FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 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 -35C. |
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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 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 08-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:06 | | 10:06 |
Sunrise | | 05:41 | | 10:41 |
Sunset | | 20:30 | | 01:30 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:06 | | 02:06 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 08-May-2025 10:39:35 |
Local (UTC-5) | 08-May-2025 05:39:35 |
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METAR |
KCQM 16nm W | 081015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M03 A3033 RMK AO2
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KELO 19nm E | 081015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M03 A3034 RMK AO2
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KORB 26nm NW | 081013Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM 01/M02 A3031 RMK AO2
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KEVM 27nm S | 081015Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM CLR M01/M02 A3034 RMK AO2 T10081025
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KCDD 29nm NW | 081002Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M02/M02 A3037 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KHIB 34nm SW | 080520Z 0806/0906 11005KT P6SM SKC FM081600 15007KT P6SM SKC
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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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