FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 OCTOBER 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 |
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| HIBr027/35.3 | | HIBBING VOR/DME | | 116.55 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| 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 |
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 03 October 2024 at 0901Z to 31 October 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 **CHANGED** | |
download (189KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 **CHANGED** | |
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-Oct-2024
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:21 | | 12:21 |
| Sunrise | | 07:53 | | 12:53 |
| Sunset | | 17:52 | | 22:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:25 | | 23:25 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Oct-2024 10:18:11 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 30-Oct-2024 05:18:11 |
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| METAR |
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KCQM
16nm W | 300955Z AUTO 03007KT 010V080 10SM RA BKN010 OVC014 06/04 A2972 RMK AO2
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KELO
19nm E | 300955Z AUTO 03008KT 350V070 10SM -RA BKN012 BKN022 OVC047 06/06 A2971 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE
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KORB
26nm NW | 300953Z AUTO 01003KT 10SM RA OVC008 05/05 A2972 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S P0004
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KEVM
27nm S | 300955Z AUTO 05011G19KT 10SM OVC010 07/06 A2971 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE P0003 T00670056
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KCDD
29nm NW | 300953Z AUTO 03005KT 10SM RA BKN008 OVC015 06/05 A2980 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE
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KHIB
34nm SW | 300539Z 3006/3106 02009KT P6SM BKN009 OVC015 FM300800 01010G19KT 5SM -SHRA OVC009 TEMPO 3008/3011 3SM -TSRA BKN006CB FM301900 36012G21KT P6SM OVC010 FM302300 36009G17KT P6SM BKN022 FM310300 02007KT P6SM BKN050
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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