Towner Municipal
D61 · Towner, North Dakota · Mc Henry County · map
Towner Municipal is a public-use airport owned by Towner Arpt Authority, 1 mile northeast of Towner, North Dakota, 1,484 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 03/21, is 2,810 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Towner Municipal?
Its FAA code is D61.
Where is Towner Municipal?
It is 1 mile northeast of Towner, North Dakota, 1,484 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Towner Municipal?
The longest of its 3 runways, 03/21, is 2,810 feet long.
Does Towner Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Towner Municipal?
1 pilot examiner and 2 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 Towner Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA D61
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Towner Arpt Authority
- Elevation
- 1,484 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
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1937
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,810 × 120 ft | Grass, good | |
| 16/34 | 2,732 × 150 ft | Grass, good | Low-intensity lights |
| H1 | 30 × 30 ft | Concrete, good |
- Runway 03: road 17 ft high 55 ft from the end
- Runway 16: road 17 ft high 400 ft from the end
- Runway 34: road 17 ft high 175 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Rugby Municipal (15 nm east), Minot International (36 nm west), Rolla Muni/Leonard Krech Field (44 nm northeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Rugby Municipal (15 nm east), Bottineau Municipal (28 nm north), Minot International (36 nm west), Harvey Municipal (39 nm southeast).
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 North Dakota · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 3' ditch southeast end of runway 16/34 and southwest end of runway 03/21.
- Dusk to dawn. Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 - the common traffic frequency.
- Has 5 feet runway visibility sight clnc violation.
- 03/21 marked 3 feet wooden red mkrs on ends and intersection.
- 16/34 marked 3 feet wooden red mkrs on ends and intersection.
- 25 feet building 350 feet from threshold 50 feet R of extdd centerline; approach ratio 14:1
- +30' power line 1100 feet from threshold on centerline, approach ratio 36:1.
- Runway 16/34 has 50' stopway northwest end and 130' stopway southeast end.
- Runway 03 has 140 feet water tower 2000 feet from thld 600 feet L of extdd centerline.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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 Towner from the FAA register
10 aircraft are registered to owners in Towner, North Dakota: 7 piston singles, 3 drones. 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 North Dakota.
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 flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 2 aviation medical examiners, 1 training center examiner.
- Austin Jon Greenheck private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Minot Aero Center · Minot, ND (36 nm) · (701) 500-7425 · [email protected]
All 4 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.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Towner 10 aircraft · 7 piston singles, 3 drones
- Jaeger AG LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Accidents and incidents in North Dakota 581 since 1982 · 59 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in North Dakota 89 landing places
- North Dakota 2,489 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/D61.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.