Crookston Municipal Airport Explained

Crookston Municipal Airport
Nativename:Kirkwood Field
Iata:CKN
Icao:KCKN
Faa:CKN
Type:Public
Owner:City of Crookston
City-Served:Crookston, Minnesota
Location:Lowell Township, Polk County, near Crookston, Minnesota
Elevation-F:899
Elevation-M:274
Pushpin Map:USA Minnesota#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Minnesota / United States
Pushpin Label:CKN
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:13/31
R1-Length-F:4,300
R1-Length-M:1,311
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:17/35
R2-Length-F:2,977
R2-Length-M:907
R2-Surface:Turf
R3-Number:6/24
R3-Length-F:2,096
R3-Length-M:639
R3-Surface:Turf
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (2006)
Stat1-Data:20,150
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft (2017)
Stat2-Data:36
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Crookston Municipal Airport, 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.

History

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

Facilities and aircraft

Crookston Municipal Airport covers an area of 633acres 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 a turf surface; 6/24 is 2,096 by 202 feet (639 x 62 m) with a turf surface.

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 less than 1% military. In March 2017, there were 36 aircraft based at this airport: all 36 single-engine.

See also

References

  1. , effective Mar 2, 2017.
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