FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 28 FEBRUARY 2019
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: | 1369.9 ft. / 417.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01W (2010) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of TOWER, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 55790 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1959 |
| 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: | MIRL RY 08/26 PRESET MEDIUM INTNSTY TO INCREASE INTNSTY & ACTVT - CTAF. |
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 MINNEAPOLIS CENTER ON 127.9/281.45 (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 | | 165/27.6 | | 385 | | 01W | | 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 |
| Runway heading: | 088 magnetic, 087 true | | 268 magnetic, 267 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 43 ft. trees, 1038 ft. from runway, 22 ft. right of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear | | none
4 FT BRUSH 79 FT FROM RY END 111 FT R. |
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: | JOHN BURGESS
BOX 576, 602 MAIN ST.
TOWER, MN 55790
Phone (218) 780-5902 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 15 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | 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 September 2016 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 270 FT HILL 2500 FT 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 from 28 February 2019 at 0901Z to 28 March 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (182KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (186KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (156KB) |
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 - Range Regional Airport (34 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 20-Mar-2019
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:42 | | 11:42 |
| Sunrise | | 07:13 | | 12:13 |
| Sunset | | 19:20 | | 00:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:51 | | 00:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Mar-2019 02:28:35 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 20-Mar-2019 21:28:35 |
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| METAR |
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KCQM
16nm W | 210155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 02/M02 A3008 RMK AO2
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KELO
19nm E | 210215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC037 02/M02 A3006 RMK AO2
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KORB
26nm NW | 210213Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC029 01/M03 A3006 RMK AO2
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KEVM
27nm S | 210215Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM OVC033 03/M01 A3008 RMK AO2 T00251011
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KCDD
29nm NW | 210155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC034 01/M02 A3010 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KHIB
34nm SW | 202049Z 2021/2118 36011KT P6SM BKN025 OVC035 FM210200 33005KT P6SM BKN050 FM211200 27007KT P6SM SCT120
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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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