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KHIB · Range Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 13 NTSB events

ID KHIB FAA HIB Elev 1,354 ft Lat 47° 23.09' N Lon 92° 50.21' 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

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,758 ft. Max gradient: 0.23%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 132° 6,758 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.23%
31 312° 6,758 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.23%
04 049° 3,075 ft 75 ft ASP No 0.10%
22 229° 3,075 ft 75 ft ASP No 0.10%

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 · 5 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 126.425
  • CLD DULUTH CLNC DEL 127.400
  • A/D DULUTH APP/DEP 125.450
  • RDO PRINCETON RDO 122.600
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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  • VOR-DME HIB

    Hibbing

    110.80 MHz · DME 110.80 · LO · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 22 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 MALSR Rwy 13 and 31; HIRL Rwy 13–31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate or incr intst MALSR Rwy 13 and 31; HIRL Rwy 13–31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (4)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate or incr intst MALSR Rwy 13 and 31; HIRL Rwy 13–31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt or incr intst MALSR Rwy 13 and 31; HIRL Rwy 13–31—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds on and invof arpt.

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee

  • Airport attended 1000–0600Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1000–0600Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (22 sentences)
  • ·174 MINNESOTA HIBBING RANGE RGNL (HIB)(KHIB) 4 SE UTC–6(–5DT) N47º23.19´ W92º50.34´ 1354 B ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE HIB MON Airport RWY 13–31: H6758X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–120, D–211, 2S–127, 2D–280, 2D/2D2–752 PCR 33 F/D/X/T HIRL RWY 13: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 2.9º TCH 62´.
  • ·RWY 04–22: H3075X75 (ASPH) S–49, D–79 PCR 3 F/B/X/U No Part 121/Part 380 Ops RWY 04: Road.
  • ·RWY 04: TORA–3075 TODA–3075 ASDA–3075 LDA–3075 RWY 13: TORA–6758 TODA–6758 ASDA–6758 LDA–6758 RWY 22: TORA–3075 TODA–3075 ASDA–3075 LDA–3075 RWY 31: TORA–6758 TODA–6758 ASDA–6758 LDA–6758
  • ·PAPI Rwy 13 and 31 opr consly; HIRL Rwy 13–31 preset low intst.
  • ·Fld conds unmon 0600–1000Z‡.
  • ·Acr ops NA in excess of 15 min bfr or aft skedd arr/dep times wo prior cdn with amgr. 24 hr PPR for unsked acr ops gtr than 30 pax seats call amgr 218–262–3451.
  • ·Diverted acft limitations—No intl passenger processing, only one acr gate, ltd sterile area space (125 passengers), vending concessions only.
  • ·Type I, IV deice fluid avbl.
  • ·Exec conf room, pilot lounge and aft hrs svc ctc 218–263–4353 (advnd rsvn or adnl ctc info at FBO Ramp Entrance.
  • ·Cold temperature airport.
  • ·Altitude correction required at or below –40C.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 218-440-5407
  • ·ASOS 126.425 (218) 263–8384.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 HIBBING RCO 122.6 (PRINCETON RADIO) ®DULUTH APP/DEP CON 125.45 DULUTH CLNC DEL 127.4 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Duluth Apch at 218-740-5950.
  • ·HIBBING (L) (L) VORW/DME 116.55 HIB Chan 112(Y) N47º18.09´ W92º42.24´ 311º 7.5 NM to fld. 1312/2E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 113º–126º blo 4,500´ DME unusable: 015º–025º blo 4,400´ 032º–038º byd 38 NM 186º–235º byd 38 NM ILS 111.75 I–JAE Rwy 13.
  • ·Ctc Duluth Apch Ctl (DLH) to ACTVT Rwy 13 ILS.
  • ·Autopilot cpd apch NA blw 2,515´.
  • ·Ctc Duluth Apch Ctl (DLH) to ACTVT Rwy 31 ILS.
  • ·GREEN BAY H–2J, L–14I IAP, AD NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

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Chisholm Hibbing Airport

Source: OurAirports community

IATA · HIB

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

13 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

16

since 1982

Fatal

2

12.5% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 30,365 ops in 2009

2024 total

28,850

10-yr total

295,851

2024 mix

AC/AT 16% · GA 83% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

3.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.42

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Other 1

All time · n=13

  • Other 8
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2009-07-02 Piper PA-28-140 · Gear-up · day →
2025-11-23 BOMBARDIER INC CL-600-2C11 · Other · day →
2016-08-31 Cessna 170A · CFIT · VMC · day →
2011-10-04 ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA · Other · VMC · day →
2000-05-23 Cessna C310R · Other · VMC · day →
1993-12-01 JETSTREAM BA-3100 · Other · IMC · night →
1993-01-02 Saab-Scania AB (Saab) 340A · Stall / spin · IMC · night →
1991-04-24 Piper PA-28-140 · Other · VMC · day →
1988-12-04 Cessna 152 · Weather · VMC · day →
1985-12-30 Cessna 180J · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1985-02-20 Beech 58 · Other · day →
1983-07-18 Bellanca 17-30 · Other · IMC · day →
1983-07-11 Cessna 150J · Other · 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
Curtis Dale Grayson Cloquet MN 42 nm
William Stone Cloquet MN 42 nm
Brian Alan Bird Duluth MN 47 nm
Geary Lee Padden Duluth MN 47 nm
Curtis Dale Grayson Superior WI 53 nm
Paul Klomhaus Superior WI 53 nm
Mark Cook Bemidji MN 83 nm
Adam Lee Chunn Nevis MN 86 nm
George Phillip Felix Siren WI 98 nm
Sandra Lee Randall Cumberland WI 116 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
Eric Allen Hanegmon Hibbing MN 5 nm
Jackson Swensrud Brunsvold Hibbing MN 5 nm
Aaron Patrick Fena Chisholm MN 6 nm
Benjamin Mark Jacobson Chisholm MN 6 nm
Gregory Rahn Gunderson Eveleth MN 13 nm
Thomas Michael Koskela Eveleth MN 13 nm
Terrance Gregory Hocking Nashwauk MN 13 nm
Don Harold Sipola Virginia MN 16 nm
Christopher Mark Alesch Meadowlands MN 19 nm
Alex Jacob Karish Biwabik MN 22 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
David Axel Danielson Hibbing MN 5 nm
Jerome John Japp Hibbing MN 5 nm
Gregory John Clancy Hibbing MN 5 nm
Daniel Jay Hill Hibbing MN 5 nm
Andrew Walter Guddeck Hibbing MN 5 nm
Thomas David Carlson Chisholm MN 6 nm
Michael Kenneth Reek Chisholm MN 6 nm
Jakob Colin Mount Chisholm MN 6 nm
Rodney Orville Johnson Iron MN 7 nm
Ross William Sarkela Iron MN 7 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
 96 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
 118 nm
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
 118 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 135 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 136 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 136 nm
Kindred Aircraft Maintenance
Kindred, ND
 176 nm
JetGlow Aviation
Oshkosh, WI
 272 nm
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 272 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 275 nm

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