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12D Tower Municipal Airport
Tower, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: 12D
Lat/Long: 47-49-05.3600N 092-17-09.8400W
47-49.089333N 092-17.164000W
47.8181556,-92.2860667
(estimated)
Elevation: 1369.9 ft. / 417.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 01W (2010)
From city: 1 mile NW of TOWER, MN
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 55790

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1959
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: PNM (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT OR INCR INTST PAPI RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 - CTAF. MIRL RWY 08/26 PRESET MED INTST.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at CQM (16 nm W): 118.175 (218-666-2539)
WX AWOS-3PT at ELO (18 nm E): 132.025 (218-365-3814)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON 127.9/281.45 (DULUTH RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HIBr027/35.3HIBBING VOR/DME116.5502E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SCOTT165/27.638501WSCG ... -.-. --.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
100LL:FUEL AVBL H24 SELF SVC VIA CREDIT CARD.
Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 3400 x 75 ft. / 1036 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 47-49.075667N47-49.103000N
Longitude: 092-17.578667W092-16.749333W
Elevation: 1365.8 ft.1369.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 088 magnetic, 087 true268 magnetic, 267 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
UNUSBL BYD 4 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN.
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none22 ft. brush, 354 ft. from runway, 131 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear
6 FT BRUSH, 22 FT DIST, 215 FT L.

Runway 14W/32W

Dimensions: 5000 x 200 ft. / 1524 x 61 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 14W  RUNWAY 32W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF TOWER
PO BOX 576, 602 MAIN ST
TOWER, MN 55790-0576
Phone 218-753-4070
Manager: JOHN BURGESS
PO BOX 576, 602 MAIN ST
TOWER, MN 55790-0576
Phone 218-780-5902

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 16
Single engine airplanes: 16
    
Aircraft operations: avg 71/week *
73% local general aviation
27% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 30 June 2019

Additional Remarks

270 FT HILL, 2500 FT SOUTHEAST OF ARPT.
ULTRALIGHT TFC ON & INVOF ARPT.
FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -35C.

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 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08   download (190KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26   download (184KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (156KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCQM - Cook Municipal Airport (16 nm W)
KELO - Ely Municipal Airport (18 nm E)
KEVM - Eveleth/Virginia Municipal Airport (25 nm S)
KORB - Orr Regional Airport (26 nm NW)
KHIB - Range Regional Airport (34 nm SW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2311:23
Sunrise06:5511:55
Sunset19:3300:33
Evening civil twilight20:0401:04

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Mar-2024 11:03:11
Local (UTC-5)  28-Mar-2024 06:03:11
 
METAR
KCQM 
16nm W 
281055Z AUTO 28007KT 10SM -SN OVC037 M09/M12 A2990 RMK AO2
KELO 
19nm E 
281055Z AUTO 29008G16KT 10SM -SN OVC019 M09/M13 A2987 RMK AO2
KORB 
26nm NW 
281053Z AUTO 28008KT 10SM OVC036 M09/M12 A2988 RMK AO2
KEVM 
27nm S 
281055Z AUTO 28008KT 10SM OVC034 M08/M12 A2991 RMK AO2 T10851118
KCDD 
29nm NW 
281053Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM OVC040 M09/M11 A2992 RMK AO2 TSNO
TAF
KHIB 
34nm SW 
280520Z 2806/2906 27007KT P6SM BKN050 FM281400 29012G20KT P6SM SCT060 FM290000 30009KT P6SM SCT250
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Tower Municipal Airport 218-753-4070
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100LL
SS $6.45 
 Updated 25-Mar-2024
 
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cityoftower.com/towerairport.html
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