FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | DTL |
Lat/Long: | 46-49-22.9660N 095-52-58.0290W 46-49.382767N 095-52.967150W 46.8230461,-95.8827858 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1395.9 ft. / 425.5 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 02E (2025) |
From city: | 2 miles W of DETROIT LAKES, MN |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 56501 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 12/1944 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | DTL (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MALSF RWY 32; REIL RWY 14; HIRL RWY 14/32 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 14 & 32 OPR CONSLY. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-3PT: | 119.075 (218-847-8626) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY PRINCETON RADIO ON FREQ 122.5 (DETROIT LAKES RCO).
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC (ZMP) ON FREQ 126.1/269.2 (ALEXANDRIA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
DTL at field | | DETROIT LAKES VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 02E |
FFMr014/34.0 | | FERGUS FALLS VOR/DME | | 110.40 | | 05E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL:100LL AVBL H24 SELF SVC. FOR JET A SVC AFT HRS CALL AMGR. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
Dimensions: | 5201 x 100 ft. / 1585 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 23.0 | Double wheel: | 42.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
Latitude: | 46-49.648807N | | 46-48.994522N |
Longitude: | 095-53.223863W | | 095-52.420942W |
Elevation: | 1392.8 ft. | | 1362.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 138 magnetic, 140 true | | 318 magnetic, 320 true |
Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Approach lights: | | | MALSF: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with sequenced flashers |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | none | | 42 ft. trees, 1124 ft. from runway, 163 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear |
Runway 18/36
Dimensions: | 1890 x 250 ft. / 576 x 76 m |
Surface: | turf, in good condition |
Runway edge markings: | CONES. |
Operational restrictions: | NOT PLOWED WINTER MONTHS. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
Latitude: | 46-49.706330N | | 46-49.395513N |
Longitude: | 095-53.364885W | | 095-53.366528W |
Elevation: | 1395.9 ft. | | 1373.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 178 magnetic, 180 true | | 358 magnetic, 000 true |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | none | | 45 ft. trees, 620 ft. from runway, 160 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF DETROIT LAKES 1025 ROOSEVELT AVE, PO BOX 647 DETROIT LAKES, MN 56501 Phone 218-847-5658 OWNED ALSO BY BECKER COUNTY. |
Manager: | MARK BERGEN 24813 US HIGHWAY 10 DETROIT LAKES, MN 56501-7979 Phone 218-847-3233 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 50 | Single engine airplanes: | | 46 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | Jet airplanes: | | 3 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 44/day * | 56% | local general aviation | 28% | transient general aviation | 16% | air taxi | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 30 April 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
- | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, 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 23 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (234KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (227KB) |
VOR RWY 32 | |
download (278KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (151KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (404KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
16D - Perham Municipal Airport (17 nm SE)
04Y - Hawley Municipal Airport (20 nm W)
3N8 - Mahnomen County Airport (26 nm N)
KJKJ - Moorhead Municipal Airport/Florence Klingensmith Field (32 nm W)
KPKD - Park Rapids Municipal Airport-Konshok Field (34 nm E)
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Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 28-Jul-2005
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 26-Mar-2023
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:45 | | 11:45 |
Sunrise | | 07:16 | | 12:16 |
Sunset | | 19:43 | | 00:43 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:13 | | 01:13 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 26-Mar-2023 12:31:14 |
Local (UTC-5) | 26-Mar-2023 07:31:14 |
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METAR |
KDTL | 261215Z AUTO 33004KT 10SM CLR M17/M19 A3004 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KFAR 39nm W | 261127Z 2612/2712 00000KT P6SM SKC FM261900 30006KT P6SM SCT250 FM262300 VRB03KT P6SM BKN090 FM270900 36006KT P6SM BKN024
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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