Crookston Municipal Airport

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Crookston Municipal Airport

Kirkwood Field
1991 USGS Photo
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Crookston
ServesCrookston, Minnesota
LocationLowell Township, Polk County, near Crookston, Minnesota
Elevation AMSL899 ft / 274 m
Coordinates47°50′27″N 096°37′18″W / 47.84083°N 96.62167°W / 47.84083; -96.62167
Map
CKN is located in Minnesota
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Location of airport in Minnesota/United States
CKN is located in the United States
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CKN (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 4,300 1,311 Asphalt
17/35 2,977 907 Turf
6/24 2,096 639 Turf
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations20,150
Based aircraft38

Crookston Municipal Airport (IATA: CKN, ICAO: KCKN, FAA LID: CKN), also known as Kirkwood Field, is a city owned public use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) north of the central business district of Crookston, a city in Polk County, Minnesota, United States.[1]

History

Provided contract glider training to the United States Army Air Forces, 1942-1944. Training provided by L. Millar-Wittig. Had turf 5,000' all-way airfield for landings and takeoffs. Used primarily C-47 Skytrains and Waco CG-4 unpowered Gliders. The mission of the school was to train glider pilot students in proficiency in operation of gliders in various types of towed and soaring flight, both day and night, and in servicing of gliders in the field.

Facilities and aircraft

Crookston Municipal Airport covers an area of 633 acres (256 ha) at an elevation of 899 feet (274 m) above mean sea level. It has three runways: 13/31 is 4,300 by 75 feet (1,311 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface; 17/35 is 2,977 by 202 feet (907 x 62 m) with an turf surface; 6/24 is 2,096 by 202 feet (639 x 62 m) with a turf surface.[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2006, the airport had 20,150 aircraft operations, an average of 55 per day: 94% general aviation, 5% air taxi and <1% military. At that time there were 38 aircraft based at this airport: 97% single-engine and 3% multi-engine.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for CKN PDF, effective 2008-09-25.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kirkwood Field.
Other sources
  • Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
  • Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.
  • Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942-2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas ASIN: B000NYX3PC

External links


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