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Alexandria Municipal Airport
Chandler FieldIATA: AXN – ICAO: KAXN – FAA LID: AXN Summary Airport type Public Owner City of Alexandria Serves Alexandria, Minnesota Elevation AMSL 1,425 ft / 434 m Coordinates 45°51′59″N 095°23′41″W / 45.86639°N 95.39472°W Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 5,100 1,554 Asphalt 4/22 4,099 1,249 Asphalt Statistics (2005) Aircraft operations 25,500 Based aircraft 57 Source: Minnesota DOT[1], FAA[2] Alexandria Municipal Airport[1][3] (IATA: AXN, ICAO: KAXN, FAA LID: AXN), also known as Chandler Field, is a city-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of the central business district of Alexandria, a city in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States.[2]
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Facilities and aircraft
The airport covers an area of 640 acres (260 ha) at an elevation of 1,425 feet (434 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 13/31 is 5,100 by 100 feet (1,554 x 30 m) and 4/22 is 4,099 by 75 feet (1,249 x 23 m).[2]
For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2005, the airport had 25,500 aircraft operations, an average of 69 per day: 90% general aviation, 9% air taxi and 1% military. At that time there were 57 aircraft based at this airport: 88% single-engine, 10% multi-engine and 2% helicopter.[2]
Cargo
- Bemidji Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
Airport Operations
Several operations and/or businesses at the airport include the following:
- Alexandria Aircraft LLC - Parts dealer for Bellanca aircraft.
- Alexandria Aviation - Aircraft Sales, Rental, Flight Training, Chater, Fueling
- LifeLink III - 24/7 medical helicopter service
- On His Wings Flight Academy - Instrument flight instruction school
- Weber's Aero Repair - Aircraft repairs and restorations
References
- ^ a b "Alexandria Municipal Airport (Chandler Field)" (PDF). Airport Directory. Minnesota Department of Transportation. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/aero/avoffice/ops/airdir/pdf/alexandria.pdf. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for AXN (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-07-02.
- ^ Alexandria Aviation, Inc., the fixed base operator
External links
- Aerial photo as of 27 April 1992 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for AXN, effective 20 October 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KAXN
- ASN accident history for AXN
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures for KAXN
Categories:- Airports in Minnesota
- Buildings and structures in Douglas County, Minnesota
- Transportation in Douglas County, Minnesota
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