Thief River Falls Regional
TVF · KTVF · Thief River Falls, Minnesota · Pennington County · map
Thief River Falls Regional is a public-use airport, 3 miles south of Thief River Falls, Minnesota, 1,119 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 6,504 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive) and about 25 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 32,559 takeoffs and landings a year. About 8,592 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Thief River Falls Regional?
Its FAA code is TVF, and its ICAO code is KTVF.
Where is Thief River Falls Regional?
It is 3 miles south of Thief River Falls, Minnesota, 1,119 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Thief River Falls Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 13/31, is 6,504 feet long.
Does Thief River Falls Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Thief River Falls Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive.
Where can you fly nonstop from Thief River Falls Regional?
Airline flights go to 6 airports, the busiest of them Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis, Louisville Muhammad Ali International, Hector International, Nashville International. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Thief River Falls Regional?
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 Thief River Falls Regional…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA TVF · ICAO KTVF
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 1,119 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; weekends, on call
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1945
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 6,504 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 04/22 | 4,997 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 31: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), 6,304 ft available for landing
- Runway 04: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 22: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Tvf and aWOS-3PT | 119.025 | |
| Grand Forks Center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.15 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 218-681-1918.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Crookston Muni/Kirkwood Field (22 nm southwest), Grand Forks International (40 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
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 31; runway end identifier lights runway 13, 04, and 22; high-intensity runway lights runway 13/31; medium-intensity runway lights runway 04/22 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 13, 31, 04, and 22 operates continuously.
- Available 24 hours with credit card.
- 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.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Airport conditions not mntd SUN-FRI 10:00 pm to 5:00 am; Friday 2200-SAT 0600; Saturday 10:30 am to 3:00 pm; Saturday 2000-SUN 0600.
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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 1,232 departures from TVF in those twelve months, carrying 8,673 passengers in 25,930 seats (33% filled), to 6 destinations on 3 airlines.
All 6 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 23 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 32,559, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 624 |
| air taxi and commuter | 1,910 |
| general aviation, travelling | 20,000 |
| general aviation, local | 10,000 |
| military | 25 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Thief River Falls from the FAA register
32 aircraft are registered to owners in Thief River Falls, Minnesota: 30 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
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 (22 nm) · (218) 242-5328 · [email protected]
- Robert Alan Clausen private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Argyle, ND (30 nm) · (218) 791-4997 · [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 (40 nm) · (218) 779-2965 · [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 (40 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 · 5 since 1982, 2 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 Thief River Falls 32 aircraft · 30 piston singles, 2 piston twins
- Vand Flyve Klub INC 3 aircraft in town
- Thief River Aviation INC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Minnesota 1,542 since 1982 · 207 in the last ten years
- Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain (MSP) 623 flights in twelve months · Key Lime Air Corp dba Denver Air Connection
- Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis (MEM) 358 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation, Gulf And Caribbean Cargo
- Louisville Muhammad Ali International (SDF) 201 flights in twelve months · Gulf And Caribbean Cargo
- Hector International (FAR) 47 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Nashville International (BNA) 2 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation, Gulf And Caribbean Cargo
- Thief River Falls Regional (TVF) 1 flights in twelve months · Gulf And Caribbean Cargo
- 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/TVF.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 27, 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.