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KTWM · Richard B Helgeson Airport

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KTWM FAA TWM Elev 1,073 ft Lat 47° 2.95' N Lon 91° 44.71' 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: 4,400 ft. Max gradient: 1.25% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 063° 4,400 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.07%
24 243° 4,400 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.07%
15 143° 2,581 ft 150 ft GRS No 1.25%
33 323° 2,581 ft 150 ft GRS No 1.25%

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 3 119.325
  • CTAF CTAF 122.900
  • A/D DULUTH APP/DEP 125.450

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

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 or incr intst REIL Rwy 16 and 34; PAPI Rwy 16 and 34; MIRL Rwy 16–34. 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 REIL Rwy 16 and 34; PAPI Rwy 16 and 34; MIRL Rwy 16–34. 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 REIL Rwy 16 and 34; PAPI Rwy 16 and 34; MIRL Rwy 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT or incr intst REIL Rwy 16 and 34; PAPI Rwy 16 and 34; MIRL Rwy 16–34—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (30 sentences)
  • ·212 MINNESOTA TWO HARBORS RICHARD B HELGESON (TWM)(KTWM) 4 NW UTC–6(–5DT) N47º02.95´ W91º44.71´ 1073 B NOTAM FILE TWM RWY 06–24: H4400X75 (ASPH) MIRL RWY 06: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 24´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 27´.
  • ·RWY 15–33: 2581X150 (TURF) 1.3% up NW RWY 33: Trees.
  • ·S3 FUEL 100LL, JET A, MOGAS LGT MIRL Rwy 06–24 preset to low SS–SR.; incr ints and ACTIVATE REIL Rwy 06 and Rwy 24; PAPI Rwy 06 and Rwy 24—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–2000Z‡.
  • ·For svc aft hrs call 218–830–0470.
  • ·Fuel avbl 24 hrs with credit card.
  • ·Rwy 15–33 CLSD winter months except ski equipped acft.
  • ·Rwy 15–33 mkd with yellow cones.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 218-510-0628
  • ·AWOS–3PT 119.325 (218) 834–6591.
  • ·CTAF 122.9 ®DULUTH APP/DEP CON 125.45 GCO 121.725 (DULUTH CLNC and FLIGHT SERVICES) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Duluth Apch at 218-740-5950.
  • ·DULUTH (VH) (H) VORTACW 112.6 DLH Chan 73 N46º48.13´ W92º12.17´ 047º 24.0 NM to fld. 1428/5E.
  • ·TACAN/G RCP is same as VOR/G RCP TYLER MUNI (63Y) 1 NW UTC–6(–5DT) N44º17.30´ W96º09.06´ 1742 B NOTAM FILE PNM RWY 14–32: 2517X160 (TURF) LIRL
  • ·Rwy 14–32 mkd yellow cones.
  • ·Rwy 14–32 bare spots, depressions and holes.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 507-247-5556
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·WADENA MUNI (ADC)(KADC) 3 W UTC–6(–5DT) N46º26.84´ W95º12.68´ 1368 B NOTAM FILE ADC RWY 16–34: H4007X75 (ASPH) S–27.2, D–42 MIRL 0.3% up NW RWY 16: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 42´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 42´.
  • ·RWY 03–21: 2100X75 (TURF) 0.4% up SW
  • ·MIRL Rwy 16–34 preset low intst.
  • ·Unattended. 100LL fuel avbl H24 via credit card.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 218-631-7707
  • ·AWOS–3PT 118.875 (218) 631–7774.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 126.1 GCO 121.725 (MINNEAPOLIS CENTER and FLIGHT SERVICES) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una via GCO ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·ALEXANDRIA (VL) (DH) VORW/DME 115.95 AXN Chan 106(Y) N45º57.50´ W95º13.96´ 355º 29.4 NM to fld. 1367/7E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 045º–060º byd 30 NM blo 6,400´ DME unusable: 045º–060º byd 30 NM blo 6,400´ 146º–153º byd 15 NM GREEN BAY L–14I IAP OMAHA TWIN CITIES L–14H IAP NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 7,000 ops in 2001

2024 total

7,000

10-yr total

70,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

14.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Other 1

All time · n=2

  • Other 2

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2019-08-10 Cessna 180 · Other · VMC · day →
1997-03-09 Champion 7GCB · Other · 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 23 nm
Geary Lee Padden Duluth MN 23 nm
Curtis Dale Grayson Superior WI 28 nm
Paul Klomhaus Superior WI 28 nm
Curtis Dale Grayson Cloquet MN 37 nm
William Stone Cloquet MN 37 nm
George Phillip Felix Siren WI 81 nm
Sandra Lee Randall Cumberland WI 92 nm
Robert Tchop Chetek WI 104 nm
Adam Lee Chunn Nevis MN 127 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
Vince Howard Udenberg Two Harbors MN 3 nm
Joseph George Thorne Two Harbors MN 3 nm
Donald Lynn Murray Two Harbors MN 3 nm
Cody Stephen Brandt Two Harbors MN 3 nm
Christen Gordon Skadberg Knife River MN 6 nm
Gary Douglas Black Duluth MN 23 nm
Glenn Evan Mcgill Duluth MN 23 nm
Robert Kelley Oltman Duluth MN 23 nm
Matthew Opack Jr Duluth MN 23 nm
Nancy Ruth Smith Duluth MN 23 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
Joseph George Thorne Two Harbors MN 3 nm
Gary Alan Jensen Two Harbors MN 3 nm
Dan Allen Murphy Two Harbors MN 3 nm
Joseph Fredrick Gross Two Harbors MN 3 nm
Timothy Wayne Wright Two Harbors MN 3 nm
Andrew Curtis Wright Two Harbors MN 3 nm
Todd Spencer Bata Two Harbors MN 3 nm
Christopher Philip Cook Two Harbors MN 3 nm
David Albert Gardner Two Harbors MN 3 nm
Casey Justin Komarek Two Harbors MN 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
 93 nm
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
 93 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 119 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 130 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 130 nm
Park Rapids Avionics
Park Rapids, MN
 136 nm
Kindred Aircraft Maintenance
Kindred, ND
 218 nm
JetGlow Aviation
Oshkosh, WI
 228 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 257 nm
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 261 nm

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