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 |
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| ELOr269/18.6 | | ELY VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 00E |
| EVMr018/25.2 | | EVELETH VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 01E |
| HIBr026/35.2 | | HIBBING VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| COOK | | 090/16.1 | | 233 | | 01E | | CQM | -.-. --.- -- |
| ORR | | 116/25.9 | | 341 | | 02E | | ORB | --- .-. -... |
| SCOTT | | 163/27.5 | | 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: | 47-49.039000N | | 47-49.095167N |
| Longitude: | 092-17.669000W | | 092-16.843000W |
| Elevation: | 1362.0 ft. | | 1362.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, 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: | 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
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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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Dec-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:07 | | 13:07 |
| Sunrise | | 07:43 | | 13:43 |
| Sunset | | 16:17 | | 22:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:52 | | 22:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Dec-2008 03:28:04 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 04-Dec-2008 21:28:04 |
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| METAR |
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KCQM
16nm W | 050317Z AUTO 23005KT 7SM -SN SCT019 SCT024 BKN036 M16/M17 A3020 RMK AO2
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KELO
19nm E | 050313Z AUTO 25005KT 10SM -SN CLR M16/M20 A3017 RMK AO2
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KORB
26nm NW | 050314Z AUTO 25004KT 10SM -SN SCT033 OVC055 M16/M16 A3016 RMK AO2
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KEVM
27nm S | 050314Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR M14/M17 A3023 RMK AO1
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KCDD
29nm N | 050304Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M14/M16 A3021 RMK AO2
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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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| NOTAMs |
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