FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 OCTOBER 2025
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 -34C. |
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 02 October 2025 at 0901Z to 30 October 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (189KB) |
| 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Oct-2025
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:47 | | 11:47 |
| Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 12:18 |
| Sunset | | 18:36 | | 23:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:07 | | 00:07 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Oct-2025 22:14:12 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Oct-2025 17:14:12 |
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| METAR |
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KCQM
16nm W | 072155Z AUTO VRB04G13KT 10SM FEW060 10/M04 A3022 RMK AO2
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KELO
19nm E | 072155Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM CLR 08/M09 A3021 RMK AO2
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KEVM
27nm S | 072155Z AUTO 30011G15KT 10SM SCT060 11/M02 A3022 RMK AO2 T01071025
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KCDD
29nm NW | 072153Z AUTO 34007KT 10SM CLR 11/M01 A3025 RMK AO2
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KHIB
34nm SW | 071723Z 0718/0818 31011G20KT P6SM SKC FM072100 32008G16KT P6SM SKC FM080000 VRB02KT P6SM SKC FM081600 18005KT P6SM SKC
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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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