Tower Municipal Airport

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Tower Municipal Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA: 12D
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Tower
Serves Tower, Minnesota
Elevation AMSL 1,369 ft / 417 m
Coordinates 47°49′06″N 092°17′30″W / 47.81833, -92.29167
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 3,400 1,036 Asphalt
14W/32W 5,000 1,524 Water
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 3,700
Based aircraft 23
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Tower Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 12D) is a city-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) northwest of the central business district of Tower, a city in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States.[1] It is located on Lake Vermilion and is also known as Tower Municipal Airport & Seaplane Base.[2]

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Tower Municipal Airport covers an area of 100 acres (40 ha) at an elevation of 1,369 feet (417 m) above mean sea level. It has one runways designated 8/26 with a 3,400 x 75 ft (1,036 x 23 m) asphalt surface. It also has one seaplane landing area designated 14W/32W which measures 5,000 x 200 ft (1,524 x 61 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2007, the airport had 3,700 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 10 per day. At that time there were 23 aircraft based at this airport: 96% single-engine and 4% ultralight.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for 12D (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-04-10
  2. ^ Tower Municipal Airport & Seaplane Base (12D)PDF page at Minnesota DOT airport directory

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