Range Regional
HIB · KHIB · Hibbing, Minnesota · St Louis County · map
Range Regional is a public-use airport owned by Chisholm-Hibbing Airport, 4 miles southeast of Hibbing, Minnesota, 1,354 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 6,758 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KHIB · observed 3:53 pm CDT (20:53 UTC), 26 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 8 knots, gusting to 17
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 72°F (22°C), dew point 50°F (10°C)
- Altimeter 29.69 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:39 pm CDT (17:39 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 7 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 23,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 9 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 24,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 7,000 feet, a few clouds at 22,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KHIB 062053Z AUTO 29008G17KT 10SM CLR 22/10 A2969 RMK AO2 RAB30E39 SLP058 P0000 60000 T02220100 55000
TAF KHIB 061739Z 0618/0718 27007G15KT P6SM FEW230 FM062100 30009G17KT P6SM SCT240 FM062300 29006KT P6SM SCT250 FM071300 29010G20KT P6SM FEW070 FEW220
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA HIB · ICAO KHIB
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Chisholm-Hibbing Airport
- Elevation
- 1,354 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 4:00 am to 12:00 am
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Green Bay sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 6,758 × 150 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 04/22 | 3,075 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent |
- Runway 13: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 31: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 04: road 10 ft high 310 ft from the end
- Runway 22: road 17 ft high 930 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Clearance delivery | 127.4 | |
| Approach and departure | 125.45 | |
| Hib and automated weather (ASOS) | 126.425 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 218-263-8384.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Hibbing from the FAA register
18 aircraft are registered to owners in Hibbing, Minnesota: 16 piston singles, 1 turboprop, 1 drone. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Minnesota.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 13 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Activate or incr intst approach lights (MALSR) runway 13 and 31; high-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 13 and 31 operates continuously; high-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 preset low intst.
- Landing fee for all aircraft ovr 12500 LB.
- Tran heated hangar space available.
- Runway 04/22 not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats. Closed at night.
- Divd aircraft limitations - no international psgr processing. Only one air carrier gate. Ltd sterile area space (125 psgrs). Vending concessions only.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Field conditions unmon 12:00 am to 4:00 am.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -40C.
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 5, 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.