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K12D · Tower Municipal Airport

FAA-LID · US · 1 NTSB events

ID K12D Elev 1,369 ft Lat 47° 49.09' N Lon 92° 17.17' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,400 ft. Max gradient: 0.12%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
08 084° 3,400 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.12%
26 307.2° 3,400 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.12%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 1 frequencies

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K12D on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 8 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate OR INCR INTST PAPI RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate OR INCR INTST PAPI RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate OR INCR INTST PAPI RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT OR INCR INTST PAPI RWY 08 & 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (8 sentences)
  • ·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.
  • ·UNUSBL BYD 4 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN.
  • ·FUEL AVBL H24 SELF SVC VIA CREDIT CARD.
  • ·MIRL RWY 08/26 PRESET MED INTST.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

1

16.7% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 7,500 ops in 2011

2024 total

3,700

10-yr total

37,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

  • Ground collision 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1998-11-20 Cessna 150M · Ground collision · VMC · day →

Designees in MN

CFI Flight Instructors 1,839 A&P Mechanics 4,413 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 39 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 8 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 5 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 23 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 18 ODA Organizational Designations 2 Schools Flight Schools 44 FBO Fixed Base Operators 81 Clubs Flying Clubs 28 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 27

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Brian Alan Bird Duluth MN 63 nm
Geary Lee Padden Duluth MN 63 nm
Curtis Dale Grayson Cloquet MN 66 nm
William Stone Cloquet MN 66 nm
Curtis Dale Grayson Superior WI 71 nm
Paul Klomhaus Superior WI 71 nm
Mark Cook Bemidji MN 107 nm
Adam Lee Chunn Nevis MN 116 nm
George Phillip Felix Siren WI 123 nm
Sandra Lee Randall Cumberland WI 137 nm

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

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Michael Joseph Breen Tower MN 1 nm
John Herbert Burgess Jr Tower MN 1 nm
Brian Lee Johnson Tower MN 1 nm
David Radcliffe Ryan Moberg Cook MN 16 nm
Charlie Paul Lundblad Cook MN 16 nm
Alex Jacob Karish Biwabik MN 17 nm
Michael Harvey Grand Aurora MN 17 nm
Peter William Campbell Babbitt MN 18 nm
John Willard Kittelson Babbitt MN 18 nm
Timothy Telford Bercher Ely MN 18 nm

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

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Robert Jarrett Lepper Tower MN 1 nm
Steven Olaf Clemenson Tower MN 1 nm
Paul Attwood Stepan Tower MN 1 nm
John Albert Blackhurst Embarrass MN 11 nm
Richard Earl Pierce Embarrass MN 11 nm
Patricia Ellen Blackhurst Embarrass MN 11 nm
Eric William Hietala Embarrass MN 11 nm
Kevin Eugene Rice Cook MN 16 nm
Geoffrey Joseph Kisch Cook MN 16 nm
Peter Herbert Milne Hoyt Lakes MN 17 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Park Rapids Avionics
Park Rapids, MN
 126 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
 139 nm
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
 139 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 161 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 166 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 166 nm
Kindred Aircraft Maintenance
Kindred, ND
 205 nm
JetGlow Aviation
Oshkosh, WI
 278 nm
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 305 nm
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 305 nm

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