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KAIT Aitkin Municipal Airport-Steve Kurtz Field
Aitkin, Minnesota, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

Location

FAA Identifier: AIT
Lat/Long: 46-32-54.4630N / 093-40-35.8758W
46-32.907717N / 093-40.597930W
46.5484619 / -93.6766322
(estimated)
Elevation: 1206 ft. / 367.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03E (1995)
From city: 2 miles NE of AITKIN, MN
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 56431

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/1946
Sectional chart: TWIN CITIES
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: AIT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: NOV-APR 0900-1600, MAY-OCT 0900-1700
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 218-845-2808, 218-821-1622, 218-820-5114.
Pattern altitude: 2006 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SS-SR
ACTVT REIL RY 16/34; VASI RY 16/34; MIRL RY 16/34 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.05
WX AWOS-3: 118.675 (218-927-2101)
WX AWOS-3 at HZX (16 nm E): 119.575 (218-768-2593)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 118.05/239.0 (BRAINERD RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BRDr047/18.8BRAINERD VORTAC116.9003E
GPZr186/37.7GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME111.4006E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
AITKINat field39703EAIT .- .. -
PINE RIVER107/31.133003EPWC .--. .-- -.-.
LONGVILLE137/34.539204EXVG -..- ...- --.
MOOSE LAKE280/36.936202EMZH -- --.. ....
RIPLEY041/39.540403EXCR -..- -.-. .-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 46-33.357738N46-32.723768N
Longitude: 093-40.586807W093-40.330968W
Elevation: 1205.7 ft.1205.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 161 magnetic, 164 true341 magnetic, 344 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 3123 x 140 ft. / 952 x 43 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings: 08/26 MKD WITH YELLOW CONES.
Operational restrictions: SKI EQUIPPED ACFT ONLY NOV-APR, CALL 218-927-4104 FOR RY CONDS.
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 46-32.724600N46-32.750038N
Longitude: 093-41.147833W093-40.404205W
Elevation: 1203.5 ft.1205.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 085 magnetic, 088 true265 magnetic, 268 true
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 57 ft. trees, 850 ft. from runway, 30 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear57 ft. trees, 1030 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: COUNTY & CITY OF AITKIN
109 1ST AVE. NW
AITKIN, MN 56431
Phone 218-927-2527
Manager: KATHY BROPHY
109 1ST AVE. NW
AITKIN, MN 56431
Phone 218-927-2527

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 25
Single engine airplanes: 23
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Gliders airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 44/day *
82% local general aviation
18% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 30 June 2009

Additional Remarks

GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU ZMP ARTCC AND PNM FSS.

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
NDB OR GPS RWY 16   download (167KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (30KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHZX - Isedor Iverson Airport (16 nm E)
KBRD - Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (21 nm SW)
KPWC - Pine River Regional Airport (31 nm W)
KXVG - Longville Municipal Airport (34 nm NW)
KMZH - Moose Lake Carlton County Airport (37 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5112:51
Sunrise07:2313:23
Sunset17:3523:35
Evening civil twilight18:0700:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Feb-2012 12:39:19
Local (UTC-6)  13-Feb-2012 06:39:19
 
METAR
KAIT 131153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN050 120 M12/M16 A2987 RMK AO2
KHZX 
16nm E 
131154Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN049 M13/M17 A2988 RMK AO2
TAF
KBRD 
21nm SW 
131140Z 1312/1412 19007KT P6SM BKN050 OVC110 FM131600 19007KT P6SM OVC035 FM140000 18004KT P6SM BKN018 OVC030
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Aitkin Aviation, Inc. 218-927-4104
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing, Pilot supplies, ...

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independent
100LL
FS $5.55 
 Updated 13-Sep-2011
 
   1 read write
FS=Full service
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