FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | D61 |
| Lat/Long: | 48-21-29.9950N / 100-23-31.4840W 48-21.499917N / 100-23.524733W 48.3583319 / -100.3920789 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1484 ft. / 452 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 09E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile NE of TOWNER, ND |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 58788 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1937 |
| Sectional chart: | TWIN CITIES |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GRAND FORKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GFK (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT LIRL RY 16/34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MOTr068/36.2 | | MINOT VORTAC | | 117.10 | | 13E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| RUGBY | | 255/14.7 | | 212 | | 08E | | RUG | .-. ..- --. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 30 x 30 ft. / 9 x 9 m |
| Surface: | concrete |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3200 x 100 ft. / 975 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | 16/34 MKD 3 FT WOODEN RED MARKERS ON ENDS & INTXN. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 48-21.820833N | | 48-21.324833N |
| Longitude: | 100-23.931000W | | 100-23.666500W |
| Elevation: | 1482.0 ft. | | 1475.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 4 ft. fence, 1 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline +30 FT POLE 500 FT FM THLD; 100 FT R OF EXTDD CNTRLN; APCH RATIO 16:1; +15 FT BLDG 150 FT FM THLD 125 FT L OF EXTDD CNTRLN; APCH RATIO 10:1. | | 17 ft. road, 30 ft. from runway, 1:1 slope to clear +30' PLINE 1100' FM THR ON CNTRLN, APCH RATIO 36:1. |
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 2900 x 150 ft. / 884 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 03/21 MKD 3 FT WOODEN RED MARKERS ON ENDS & INTXN. |
| Operational restrictions: | HAS 5' RWY VISIBIITY SIGHT CLEARANCE VIOLATION. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 48-21.333167N | | 48-21.719667N |
| Longitude: | 100-23.908333W | | 100-23.488500W |
| Elevation: | 1475.0 ft. | | 1484.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 17 ft. road, 1 ft. from runway | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TOWNER ARPT AUTHORITY BOX 330 TOWNER, ND 58788 Phone 701-537-5137 |
| Manager: | RICHARD GUNTER BOX 330 TOWNER, ND 58788 Phone 701-537-5137 ADDL CTC WINSTON PRATTENGER 701-537-5944 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 5 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 77/month * | | 65% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 09 December 1999 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 3' DITCH SE END OF RWY 16/34 & SW END OF RWY 03/21. |
| - | RWY 16/34 HAS 50' STOPWAY NW END & 130' STOPWAY SE END. |
| - | CONFIRM WINTER CONDITIONS AFTER SNOWSTORM WITH AMGR 701-537-5137. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at D61.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KRUG - Rugby Municipal Airport (15 nm E)
D09 - Bottineau Municipal Airport (28 nm N)
KMOT - Minot International Airport (36 nm W)
KMIB - Minot Air Force Base (39 nm W)
5H4 - Harvey Municipal Airport (39 nm SE)
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| Sectional chart |
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Times for 12-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:28 | | 10:28 |
| Sunrise | | 06:05 | | 11:05 |
| Sunset | | 21:11 | | 02:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:48 | | 02:48 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-May-2008 14:11:17 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 12-May-2008 09:11:17 |
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| METAR |
KMOT 36nm W | 121354Z 08004KT 10SM BKN100 08/06 A2961 RMK AO2 SLP031 T00830056
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KMIB 38nm W | 121355Z AUTO 11004KT 10SM CLR 08/06 A2961 RMK AO2 CIG 100 RWY29 SLP033 T00800064 $
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| TAF |
KMOT 36nm W | 121127Z 121212 11012KT P6SM BKN110 FM1500 10010KT P6SM OVC045 FM1800 09010KT P6SM VCSH OVC035 FM2200 07012KT P6SM VCSH OVC025CB FM0100 02008KT P6SM VCSH OVC015
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KMIB 38nm W | 120808 14012KT 9000 -RA OVC030 QNH2956INS TEMPO 0812 15015G25KT OVC005 BECMG 1213 21012KT 9999 NSW FEW100 QNH2955INS BECMG 2324 35010G15KT 9999 BKN100 QNH2960INS T17/21Z T07/11Z AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 1208 TIL 1212
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| NOTAMs |
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