FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 DECEMBER 2020
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: | 00E (2015) |
| 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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AIT (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | APR-OCT 0800-1700, NOV-MAR M-F 0900-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 16/34 PRESET TO LOW, TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT REIL RY 16/34; VASI RY 16/34; MIRL RY 16/34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 |
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| GPZr186/37.7 | | GRAND RAPIDS VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 06E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| AITKIN | | at field | | 397 | | 00E | | AIT | .- .. - |
| PINE RIVER | | 107/31.1 | | 330 | | 03E | | PWC | .--. .-- -.-. |
| LONGVILLE | | 138/34.5 | | 392 | | 03E | | XVG | -..- ...- --. |
| MOOSE LAKE | | 280/36.9 | | 362 | | 02E | | MZH | -- --.. .... |
| RIPLEY | | 041/39.5 | | 404 | | 03E | | XCR | -..- -.-. .-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL AND JET A AVAILABLE 24 HOURS WITH CREDIT CARD, 218-839-1067 OR 218-839-6488 FOR SVC. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 46-33.357738N | | 46-32.723768N |
| Longitude: | 093-40.586807W | | 093-40.330968W |
| Elevation: | 1205.7 ft. | | 1205.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 164 | | 344 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 51 ft. tree, 943 ft. from runway, 87 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear |
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: | 46-32.724600N | | 46-32.750038N |
| Longitude: | 093-41.147833W | | 093-40.404205W |
| Elevation: | 1203.5 ft. | | 1205.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 088 | | 268 |
| Displaced threshold: | 240 ft. | | no |
| Declared distances: | TORA:3123 TODA:3123 ASDA:3123 LDA:2883 | | |
| Markings: | none | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 39 ft. trees, 497 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear | | 70 ft. trees, 1185 ft. from runway, 62 ft. right 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
AIRPORT OPERATIONS DAY #218-839-1067 NIGHT #218-851-4502 |
| Manager: | KATHLEEN RYAN
109 1ST AVE. NW
AITKIN, MN 56431
Phone 218-927-2527 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 16 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 44/day * | | 82% | local general aviation | | 18% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 30 September 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
| A30A-16 | CALM WIND RWY. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU ZMP ARTCC AND PNM FSS. |
| - | FOR CD IF UNA VIA GCO 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 31 December 2020 at 0901Z to 28 January 2021 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (259KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (272KB) |
| NDB RWY 16 | |
download (202KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (47KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (228KB) |
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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-Jan-2021
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:20 | | 13:20 |
| Sunrise | | 07:54 | | 13:54 |
| Sunset | | 16:57 | | 22:57 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:31 | | 23:31 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 19-Jan-2021 02:11:36 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 18-Jan-2021 20:11:36 |
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| METAR |
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| KAIT | 190155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M15/M17 A3001 RMK AO2
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KHZX
16nm E | 190155Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM OVC015 M11/M13 A3000 RMK AO2
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KBRD
21nm SW | 181953Z 1820/1918 30007KT P6SM SCT018 BKN060 OVC110 TEMPO 1821/1823 BKN018 FM190800 32004KT P6SM SCT020 FM191300 29004KT P6SM BKN025
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