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KDTL · Detroit Lakes Airport

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID KDTL FAA DTL Elev 1,397 ft Lat 46° 49.46' N Lon 95° 53.00' W Zulu …

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,201 ft. Max gradient: 1.21% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
14 140° 5,201 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.59%
32 320° 5,201 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.59%
17 180° 1,880 ft 250 ft GRS No —
35 360° 1,880 ft 250 ft GRS No —

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 · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 111.200
  • RDO PRINCETON RDO 122.500
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 30 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 MALSF Rwy 32; REIL Rwy 14; HIRL Rwy 14–32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSF Rwy 32; REIL Rwy 14; HIRL Rwy 14–32. 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 MALSF Rwy 32; REIL Rwy 14; HIRL Rwy 14–32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt MALSF Rwy 32; REIL Rwy 14; HIRL Rwy 14–32—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (30 sentences)
  • ·MINNESOTA 161 DETROIT LAKES/WETHING FLD (DTL)(KDTL) 2 W UTC–6(–5DT) N46º49.38´ W95º52.97´ 1396 B NOTAM FILE DTL RWY 14–32: H5201X100 (ASPH) S–23, D–42 HIRL RWY 14: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 43´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 42´.
  • ·RWY 18–36: 1890X250 (TURF) RWY 36: Trees.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 14 and 32 opr consly.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–2300Z‡. 100LL fuel avbl H24 self svc.
  • ·For Jet A svc aft hrs call AMGR.
  • ·Rwy 18–36 not plowed winter months.
  • ·Rwy 18–36 marked with cones.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 218-841-8233
  • ·AWOS–3PT 119.075 (218) 847–8626.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 RCO 122.5 (PRINCETON RADIO) ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 126.1 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·(T) (T) VORW/DME 111.2 DTL Chan 49 N46º49.53´ W95º53.24´ at fld. 1385/2E.
  • ·DODGE CENTER (TOB)(KTOB) 1 SE UTC–6(–5DT) N44º01.08´ W92º49.90´ 1304 B NOTAM FILE TOB RWY 16–34: H4500X75 (CONC) MIRL RWY 16: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 28´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 04–22: 2383X200 (TURF)
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT ACTIVATE or incr intst REIL Rwy 16 and Rwy 34; PAPI Rwy 16 and Rwy 34; MIRL Rwy 16–34—CTAF.
  • ·MIRL Rwy 16–34 preset on low intst.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1300–0000Z‡.
  • ·Ultralight tfc on and invof arpt. 100LL avbl H24 self svc via credit card.
  • ·Arr/Dep bldg access code: 1304.
  • ·Rwy 04–22 not plowed winter months.
  • ·Windmills 1.5 nm southwest of arpt.
  • ·Rwy 04–22 marked with yellow cones.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 507-374-6245
  • ·AWOS–3PT 119.075 (507) 374–6369.
  • ·CTAF 122.9 ®ROCHESTER APP/DEP CON 119.8 (1100–0400Z‡) ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 132.35 (0400–1100Z‡) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Rochester Apch at 507-424-8111.
  • ·ROCHESTER (L) (DH) VORW/DME 112.0 RST Chan 57 N43º46.97´ W92º35.82´ 319º 17.4 NM to fld. 1393/5E.
  • ·TWIN CITIES L–14H IAP GREEN BAY L–12J IAP NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

1

14.3% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 16,876 ops in 2017

2024 total

16,200

10-yr total

163,512

2024 mix

AC/AT 16% · GA 83% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

12.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.75

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=6

  • Other 2
  • Hard landing 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2019-07-16 CASHEN Super Acro Sport · Engine failure · day →
2017-04-05 Cessna T210M · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1999-07-29 Beech C23 · CFIT · VMC · day →
1988-09-11 Cessna 182K · Other · day →
1988-06-29 Piper PA-28R-200 · Other · VMC · day →
1984-01-28 Cessna 152 · Hard landing · 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
Michael Jesse Paulson Fargo ND 39 nm
Tajae Lynn Viaene Fargo ND 39 nm
Adam Lee Chunn Nevis MN 44 nm
Mark Cook Bemidji MN 57 nm
Henry James Kliner Crookston MN 64 nm
Frederick Jon Kitko Grand Forks ND 82 nm
Robert Alan Clausen Grand Forks ND 82 nm
Wesley Ross Van Dell Grand Forks ND 82 nm
Steven Leroy Anderson Saint Cloud MN 108 nm
James Nobel Shadduck Maple Lake MN 123 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
Ross James Gonitzke Detroit Lakes MN 2 nm
Paul Craig Satran Detroit Lakes MN 2 nm
John Warren Alin Detroit Lakes MN 2 nm
Mark David Bergen Detroit Lakes MN 2 nm
Erik Douglas Pfeifer Detroit Lakes MN 2 nm
Matthew Carl Markuson Detroit Lakes MN 2 nm
Jerome Peter Hager Jr Frazee MN 9 nm
Chad Robert Vorderbruggen Lake Park MN 10 nm
Aaron John Peterson Lake Park MN 10 nm
Steven Francis Nelson Pelican Rapids MN 17 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
Mark David Bergen Detroit Lakes MN 2 nm
Erik John Carlson Detroit Lakes MN 2 nm
Theodore Martin Kiebke Detroit Lakes MN 2 nm
Robert David Clemenson Detroit Lakes MN 2 nm
Thomas Gesner Hallisey Jr Detroit Lakes MN 2 nm
Michael James Williams Detroit Lakes MN 2 nm
Jeffry Robert Boe Detroit Lakes MN 2 nm
Michael Todd Krieger Audubon MN 5 nm
Michael Eugene Kitchenmaster Frazee MN 9 nm
Matthew Eugene Riewer Frazee MN 9 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
 34 nm
Kindred Aircraft Maintenance
Kindred, ND
 48 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 151 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 151 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 172 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
 181 nm
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
 181 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 197 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 198 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 203 nm

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