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NA81

Central Valley Aviation Airport
Buxton, North Dakota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	NA81
Lat/Long:	47-37-41.9240N 097-05-11.3060W 47-37.698733N 097-05.188433W 47.6283122,-97.0864739 (estimated)
Elevation:	920 ft. / 280 m (estimated)
Variation:	06E (1985)
From city:	2 miles NE of BUXTON, ND
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	58218

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use, PERSONAL USE.
Activation date:	08/1982
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	GRAND FORKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at GFK (20 nm N):

PHONE 701-772-3486

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
GFKr159/20.0		GRAND FORKS VOR/DME		114.30		09E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
HISER		158/13.6		345		06E		GF	--. ..-.

Airport Services

Fuel available:

100 JET-A

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	2000 x 16 ft. / 610 x 5 m
Surface:	asphalt
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	road, 30 ft. from runway	30 ft. road, 50 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	GREG TROFTGRUBEN P O BOX 146 BUXTON, ND 58218 Phone 218-779-0278
Manager:	GREG TROFTGRUBEN P O BOX 146 BUXTON, ND 58218 Phone 218-779-0278

Additional Remarks

-	TREES PARALLEL AND SOUTH OF RWY CNTRLN.
-	300 FT TWR 1 MI N OFF E END RY; 60 FT TWR 400 FT OFF E END RY.
-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at NA81.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

3H4 - Hillsboro Municipal Airport (16 nm S)
KGFK - Grand Forks International Airport (20 nm N)
4V4 - Northwood Municipal Airport-Vince Field (21 nm W)
KCKN - Crookston Municipal Airport - Kirkwood Field (23 nm NE)
KRDR - Grand Forks Air Force Base (24 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 14-Sep-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:34	11:34
Sunrise	07:05	12:05
Sunset	19:43	00:43
Evening civil twilight	20:14	01:14

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	14-Sep-2026 21:33:24
Local (UTC-5)	14-Sep-2026 16:33:24

METAR

KGFK 20nm N	142118Z 17016G26KT 1 3/4SM -RA BR OVC011 13/13 A2958 RMK AO2 PK WND 18026/2109 TWR VIS 2 P0001 T01330128
KCKN 23nm NE	142115Z AUTO 16016G23KT 2 1/2SM +RA SCT012 OVC020 13/13 A2965 RMK AO2
KRDR 24nm NW	141855Z 19016G24KT 2SM -RA BR SCT003 OVC012 13/11 A2966 RMK AO2A PK WND 19030/30 RAE1755RAB45 CIG 010 RWY36 SLP052 P0001 T01280112

TAF

KGFK 20nm N	141940Z 1420/1518 16019G29KT 3SM -RA BR SCT007 OVC012 TEMPO 1420/1422 1 1/2SM -RA BR BKN009 FM142300 19016G22KT P6SM SCT100 FM150500 22017G27KT P6SM SCT035 WS020/24045KT FM150800 28023G38KT P6SM BKN025 FM151200 29020G29KT P6SM SCT070
KRDR 24nm NW	132230Z 1322/1502 28010KT 9999 FEW060 QNH3010INS BECMG 1322/1323 VRB06KT 9999 FEW060 QNH3006INS BECMG 1404/1405 15010G20KT 9999 BKN060 QNH2965INS TEMPO 1415/1418 9000 -SHRA BKN040 OVC050 BECMG 1422/1423 24020G30KT 9000 TSRA BKN030CB QNH2950INS TX11/1322Z TN10/1408Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1322 NEXT 1412

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