Perham Municipal
16D · Perham, Minnesota · Otter Tail County · map
Perham Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Perham, 2 miles northwest of Perham, Minnesota, 1,376 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 13/31, is 4,102 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Perham Municipal?
Its FAA code is 16D.
Where is Perham Municipal?
It is 2 miles northwest of Perham, Minnesota, 1,376 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Perham Municipal?
Its one runway, 13/31, is 4,102 feet long, asphalt.
Does Perham Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Perham Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Perham Municipal?
1 pilot examiner and 5 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 16D
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Perham
- Elevation
- 1,376 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1949
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 4,102 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 31: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Apt Remark 4 With Gco Freq | 121.725 | · Gco available on frequency 121.725. |
| Alexandria and center (remote transmitter) Low | 126.1 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, aircraft sales
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Detroit Lakes/Wething Field (17 nm northwest), Fergus Falls Regional (30 nm southwest), Alexandria Rgnl/Chandler Field (46 nm south), Moorhead Muni/Florence Klingensmith Field (46 nm west).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Minnesota · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 preset to low intensity; to increase intensity and activate PAPI runway 13 and runway 31 and runway end identifier lights runway 13 and runway 31 - the common traffic frequency.
- Fuel avail 24 hours west credit card.
- Ultralights on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Helicopter operations, northwest corner of airport.
- Gco available on frequency 121.725.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Perham from the FAA register
25 aircraft are registered to owners in Perham, Minnesota: 11 helicopters, 7 drones, 5 piston singles, 2 piston twins. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Minnesota.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing).
- Adam Lee Chunn private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · Nevis, MN (40 nm) · (704) 796-7954 · [email protected]
All 7 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Perham 25 aircraft · 11 helicopters, 7 drones, 5 piston singles
- Larson Helicopters LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Bond Helicopter Services LLP 3 aircraft in town
- Dsl Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Minnesota 1,542 since 1982 · 207 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Minnesota 146 landing places
- Minnesota 6,935 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/16D.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 26, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.