Tower Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 12D) is a city-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) northwest of the central business district of Tower, a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.[1] It is located on Lake Vermilion and is also known as Tower Municipal Airport & Seaplane Base.[2]

Tower Municipal Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 12D
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Tower
Serves	Tower, Minnesota
Elevation AMSL	1,369 ft / 417 m
Coordinates	47°49′06″N 092°17′30″W
Map
12D Location of airport in Minnesota / United States Show map of Minnesota 12D 12D (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 8/26 3,400 1,036 Asphalt 14W/32W 5,000 1,524 Water
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2007) 3,700 Based aircraft (2017) 15
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Tower Municipal Airport covers an area of 100 acres (40 ha) at an elevation of 1,369 feet (417 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways designated 8/26 with a 3,400 x 75 ft (1,036 x 23 m) asphalt surface. It also has one seaplane runway landing area designated 14W/32W which measures 5,000 x 200 ft (1,524 x 61 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2007, the airport had 3,700 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 10 per day. In March 2017, there were 15 aircraft based at this airport: 14 single-engine and 1 ultralight.[1]

References

External links

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for 12D
  • AirNav airport information for 12D
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 12D