FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 FEBRUARY 2020
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) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC 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. |
| 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: | 22 ft. trees, 617 ft. from runway, 223 ft. right of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear | | 13 ft. brush, 227 ft. from runway, 109 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
4 FT BRUSH 50 FT FM RWY END 153 FT RIGHT. |
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: | | 14 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 | | 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 June 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 270 FT HILL 2500 FT SOUTHEAST OF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT TRAFFIC ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
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 27 February 2020 at 0901Z to 26 March 2020 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (167KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (161KB) |
| 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 28-Feb-2020
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:22 | | 12:22 |
| Sunrise | | 06:53 | | 12:53 |
| Sunset | | 17:51 | | 23:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:22 | | 00:22 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 28-Feb-2020 06:34:29 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 28-Feb-2020 00:34:29 |
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| METAR |
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KCQM
16nm W | 280615Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M24/M27 A3004 RMK AO2
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KELO
19nm E | 280555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M23/M26 A3002 RMK AO2
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KORB
26nm NW | 280613Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M22/M25 A3002 RMK AO2
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KEVM
27nm S | 280615Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M22/M24 A3004 RMK AO2 T12201238
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KCDD
29nm NW | 280613Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M26/M28 A3009 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KHIB
34nm SW | 280525Z 2806/2906 VRB05KT 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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