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85MN Sparkys Airport
Montevideo, Minnesota, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 85MN
Lat/Long: 44-57-55.0050N 095-49-44.9050W
44-57.916750N 095-49.748417W
44.9652792,-95.8291403
(estimated)
Elevation: 1005 ft. / 306 m (estimated)
From city: 5 miles W of MONTEVIDEO, MN
Time zone: UTC +0 (year round; does not observe DST)
Zip code: 56295

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/2026
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3PT at MVE (5 nm E): 119.675 (320-269-5830)
WX AWOS-3PT at DXX (15 nm W): 118.975 (320-598-3863)
WX AWOS-3 at GDB (17 nm SE): 120.1 (320-564-9388)
WX AWOS-3PT at AQP (17 nm NW): 118.5 (320-289-1265)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MVEr260/5.0MONTEVIDEO VOR/DME111.6005E
MMLr355/31.0MARSHALL VOR/DME111.0005E
BDHr249/31.1WILLMAR VOR/DME113.7004E
MOXr166/36.5MORRIS VOR/DME109.6005E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 1781 x 100 ft. / 543 x 30 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 44-57.915833N44-57.917667N
Longitude: 095-49.954833W095-49.542000W
Elevation: 1005.0 ft.991.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 090 true270 true

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: ALLEN AND TERA GADES
4050 210TH ST
MONTEVIDEO, MN 56265-4400
Phone 320-226-3130
Manager: ALLEN AND TERA GADES
4050 210TH ST
MONTEVIDEO, MN 56265-4400
Phone 320-226-3130
SPARKYS@SPARKYSWELDINGANDFAB.COM.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 85MN.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMVE - Montevideo-Chippewa County Airport (5 nm E)
KDXX - Lac Qui Parle County Airport (15 nm W)
KGDB - Granite Falls Municipal Airport/Lenzen-Roe-Fagen Memorial Field (17 nm SE)
KAQP - Appleton Municipal Airport (17 nm NW)
KBBB - Benson Municipal Airport (23 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 17-Sep-2026
 Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight11:36
Sunrise12:05
Sunset00:30
Evening civil twilight01:00

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-Sep-2026 05:12:47
 
METAR
KMVE 
5nm E 		180455Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A3030 RMK AO2
KDXX 
14nm W 		180455Z AUTO 14007KT 10SM BKN180 16/16 A3027 RMK AO2 T01600160
KAQP 
17nm NW 		180455Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM SCT160 16/16 A3028 RMK AO2 T01640164
KGDB 
17nm SE 		180455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT032 16/14 A3031 RMK AO2 T01620141
TAF
KRWF 
40nm SE 		171949Z 1720/1818 04006KT P6SM BKN025 FM172100 06005KT P6SM SCT050 FM181000 10008KT 4SM -SHRA BKN015 FM181200 10008KT 3SM SHRA OVC015 TEMPO 1813/1817 1SM RA BR OVC009
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