FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TWM |
| Lat/Long: | 47-02-56.9850N / 091-44-42.8872W
47-02.949750N / 091-44.714787W
47.0491625 / -91.7452464
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1080 ft. / 329 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 01E (1990) |
| From city: | 4 miles NW of TWO HARBORS, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 |
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: | 47-03.029817N | | 47-02.672700N |
| Longitude: | 091-44.871317W | | 091-44.549467W |
| Elevation: | 1075.1 ft. | | 1039.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | | | 1.4% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 147 magnetic, 148 true | | 327 magnetic, 328 true |
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: | | 28 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 24 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 134/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 22 July 2009 | |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 24 | |
download (140KB) |
| NDB RWY 24 | |
download (154KB) |
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 08-Nov-2009
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:29 | | 12:29 |
| Sunrise | | 07:01 | | 13:01 |
| Sunset | | 16:40 | | 22:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:13 | | 23:13 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 17:20:51 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 11:20:51 |
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| METAR |
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| KTWM | 081653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT080 08/01 A3007 RMK AO2
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KBFW
17nm NE | 081653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/01 A3007 RMK AO2
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KDLH
22nm SW | 081129Z 0812/0912 VRB05KT P6SM BKN100 OVC150 FM082000 09007KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN080 OVC120 FM090000 VRB05KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080 OVC120 PROB30 0900/0906 6SM -RA BKN040 OVC080 FM090600 29008KT P6SM SCT030 BKN050 OVC080 PROB30 0906/0912 6SM -RA BKN030
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| NOTAMs |
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