FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 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 | |
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 16-Oct-2013
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:59 | | 11:59 |
| Sunrise | | 07:31 | | 12:31 |
| Sunset | | 18:19 | | 23:19 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:50 | | 23:50 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 17:30:08 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 12:30:08 |
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| METAR |
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KCQM
16nm W | 161656Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN023 07/02 A2989 RMK AO2
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KELO
19nm E | 161653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/00 A2986 RMK AO2
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KORB
26nm NW | 161653Z AUTO 25004KT 10SM SCT021 07/02 A2986 RMK AO2
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KEVM
27nm S | 161647Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM CLR 08/00 A2989 RMK AO2
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KCDD
29nm NW | 161652Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM SCT028 09/06 A2989 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KHIB
34nm SW | 161313Z 1613/1712 36005KT P6SM SCT015 TEMPO 1613/1614 BKN015 FM161500 30003KT P6SM FEW025 FM161800 25005KT 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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