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Airport · FAA-LID · US

Class G

Hector Municipal Airport

ID 1D6 Elev 1,077 ft Lat 44° 43.87' N Lon 94° 42.88' W Zulu …

Live conditions at 1D6

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Aerial view · 1D6

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for 1D6 — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways at 1D6

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,776 ft. Max gradient: 0.04%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 — 2,776 ft 50 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.04%
30 — 2,776 ft 50 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.04%
05 — 2,395 ft 185 ft TURF-G No 0.01%
23 203° 2,395 ft 185 ft TURF-G No 0.01%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for 1D6, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom.

0 matched · 5 not yet translated

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·+8 FT CROPS IN PRI SFC OF ALL RWYS.
  • ·FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • ·NOT PLOWED WINTER MONTHS.
  • ·LGTS MOUNTED IN YELLOW CONES.
  • ·FUEL SVC CALL 320-848-2745.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events at 1D6

9 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 8,100 ops in 1994

2024 total

7,000

10-yr total

70,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

42.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=9

  • Other 6
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-05-11 LOEHLE ACFT CORP 5151 Mustang · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2019-06-13 Kolb KOLB TWINSTAR TSP 1 · Hard landing · day →
2017-08-06 ROGER M ALLEN RA2 · Stall / spin · day →
2013-07-14 UNIVERSAL STINSON 108-1 · Other · day →
1981-06-06 Callair A-9B · Other →
1980-06-09 Piper PA-25 · Other →
1975-06-13 Piper PA-25 · Other →
1975-02-01 Mooney M20C · Other →
1966-06-08 Bell 47G-2 · Other →

Designees in MN

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as 1D6 — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

1,839

Flight Instructors

A&P

4,413

Mechanics

AME

39

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

7

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DAR-F

8

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

3

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

5

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

8

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

23

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

APD

18

Aircrew Program Designees (APD)

ODA

2

Organizational Designations

Schools

44

Flight Schools

FBO

81

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

28

Flying Clubs

Repair

3

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

27

EAA Chapters

DPEs near 1D6

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
James Nobel Shadduck Maple Lake MN 42 nm
Catherine Bonnie Plasschaert Mankato MN 46 nm
Jason Russell Ceminsky Mankato MN 46 nm
Paul Skjeveland Mankato MN 46 nm
Jacob William Fielstra Eden Prairie MN 54 nm
Steven Leroy Anderson Saint Cloud MN 56 nm
Sanjay Sundar Sujanani Lakeville MN 63 nm
Mary Kristen Alverson Minneapolis MN 63 nm
Matthew Allen Bradway Minneapolis MN 63 nm
Anthony Hentges Canby MN 66 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near 1D6

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Jeffrey Paul Broderius Hector MN 1 nm
Dale Dean Long Buffalo Lake MN 4 nm
Douglas John Mcgraw Hutchinson MN 17 nm
Robert Eugene King Jr Hutchinson MN 17 nm
Andrew Dean Nissen Hutchinson MN 17 nm
Nicholas Martin Wight Hutchinson MN 17 nm
Collin Robert Huiras Hutchinson MN 17 nm
Reice Thomas William Tiernan Hutchinson MN 17 nm
Trevor Douglas Tuman Hutchinson MN 17 nm
Michael Regis Rene Hammer Redwood Falls MN 20 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near 1D6

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Jared Douglas Krause Bird Island MN 8 nm
Brent David Becker Bird Island MN 8 nm
Travis Lee Redmann Stewart MN 10 nm
Christopher Wayne Bollingmo Stewart MN 10 nm
James Raymond Carlson Olivia MN 12 nm
Peter Joseph Kienzle Olivia MN 12 nm
Aaron David Walton Olivia MN 12 nm
James Dean Krogman Danube MN 17 nm
Lucas John Harley Peterson Danube MN 17 nm
Timothy John Miller Hutchinson MN 17 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near 1D6

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 68 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 68 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 96 nm
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 96 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 99 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 111 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 111 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 118 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
 125 nm
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
 125 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.