Princeton Municipal Airport (Minnesota)

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 / 45.56000°N 93.60833°W / 45.56000; -93.60833
Map
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Location of airport in Minnesota/United States

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 3,900 1,189 Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations 13,300
Based aircraft 34

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]

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

  1. ↑ "Princeton Municipal Airport" (PDF). Airport Directory. Minnesota Department of Transportation. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for PNM (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 27 August 2009.
  3. ↑ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009-2013. Federal Aviation Administration. Published 1 October 2008.
  4. ↑ Princeton, Minnesota - Princeton Municipal Airport (ICAO: KPNM, FAA: PNM). Great Circle Mapper. Accessed 14 October 2009.
  5. ↑ Brief History of Princeton. City of Princeton, Minnesota. Accessed 14 October 2009.
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