Red Lake Falls Municipal
D81 · Red Lake Falls, Minnesota · Red Lake County · map
Red Lake Falls Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Red Lake Falls, 3 miles south of Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, 1,060 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 15/33, is 2,500 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Red Lake Falls Municipal?
Its FAA code is D81.
Where is Red Lake Falls Municipal?
It is 3 miles south of Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, 1,060 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Red Lake Falls Municipal?
Its one runway, 15/33, is 2,500 feet long, asphalt.
Does Red Lake Falls Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Red Lake Falls Municipal?
4 pilot examiners 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
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Red Lake Falls Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA D81
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Red Lake Falls
- Elevation
- 1,060 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1979
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 2,500 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Non-standard lights |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Crookston Muni/Kirkwood Field (15 nm west), Thief River Falls Regional (15 nm north), Grand Forks International (38 nm west).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Crookston Muni/Kirkwood Field (15 nm west), Thief River Falls Regional (15 nm north), Fertile Municipal (17 nm south), Norman County Ada/Twin Valley (34 nm south).
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
- Ultralights on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Non-standard low-intensity runway lights; lights 40 feet off sides of runway.
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 Red Lake Falls from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in Red Lake Falls, Minnesota: 1 piston single. 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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 2 for helicopters. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 5 administrative pilot examiners.
- Henry James Kliner private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, seaplanes · Crookston, MN (15 nm) · (218) 242-5328 · [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 (38 nm) · (218) 779-2965 · [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 (38 nm) · (218) 791-4997 · [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 (38 nm) · (512) 771-2136 · [email protected]
All 17 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).
- 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 · 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 Red Lake Falls 1 aircraft · 1 piston singles
- 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 6,936 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/D81.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.