Alexandria Municipal Airport
Alexandria Municipal Airport Chandler Field | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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  AXN Location of airport in Minnesota / United States  AXN AXN (the United States) | |||||||||||||||
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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]
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 5,099 by 100 feet (1,554 x 30 m) and 4/22 is 4,098 by 75 feet (1,249 x 23 m).[2]
For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2014, the airport had 25,500 aircraft operations, an average of 70 per day: 90% general aviation, 9% air taxi and 1% military. In September 2016, there were 50 aircraft based at this airport: 45 single-engine, 3 multi-engine, 1 jet and 1 ultralight.[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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for AXN PDF, effective Sep 15, 2016.
- ^ 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 May 16, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for AXN
- AirNav airport information for KAXN
- ASN accident history for AXN
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures