Princeton Municipal Airport (ICAO: KPNM, FAA LID: PNM) is a city-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southwest of the central business district of Princeton, a city in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States.[2] This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems 2015–2019, which categorizes it as a general aviation airport.[3]

Princeton Municipal Airport
USGS aerial image - 21 April 1991
IATA: none ICAO: KPNM FAA LID: PNM
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Princeton
Serves	Princeton, Minnesota
Elevation AMSL	980 ft / 299 m
Coordinates	45°33′36″N 093°36′30″W
Map
PNM Location of airport in Minnesota/United States Show map of Minnesota PNM PNM (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 15/33 3,900 1,189 Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations 13,300 Based aircraft 34
Sources: Minnesota DOT,[1] FAA[2]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned PNM by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[4]

History

The Federal Aviation Administration relocated the flight service station (FSS) for Minnesota to Princeton in 1987. The airport was completely renovated in 1988.[5]

Facilities and aircraft

Princeton Municipal Airport covers an area of 304 acres (123 ha) at an elevation of 980 feet (299 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,900 by 75 feet (1,189 x 23 m).[2]

For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2005, the airport had 13,300 aircraft operations, an average of 36 per day: 98% general aviation and 2% military. At that time there were 34 aircraft based at this airport: 85% single-engine, 3% multi-engine, 3% helicopter and 8% ultralight.[2]

References

External links

• FAA Terminal Procedures for PNM, effective June 16, 2022

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for PNM
  • AirNav airport information for KPNM
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures