FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TWM |
| Lat/Long: | 47-02-57.2100N / 091-44-42.5100W
47-02.953500N / 091-44.708500W
47.0492250 / -91.7451417
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1080 ft. / 329 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 01E (1990) |
| From city: | 4 miles NW of TWO HARBORS, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 55616 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1970 |
| Sectional chart: | GREEN BAY |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TWM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | DAYLIGHT HOURS
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL (218) 834-2969/3475 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1880 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 06/24; VASI & REIL RYS 06 & 24 -CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.325 (218-834-6591) |
| DULUTH APPROACH: | 125.45 |
| DULUTH DEPARTURE: | 125.45 |
| WX AWOS-3 at BFW (18 nm NE): | 350 (218-226-3537) |
- APCH/DEP SVCS PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 127.9/281.45 (DULUTH RCAG)WHEN DULUTH APCH/DEP CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| DLHr047/23.9 | | DULUTH VORTAC | | 112.60 | | 05E |
| EVMr125/38.0 | | EVELETH VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| TWO HARBORS | | at field | | 243 | | 01E | | TWM | - .-- -- |
| SILVER BAY | | 228/18.1 | | 350 | | 00E | | BFW | -... ..-. .-- |
| BONG | | 033/26.0 | | 260 | | 01E | | SUW | ... ..- .-- |
| CLOQUET | | 053/37.6 | | 335 | | 03E | | COQ | -.-. --- --.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A MOGAS
100LL & MOGAS AVAIL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 4400 x 75 ft. / 1341 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 47-02.838167N | | 47-03.175500N |
| Longitude: | 091-45.185833W | | 091-44.248833W |
| Elevation: | 1073.2 ft. | | 1070.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.1% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 061 magnetic, 062 true | | 241 magnetic, 242 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 49 ft. trees, 1100 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | 30 ft. trees, 220 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline |
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 2550 x 150 ft. / 777 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 15/33 MKD WITH YELLOW CONES. |
| Operational restrictions: | CLSD WINTER MONTHS EXCEPT SKI EQUIPPED ACFT. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 47-03.040833N | | 47-02.703833N |
| Longitude: | 091-44.886500W | | 091-44.520833W |
| Elevation: | 1075.1 ft. | | 1039.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | | | 1.4% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 142 magnetic, 143 true | | 322 magnetic, 323 true |
| Obstructions: | 35 ft. trees, 480 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. trees, 510 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF TWO HARBORS
CITY HALL, 522 FIRST AVE.
TWO HARBORS, MN 55616
Phone 218-834-5631 |
| Manager: | RICHARD B. HELGESON
522 FIRST AVE
TWO HARBORS, MN 55616
Phone 218-834-2162 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 26 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 22 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 134/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 (0600-2300) THRU DLH CD & FLT SVCS. |
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 between 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 24 | |
download (140KB) |
| NDB RWY 24 | |
download (160KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBFW - Silver Bay Municipal Airport (18 nm NE)
KDLH - Duluth International Airport (22 nm SW)
KDYT - Sky Harbor Airport (23 nm SW)
KSUW - Richard I Bong Airport (26 nm SW)
KCOQ - Cloquet/Carlton County Airport (37 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by R.B.Johnson
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Sep-2008
| | Local
(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:05 | | 11:05 |
| Sunrise | | 06:36 | | 11:36 |
| Sunset | | 19:33 | | 00:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:04 | | 01:04 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Sep-2008 09:02:09 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Sep-2008 04:02:09 |
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| METAR |
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| KTWM | 070853Z AUTO 19003KT 2SM HZ BKN001 04/01 A2990 RMK AO2
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KBFW
17nm NE | 070853Z AUTO 00000KT 1/2SM FG OVC003 03/02 A2990 RMK AO2
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KDLH
22nm SW | 070530Z 070606 27005KT P6SM SCT080 TEMPO 0812 3SM BR SCT007 FM1400 27010KT P6SM BKN050 TEMPO 1620 5SM TSRA BR BKN035CB FM2000 29013KT P6SM VCTS SCT050CB PROB30 2002 TSRA BKN040CB FM0300 30006KT P6SM SCT090
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| NOTAMs |
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