Anoka County–Blaine Airport Explained

Anoka County–Blaine Airport
Icao:KANE
Faa:ANE
Type:Public
Owner:Metropolitan Airports Commission
City-Served:Minneapolis–Saint Paul, U.S.
Location:Blaine, Minnesota, U.S.
Elevation-F:912
Coordinates:45.145°N -93.2103°W
Pushpin Map:USA Minnesota#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Mapsize:180
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Minnesota
Pushpin Label:ANE
Pushpin Label Position:left
R1-Number:9/27
R1-Length-F:5,000
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:18/36
R2-Length-F:4,855
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (2015)
Stat1-Data:70,202
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft (2017)
Stat2-Data:328
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Anoka County–Blaine Airport, also known as Janes Field, is a public use airport in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. Owned by Metropolitan Airports Commission, it is 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of the central business district of Minneapolis. The airport is located in the city of Blaine.

This facility is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, which categorized it as a general aviation reliever airport.[2]

This airport is assigned a three-letter location identifier of ANE by the Federal Aviation Administration, but it does not have an International Air Transport Association (IATA) airport code (the IATA assigned ANE to Angers – Marcé Airport in France).[3] [4] [5]

Facilities and aircraft

Anoka County–Blaine Airport covers an area of 1,900 acres (769 ha) at an elevation of 912 feet (278 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: 9/27 is 5,000 by 100 feet(1,524 x 30 m) and 18/36 is 4,855 by 100 feet (1,480 x 30 m).

The non-federal control tower is open 0700-2100 local time in winter months (from October to April) and 0700-2200 local time in summer months (from May to September).

For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2015, the airport had 70,202 aircraft operations, an average of 192 per day: 92% general aviation, 7% air taxi and just less than 1% military. In May 2017, there were 328 aircraft based at this airport: 272 single-engine, 38 multi-engine, 10 jet and 8 helicopter.

The airport is home to the FBO Lynx FBO Network.

The airport is home to the Golden Wings Flying Museum [6] and formerly the American Wings Air Museum.[7]

In 2020 the airport received a $157,000 CARES Act award.[8] [9]

On April 30, 2020 a FAA Airport Improvement Program Grant of $646,583 was awarded to rehabilitate taxiway lighting at the airport.[10] [11]

See also

External links

Flying clubs

Notes and References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. effective May 25, 2017.
  2. Web site: 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A . PDF, 2.03 MB . National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120927084535/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf . September 27, 2012.
  3. Web site: Airline and Airport Code Search . International Air Transport Association (IATA) . November 14, 2016.
  4. Web site: Anoka County–Blaine Airport (IATA: none, ICAO: KANE, FAA: ANE) . Great Circle Mapper . November 14, 2016.
  5. Web site: Marce Airport (IATA: ANE, ICAO: LFJR) . Great Circle Mapper . November 14, 2016.
  6. http://www.goldenwingsmuseum.com/ Golden Wings Flying Museum
  7. http://www.americanwings.org/ American Wings Air Museum
  8. Web site: Adam. Uren. April 15, 2020. 97 Minnesota airports receive federal bailout cash, here's how much they got. June 14, 2020.
  9. Web site: April 14, 2020. U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $10 Billion in Relief for America's Airports. June 14, 2020.
  10. Web site: U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Over $1 Billion in Grants to 439 Airports in 50 States. April 30, 2020. May 5, 2020.
  11. Web site: Airport Grants Announced on April 30, 2020. May 4, 2020.