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D81

Red Lake Falls Municipal Airport
Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	D81
Lat/Long:	47-49-35.4550N 096-15-35.2050W 47-49.590917N 096-15.586750W 47.8265153,-96.2597792 (estimated)
Elevation:	1060 ft. / 323 m (estimated)
Variation:	05E (1985)
From city:	3 miles S of RED LAKE FALLS, MN
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	56750

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	07/1979
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:	SS-SR
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at CKN (15 nm W):	126.425 (218-281-3018)
WX AWOS-3PT at TVF (15 nm N):	119.025 (218-681-1918)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
TVFr183/14.9		THIEF RIVER FALLS VOR/DME		114.45		08E
GFKr093/38.0		GRAND FORKS VOR/DME		114.30		09E

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions:	2500 x 60 ft. / 762 x 18 m
Surface:	asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	non-standard NSTD LIRL; LGTS 40 FT OFF SIDES OF RY.
	RUNWAY 15	RUNWAY 33
Latitude:	47-49.779500N	47-49.402333N
Longitude:	096-15.709833W	096-15.463667W
Elevation:	1060.0 ft.	1060.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	151 magnetic, 156 true	331 magnetic, 336 true
Markings:	basic, in good condition	basic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights:	no	no
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF RED LAKE FALLS 108 - 2ND STREET SW, BOX 37 RED LAKE FALLS, MN 56750 Phone 218-253-2684
Manager:	MATT SWEDRA 108 - 2ND STREET SW, BOX 37 RED LAKE FALLS, MN 56750 Phone (218) 230-5410

Additional Remarks

-	ULTRALIGHTS ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at D81.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCKN - Crookston Municipal Airport - Kirkwood Field (15 nm W)
KTVF - Thief River Falls Regional Airport (15 nm N)
D14 - Fertile Municipal Airport (17 nm S)
KFSE - Fosston Municipal Airport/Anderson Field (24 nm SE)
D37 - Warren Municipal Airport (28 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 26-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:43	10:43
Sunrise	06:17	11:17
Sunset	20:29	01:29
Evening civil twilight	21:03	02:03

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	26-Apr-2026 22:20:09
Local (UTC-5)	26-Apr-2026 17:20:09

METAR

KCKN 14nm W	262155Z AUTO 13007G16KT 10SM CLR 15/M02 A2995 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S
KTVF 15nm N	262156Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 14/M05 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP171 T01391050 PNO $
KFSE 25nm SE	262155Z AUTO 07006KT 10SM 12/M07 A3000 RMK AO2

TAF

KTVF
15nm N

261733Z 2618/2718 13007KT P6SM SCT120 FM270500 05014KT 4SM -RA OVC022 FM271000 03018KT 5SM -RA OVC008 FM271500 01020G26KT 6SM -RA OVC008

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