Princeton Municipal Airport (ICAO: KPNM, FAA LID: PNM) is a city-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southwest of the central business district of Princeton, a city in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States.[2] This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems 2015–2019, which categorizes it as a general aviation airport.[3]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Princeton | ||||||||||
| Serves | Princeton, Minnesota | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 980 ft / 299 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°33′36″N 093°36′30″W / 45.56000°N 93.60833°W | ||||||||||
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Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned PNM by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[4]
History edit
The Federal Aviation Administration relocated the flight service station (FSS) for Minnesota to Princeton in 1987. The airport was completely renovated in 1988.[5]
Facilities and aircraft edit
Princeton Municipal Airport covers an area of 304 acres (123 ha) at an elevation of 980 feet (299 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,900 by 75 feet (1,189 x 23 m).[2]
For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2005, the airport had 13,300 aircraft operations, an average of 36 per day: 98% general aviation and 2% military. At that time there were 34 aircraft based at this airport: 85% single-engine, 3% multi-engine, 3% helicopter and 8% ultralight.[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Princeton Municipal Airport" (PDF). Airport Directory. Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for PNM PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 27 August 2009.
- ^ FAA National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems: 2009-2013. Federal Aviation Administration. Published 1 October 2008.
- ^ Princeton, Minnesota - Princeton Municipal Airport (ICAO: KPNM, FAA: PNM). Great Circle Mapper. Accessed 14 October 2009.
- ^ Brief History of Princeton. City of Princeton, Minnesota. Accessed 14 October 2009.
External links edit
- FAA Terminal Procedures for PNM, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for PNM
- AirNav airport information for KPNM
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures