Fertile Municipal
D14 · Fertile, Minnesota · Polk County · map
Fertile Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Fertile, 1 mile northwest of Fertile, Minnesota, 1,137 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 14/32, is 3,000 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Fertile Municipal?
Its FAA code is D14.
Where is Fertile Municipal?
It is 1 mile northwest of Fertile, Minnesota, 1,137 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Fertile Municipal?
Its one runway, 14/32, is 3,000 feet long, asphalt.
Does Fertile Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Fertile Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Fertile Municipal?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Fertile Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Fertile Municipal?
7 pilot examiners and 13 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Fertile Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA D14
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Fertile
- Elevation
- 1,137 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
- 5E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1955
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 3,000 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 14: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 32: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 118.1 | |
| Grand Forks Center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.15 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Crookston Muni/Kirkwood Field (22 nm northwest), Thief River Falls Regional (31 nm north), Hector International (43 nm southwest), Grand Forks International (43 nm northwest).
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
- Provided obstructions in runway approach slope surfaces which cannot be rmvd/lwrd, the runway thresholds are displaced/marked to provide minimum 20:1 approach clrnc over obstructions and sufficient rmng length to permit safe landing/takeoff by type of aircraft using runway.
- Be alert for vehicle traffic on taxiways.
- Activate PAPI runway 14 and 32 - the common traffic frequency. Medium-intensity runway lights runway 14/32 to incr intst and activate - the common traffic frequency.
- Fuel available 24 hour with credit card.
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 Fertile from the FAA register
4 aircraft are registered to owners in Fertile, Minnesota: 4 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Minnesota.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Fertile Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Fertile
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
7 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 6 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor; 4 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 2 for helicopters. Also nearby: 13 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 5 administrative pilot examiners.
- Henry James Kliner private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, seaplanes · Crookston, MN (22 nm) · (218) 242-5328 · [email protected]
- Dalfred Anthony Andre John private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Fargo FSDO · Fargo, ND (43 nm) · (701) 885-9675 · [email protected]
- Frederick Jon Kitko private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · University of North Dakota-Flight Operations · Grand Forks, ND (43 nm) · (218) 779-2965 · [email protected]
- Michael Jesse Paulson instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · FARGO JET CENTER · Fargo, ND (43 nm) · (701) 371-3678 · [email protected]
- Robert Alan Clausen private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Grand Forks, ND (43 nm) · (218) 791-4997 · [email protected]
- Tajae Lynn Viaene private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Fargo Jet Center · Fargo, ND (43 nm) · (701) 388-3252 · [email protected]
- Wesley Ross Van Dell private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND (43 nm) · (512) 771-2136 · [email protected]
All 31 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.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 · 2 since 1982, 1 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 Fertile 4 aircraft · 4 piston singles
- Fertile Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 1 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 6,936 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/D14.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 28, 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.