FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 MARCH 2021
Location
FAA Identifier: | TWM |
Lat/Long: | 47-02-56.9000N 091-44-42.8000W 47-02.948333N 091-44.713333W 47.0491389,-91.7452222 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1073.1 ft. / 327.1 m (surveyed) |
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 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | TWM (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | NOV-APR MON-FRI 0800-1700, MAY-OCT SUN-SAT 0800-1700 FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL (218) 830-0470 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | MIRL RWY 6/24 PRESET TO LOW SS-SR. INCR INTST AND ACTVT REIL RWY 06, 24; PAPI RWY 6, 24 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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): | 119.425 (218-226-3537) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
DLHr047/23.9 | | DULUTH VORTAC | | 112.60 | | 05E |
EVMr125/38.0 | | EVELETH VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 01E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A MOGAS FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MINOR |
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: | 47-02.838293N | | 47-03.175442N |
Longitude: | 091-45.185775W | | 091-44.248832W |
Elevation: | 1073.1 ft. | | 1070.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 061 magnetic, 062 true | | 241 magnetic, 242 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI 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: | 2581 x 150 ft. / 787 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: | 47-03.028665N | | 47-02.666638N |
Longitude: | 091-44.869627W | | 091-44.545183W |
Elevation: | 1072.3 ft. | | 1040.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 147 magnetic, 148 true | | 327 magnetic, 328 true |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 82 ft. trees, 1309 ft. from runway, 97 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | none |
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: | CASEY KOMAREK 522 FIRST AVE TWO HARBORS, MN 55616 Phone 218-510-0628 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 30 | Single engine airplanes: | | 29 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 134/week * | 50% | transient general aviation | 50% | local general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
- | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU DLH CD & FLT SVCS. |
- | FOR CD CTC DULUTH APCH AT 218-740-5950. |
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 25 March 2021 at 0901Z to 22 April 2021 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (201KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (260KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (156KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KDLH - Duluth International Airport (22 nm SW)
KSUW - Richard I Bong Airport (26 nm SW)
KCOQ - Cloquet/Carlton County Airport (37 nm SW)
KEVM - Eveleth-Virginia Municipal Airport (38 nm NW)
4R5 - Major Gilbert Field Airport (43 nm E)
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Aerial photo |
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Photo by R.B.Johnson
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 10-Apr-2021
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:58 | | 10:58 |
Sunrise | | 06:29 | | 11:29 |
Sunset | | 19:47 | | 00:47 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:19 | | 01:19 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 11-Apr-2021 04:04:48 |
Local (UTC-5) | 10-Apr-2021 23:04:48 |
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METAR |
KTWM | 110222Z AUTO 36006KT 10SM OVC026 06/01 A2969 RMK AO2
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KBFW 17nm NE | 110355Z AUTO 35004KT 10SM OVC031 05/01 A2966 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KDLH 22nm SW | 110205Z 1102/1124 04010KT P6SM OVC020 FM110500 01007KT P6SM BKN017 FM111000 01007KT P6SM VCSH OVC009 FM111300 02007KT P6SM VCSH OVC005 FM111900 35009KT 3SM -RA BR OVC007
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NOTAMs |
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