FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TWM |
| Lat/Long: | 47-02-56.9000N 091-44-42.8000W
47-02.948333N 091-44.713333W
47.0491389,-91.7452222
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1073.1 ft. / 327.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (1990) |
| From city: | 4 miles NW of TWO HARBORS, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 55616 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1970 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TWM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1400
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL (218) 830-0470 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RWY 6/24 PRESET TO LOW SS-SR. INCR INTST AND ACTVT REIL RWY 06, 24; PAPI RWY 6, 24 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 119.325 (218-834-6591) |
| DULUTH APPROACH: | 125.45 |
| DULUTH DEPARTURE: | 125.45 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| DLHr047/23.9 | | DULUTH VORTAC | | 112.60 | | 05E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A MOGAS
100LL:FUEL AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 4400 x 75 ft. / 1341 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 47-02.838293N | | 47-03.175442N |
| Longitude: | 091-45.185775W | | 091-44.248832W |
| Elevation: | 1073.1 ft. | | 1070.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 061 magnetic, 062 true | | 241 magnetic, 242 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 2581 x 150 ft. / 787 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 15/33 MKD WITH YELLOW CONES. |
| Operational restrictions: | CLSD WINTER MONTHS EXCEPT SKI EQUIPPED ACFT. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 47-03.028665N | | 47-02.666638N |
| Longitude: | 091-44.869627W | | 091-44.545183W |
| Elevation: | 1072.3 ft. | | 1040.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 148 magnetic, 149 true | | 328 magnetic, 329 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 9 ft. trees, 113 ft. from runway, 99 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF TWO HARBORS
CITY HALL, 522 1ST AVE
TWO HARBORS, MN 55616-1535
Phone 218-834-5631 |
| Manager: | CASEY KOMAREK
522 1ST AVE
TWO HARBORS, MN 55616-1535
Phone 218-510-0628 |
Additional Remarks
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU DLH CD & FLT SVCS. |
| - | FOR CD CTC DULUTH APCH AT 218-740-5950. |
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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (206KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (243KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (156KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KDLH - Duluth International Airport (22 nm SW)
KDYT - Sky Harbor Airport (23 nm SW)
KSUW - Richard I Bong Airport (26 nm SW)
KCOQ - Cloquet/Carlton County Airport (37 nm SW)
KEVM - Eveleth/Virginia Municipal Airport (38 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by R.B.Johnson
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 11-Jan-2026
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:17 | | 13:17 |
| Sunrise | | 07:52 | | 13:52 |
| Sunset | | 16:38 | | 22:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:13 | | 23:13 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Jan-2026 16:55:59 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 11-Jan-2026 10:55:59 |
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| METAR |
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| KTWM | 111635Z AUTO 25008KT 10SM OVC009 M08/M09 A3021 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KDLH
22nm SW | 111621Z 1116/1212 32009KT P6SM OVC004 FM111800 25009G15KT P6SM OVC008 FM112000 24009G15KT P6SM BKN050 FM112200 23012G22KT P6SM BKN070 WS020/25030KT FM120300 26009G17KT P6SM SCT150
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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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