FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
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 -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: | 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 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: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 310 ft. from runway, 220 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear | | 59 ft. trees, 1005 ft. from runway, 345 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 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 218-753-4070 |
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 31 May 2010 | |
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 between 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (178KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (178KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
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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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:28 | | 10:28 |
| Sunrise | | 06:03 | | 11:03 |
| Sunset | | 20:25 | | 01:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:00 | | 02:00 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 09:47:30 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Aug-2013 04:47:30 |
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| METAR |
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KCQM
16nm W | 130856Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/04 A3016 RMK AO2
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KELO
19nm E | 130853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN075 06/05 A3014 RMK AO2
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KORB
26nm NW | 130853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT070 06/05 A3014 RMK AO2
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KEVM
27nm S | 130848Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN075 06/05 A3016 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW
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KCDD
29nm NW | 130851Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT055 SCT070 04/03 A3017 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KHIB
34nm SW | 130531Z 1306/1406 VRB02KT P6SM SCT070 TEMPO 1308/1312 2SM BR FM131400 36008KT P6SM SCT030 TEMPO 1315/1317 BKN035 FM131900 34010KT P6SM SCT050 FM140100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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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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