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KAXN · Chandler Field

ICAO · US · 17 NTSB events

ID KAXN FAA AXN Elev 1,425 ft Lat 45° 51.98' N Lon 95° 23.68' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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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

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,099 ft. Max gradient: 0.21%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 139.3° 5,099 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.21%
31 319.3° 5,099 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.21%
04 49.2° 4,098 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.16%
22 229.2° 4,098 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.16%

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 · 4 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 118.375
  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 126.100
  • RDO PRINCETON RDO 122.600
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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

  • NDB EE

    Tamie

    0.37 MHz · LO · LOW

  • VOR-DME AXN

    Alexandria

    112.80 MHz · DME 112.80 · LO · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 5 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 REIL RY 04/22; PAPI RY 04/22; MIRL RY 04/22; ODALS RY31; REIL RY 13; PAPI RY 13/31; MIRL RY 13/31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RY 04/22; PAPI RY 04/22; MIRL RY 04/22; ODALS RY31; REIL RY 13; PAPI RY 13/31; MIRL RY 13/31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RY 04/22; PAPI RY 04/22; MIRL RY 04/22; ODALS RY31; REIL RY 13; PAPI RY 13/31; MIRL RY 13/31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RY 04/22; PAPI RY 04/22; MIRL RY 04/22; ODALS RY31; REIL RY 13; PAPI RY 13/31; MIRL RY 13/31 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·WATERFOWL & JACKRABBITS ON & INVOF RY.
  • ·ULTRALIGHT TRAFFIC ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • ·YELLOW BOX ON RAMP RESD FOR MED HEL - BEWARE OF ROTOR BLAST AT TIEDOWNS.
  • ·FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • ·RWY 31 HAS A ROAD IN PRIM SFC 55 FT FM THE RWY END AND 469 FT R FOR FUEL SVC AFT HRS, CTC 320-760-7175.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · AXN

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

17 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

17

since 1982

Fatal

1

5.9% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 26,844 ops in 2008

2024 total

25,500

10-yr total

255,573

2024 mix

AC/AT 9% · GA 90% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

15.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.92

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Other 1
  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=17

  • Loss of control 5
  • Other 4
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Gear-up landing 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2013-03-29 Cirrus SR22T · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2021-06-05 Cessna 140 · Loss of control · IMC · day →
2021-02-13 AGUSTAWESTLAND PHILADELPHIA CO AW119MKII · Other · day →
2020-12-28 Beech 65-A80-8800 · Weather · VMC · night →
2016-09-17 Agusta A109 · Loss of control · IMC · night →
2013-01-11 Beech 65-B80 · Other · IMC · day →
2011-11-11 Cessna 182J · Loss of control · VMC · night →
2008-07-02 Smith Aerostar 601P · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2007-12-30 Lerohl RV-8 · Engine failure · day →
2002-01-27 Bellanca 17-30A · Weather · IMC · day →
1999-12-23 Piper PA-34-220T · Loss of control · IMC · day →
1994-08-24 Bellanca 7EAC · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1992-08-09 SCHNEIDER/BRASHEAR SORRELL SNS-7 · Gear-up · day →
1989-05-31 Aeronca 7AC · Other · day →
1985-01-28 Stinson 108-1 · Stall / spin · day →
1984-09-21 Beech D 35 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-04-16 Piper PA-22 · Loss of control · 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
Steven Leroy Anderson Saint Cloud MN 59 nm
James Nobel Shadduck Maple Lake MN 70 nm
Adam Lee Chunn Nevis MN 70 nm
Anthony Hentges Canby MN 78 nm
Michael Jesse Paulson Fargo ND 84 nm
Tajae Lynn Viaene Fargo ND 84 nm
Mark Cook Bemidji MN 100 nm
Barbara Ann Mack Blaine MN 101 nm
Jacob William Fielstra Eden Prairie MN 102 nm
Mary Kristen Alverson Minneapolis MN 105 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
Lynn Alan Carlson Alexandria MN 1 nm
Todd Guy Roth Alexandria MN 1 nm
Larry Scott Socha Alexandria MN 1 nm
Paul Charles Erickson Alexandria MN 1 nm
Heidi Marie Liden Alexandria MN 1 nm
Joshua Robert Schafer Alexandria MN 1 nm
Steven Edward Gruba Alexandria MN 1 nm
Kreg Jeffrey Anderson Alexandria MN 1 nm
Steven Raepheal Boehm Alexandria MN 1 nm
Kasey Russel Martin Alexandria MN 1 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
Todd Guy Roth Alexandria MN 1 nm
William Howard Sugden Alexandria MN 1 nm
Aaron Frederick Aupperle Alexandria MN 1 nm
Larry Herbert Brustad Alexandria MN 1 nm
Alan Loyd Hansen Alexandria MN 1 nm
Edwin Frank Pexsa Alexandria MN 1 nm
William Carl Strandberg Alexandria MN 1 nm
Charles Edward Niska Alexandria MN 1 nm
David P Wells Alexandria MN 1 nm
Robert John Jannette Alexandria MN 1 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
 64 nm
Kindred Aircraft Maintenance
Kindred, ND
 82 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 102 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 102 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 128 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
 145 nm
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
 145 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 148 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 149 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 149 nm

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