Fertile Municipal Airport

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Fertile Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity Of Fertile
LocationFertile, Minnesota
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
 • Summer (DST)CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL1,135 ft / 345.95 m
Coordinates47°33′6.9″N 096°17′31.9″W / 47.551917°N 96.292194°W / 47.551917; -96.292194Coordinates: 47°33′6.9″N 096°17′31.9″W / 47.551917°N 96.292194°W / 47.551917; -96.292194
Map
'D14 is located in Minnesota
'D14
'D14
Location of airport in Minnesota/United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 3,002 x 60 915 x 18.3 Asphalt
Sources: Minnesota DOT,[1] FAA[2]

Fertile Municipal Airport (FAA LID: D14)[2] is a public use airport located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) northwest[2] of the central business district of Fertile, Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is owned by the City of Fertile, Minnesota.[2]

The airport originally belonged to a flying club. The airport became a municipal airport in order to be eligible for State and Federal airport funds.[3]

Facilities and aircraft[]

Fertile Municipal Airport covers an area of 130 acres (53 ha) at an elevation of 1,135 feet (346 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 14/32 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,002 by 60 feet (915 x 18.3 m).[2]

For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2018, the airport had 7,800 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 21 per day.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Fertile Municipal Airport" (PDF). Airport Directory. Minnesota DOT. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  2. ^ a b c d e f FAA Airport Form 5010 for D14 PDF, effective 2009-07-02.
  3. ^ Foster, Tom (November 2018). "Airport of the Month". Minnesota Flyer.

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