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KTVF Thief River Falls Regional Airport
Thief River Falls, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: TVF
Lat/Long: 48-03-56.4000N / 096-11-06.0000W
48-03.940000N / 096-11.100000W
48.0656667 / -96.1850000
(estimated)
Elevation: 1119 ft. / 341.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05E (1985)
From city: 3 miles S of THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 56701

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 07/1945
Sectional chart: TWIN CITIES
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: TVF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0600-2200
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 13/31, MIRL RY 03/21, REIL RYS 13, 03 & 21 & MALSR RY 31 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Fire and rescue: ARFF index A
Airline operations: 48 HR PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR (218) 681-7680. SCHEDULED ACR OPS GREATER THAN 9 PSGR SEATS IN EXCESS OF 15 MINUTES FROM PUBLISHED TIMES MUST CTC ARPT TO ENSURE ARFF IS AVBL PRIOR TO ACR OPNS.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 108.4 (218-681-1918)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 132.15/269.6 (GRAND FORKS RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TVF at fieldTHIEF RIVER FALLS VOR/DME108.4008E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CROOKSTON045/22.040007ECKN -.-. -.- -.
FOSSTON325/33.122405EFSE ..-. ... .

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 6503 x 150 ft. / 1982 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 75.0
Double wheel: 90.0
Double tandem: 155.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 48-04.257107N48-03.503768N
Longitude: 096-11.602038W096-10.469260W
Elevation: 1114.7 ft.1113.5 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 130 magnetic, 135 true310 magnetic, 315 true
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
Obstructions: 45 ft. trees, 2200 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 44:1 slope to clearnone

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 4997 x 75 ft. / 1523 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Double wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Operational restrictions: CLSD TO ACR OPS WITH MORE THAN 9 PAX SEATS.
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 48-03.700552N48-04.337317N
Longitude: 096-11.570680W096-10.795625W
Elevation: 1112.5 ft.1118.2 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 034 magnetic, 039 true214 magnetic, 219 true
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left4-light PAPI on left
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF THIEF RIVER FALLS
405 THIRD ST E
THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN 56701
Phone 218-681-8506
Manager: RONALD LINDBERG
THIEF RIVER FALLS ARPT, #13722
THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN 56701
Phone 218-681-7680
ARPT SUP MARK JOSEPHSON 218-681-7680.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 29
Single engine airplanes: 22
Multi engine airplanes: 3
Jet airplanes: 2
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 86/day *
64% transient general aviation
32% local general aviation
4% commercial
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 October 2005

Additional Remarks

BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

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 between 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 31   download (213KB)
VOR/DME RWY 13   download (160KB)
VOR/DME RWY 31   download (184KB)
VOR OR GPS RWY 13   download (151KB)
VOR RWY 31   download (150KB)
NDB OR GPS RWY 31   download (184KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCKN - Crookston Municipal Airport-Kirkwood Field (22 nm SW)
D37 - Warren Municipal Airport (22 nm W)
KFSE - Fosston Municipal Airport (33 nm SE)
KGFK - Grand Forks International Airport (40 nm W)
D00 - Norman County Ada/Twin Valley Airport (49 nm S)
 
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Photo taken 08-Oct-2005

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From to KTVF

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-Oct-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1012:10
Sunrise07:4112:41
Sunset18:4223:42
Evening civil twilight19:1300:13

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-Oct-2008 13:25:47
Local (UTC-5)  11-Oct-2008 08:25:47
 
METAR
KTVF 111255Z AUTO 02009KT 10SM OVC008 06/06 A3020 RMK AO1
TAF
KGFK 
41nm W 
111120Z 111212 02010KT P6SM OVC035 TEMPO 1519 -SHRA OVC008 FM1900 02014KT P6SM VCSH OVC008 TEMPO 1923 5SM -SHRA BR OVC015 FM0400 02014KT 5SM -RA BR OVC006
KRDR 
49nm W 
111010 36009KT 9000 -RA FEW020 OVC045 620455 520206 QNH3015INS BECMG 1415 01012G18KT 8000 -RA BKN020 OVC040 620208 520206 QNH3014INS BECMG 1718 02015G25KT 6000 -RA OVC015 620159 520206 QNH3009INS T10/21Z T05/12Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1111 NEXT 1318
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into KTVF have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN THIEF RIVER FALLS 2.9 71-104
 

Other hotels near Thief River Falls Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
AMERICINN THIEF RIVER FALLS 3.3 
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN SUITES 3.3 51-106
C MON INN THIEF RIVER FALLS 3.6 65-87

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