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NA81

Central Valley Aviation Airport
Buxton, North Dakota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:05	13:05
Sunrise	07:37	13:37
Sunset	17:49	23:49
Evening civil twilight	18:20	00:20

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	14-Feb-2026 07:14:22
Local (UTC-6)	14-Feb-2026 01:14:22

METAR

KGFK 20nm N	140653Z AUTO 17007KT 7SM CLR M01/M02 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP117 T10061017 $
KCKN 23nm NE	140655Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM CLR 01/M01 A2987 RMK AO2
KRDR 24nm NW	140555Z 20006KT 10SM BKN170 M02/M03 A2984 RMK AO2A SLP120 T10161029 10028 21019 400761068 58005 $

TAF

KGFK 20nm N	140520Z 1406/1506 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM140800 VRB05KT 4SM BR SKC FM141700 33005KT P6SM SCT015
KRDR 24nm NW	140200Z 1402/1508 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2984INS BECMG 1415/1416 VRB06KT 9999 BKN010 620102 QNH2987INS BECMG 1418/1419 VRB06KT 9999 FEW008 SCT015 BKN200 QNH2990INS TX02/1421Z TNM01/1414Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1405 NEXT 1712

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