 | | 02:50 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 21:29:18 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Jul-2009 16:29:18 |
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| METAR |
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KCQM
16nm W | 042117Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR 24/08 A3002 RMK AO2
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KELO
19nm E | 042113Z AUTO 32009G16KT 290V350 10SM CLR 23/02 A2999
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KORB
26nm NW | 042054Z AUTO 32003KT 10SM CLR 24/11 A2999 RMK AO2
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KEVM
27nm S | 042054Z AUTO 35008G14KT 10SM BKN070 26/07 A3002 RMK AO1
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KCDD
29nm NW | 042040Z AUTO 35004KT 10SM SCT075 24/07 A3002 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KHIB
34nm SW | 041726Z 0418/0518 VRB04KT P6SM SCT060 FM050000 32004KT P6SM SCT060 BKN090 FM051500 32007KT P6SM SCT050
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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