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 |
HIBr027/35.3 | | HIBBING VOR/DME | | 116.55 | | 02E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
SCOTT | | 165/27.6 | | 385 | | 01W | | SCG | ... -.-. --. |
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: | 47-49.075667N | | 47-49.103000N |
Longitude: | 092-17.578667W | | 092-16.749333W |
Elevation: | 1365.8 ft. | | 1369.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
Runway heading: | 088 magnetic, 087 true | | 268 magnetic, 267 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, 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 lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | none | | 22 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: | left | | left |
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 |
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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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Aerial photo |
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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 28-Mar-2024
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:23 | | 11:23 |
Sunrise | | 06:55 | | 11:55 |
Sunset | | 19:33 | | 00:33 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:04 | | 01:04 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 28-Mar-2024 11:03:11 |
Local (UTC-5) | 28-Mar-2024 06:03:11 |
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METAR |
KCQM 16nm W | 281055Z AUTO 28007KT 10SM -SN OVC037 M09/M12 A2990 RMK AO2
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KELO 19nm E | 281055Z AUTO 29008G16KT 10SM -SN OVC019 M09/M13 A2987 RMK AO2
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KORB 26nm NW | 281053Z AUTO 28008KT 10SM OVC036 M09/M12 A2988 RMK AO2
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KEVM 27nm S | 281055Z AUTO 28008KT 10SM OVC034 M08/M12 A2991 RMK AO2 T10851118
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KCDD 29nm NW | 281053Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM OVC040 M09/M11 A2992 RMK AO2 TSNO
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TAF |
KHIB 34nm SW | 280520Z 2806/2906 27007KT P6SM BKN050 FM281400 29012G20KT P6SM SCT060 FM290000 30009KT P6SM SCT250
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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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