Richard B Helgeson Airport
TWM · KTWM · Two Harbors, Minnesota · Lake County · map
Richard B Helgeson Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Two Harbors, 4 miles northwest of Two Harbors, Minnesota, 1,073 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 06/24, is 4,400 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, car gas (mogas)) and about 39 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 7,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Richard B Helgeson Airport?
Its FAA code is TWM, and its ICAO code is KTWM.
Where is Richard B Helgeson Airport?
It is 4 miles northwest of Two Harbors, Minnesota, 1,073 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Richard B Helgeson Airport?
The longest of its 2 runways, 06/24, is 4,400 feet long.
Does Richard B Helgeson Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Richard B Helgeson Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A, car gas (mogas).
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Richard B Helgeson Airport?
3 pilot examiners and 6 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 Richard B Helgeson Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA TWM · ICAO KTWM
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Two Harbors
- Elevation
- 1,073 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, car gas (mogas); the services card below
- On the chart
- Green Bay sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1970
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 4,400 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 15/33 | 2,581 × 150 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 06: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 24: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 33: trees 9 ft high 113 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Approach and departure | 125.45 | |
| Twm and aWOS-3PT | 119.325 | |
| Apt Remark 1 With Gco Freq | 121.725 | · Gco available on frequency 121.725 through dlh clearance delivery and flight services. |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 218-834-6591.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, car gas (mogas)
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- aircraft sales, aerial surveying
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Duluth International (22 nm southwest), Richard I Bong Airport (26 nm southwest), Cloquet/Carlton County (37 nm southwest).
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
- Gco available on frequency 121.725 through dlh clearance delivery and flight services.
- Medium-intensity runway lights runway 6/24 preset to low sunset to sunrise. Incr intst and activate runway end identifier lights runway 06, 24; PAPI runway 6, 24 - the common traffic frequency.
- Fuel available 24 hours with credit card.
- Closed winter months except ski equipped aircraft.
- Runway 15/33 marked with yellow cones.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 38 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
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 7,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 3,500 |
| general aviation, local | 3,500 |
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 Two Harbors from the FAA register
15 aircraft are registered to owners in Two Harbors, Minnesota: 14 piston singles, 1 piston twin. 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
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 3 for flight instructor; 3 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 6 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Brian Alan Bird private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Monaco Aviation · Duluth, MN (22 nm) · (218) 340-2425 · [email protected]
- Paul Klomhaus private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Superior, WI (26 nm) · (920) 915-1200 · [email protected]
- William Stone private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Cloquet Carlton County Airport · Cloquet, MN (37 nm) · (218) 451-0542 · [email protected]
All 21 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- 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.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- 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, 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 Two Harbors 15 aircraft · 14 piston singles, 1 piston twins
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 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/TWM.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.