FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 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 |
HIBr027/35.3 | | HIBBING VOR/DME | | 116.55 | | 02E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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 15 May 2025 at 0901Z to 13 June 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (190KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (185KB) |
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 |
Times for 25-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 04:42 | | 09:42 |
Sunrise | | 05:21 | | 10:21 |
Sunset | | 20:51 | | 01:51 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:30 | | 02:30 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 25-May-2025 19:26:19 |
Local (UTC-5) | 25-May-2025 14:26:19 |
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METAR |
KCQM 16nm W | 251915Z AUTO 13007G12KT 120V250 10SM BKN090 20/00 A3029 RMK AO2
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KELO 19nm E | 251915Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/M03 A3032 RMK AO2
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KORB 26nm NW | 251913Z AUTO 09004KT 10SM SCT085 21/02 A3028 RMK AO2
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KEVM 27nm S | 251915Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM CLR 19/00 A3031 RMK AO2 T01910002
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KCDD 29nm NW | 251722Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN070 BKN085 18/02 A3034 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KHIB 34nm SW | 251730Z 2518/2618 VRB04KT P6SM FEW060
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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