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Alexandria Regional Airport Chandler Field | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Alexandria | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Alexandria, Minnesota | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,425 ft (434 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°51′59″N 095°23′41″W / 45.86639°N 95.39472°W | ||||||||||||||
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  AXN Location of airport in Minnesota / United States  AXN AXN (the United States) | |||||||||||||||
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| Source: Minnesota DOT,[1] FAA[2] | |||||||||||||||
Alexandria Regional Airport[1][3] (IATA: AXN, ICAO: KAXN, FAA LID: AXN), also known as Chandler Field, is a city-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of the central business district of Alexandria, a city in Douglas County, Minnesota, United States.[2]
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]The airport covers an area of 640 acres (260 ha) at an elevation of 1,425 feet (434 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 13/31 is 5,099 by 100 feet (1,554 x 30 m) and 4/22 is 4,098 by 75 feet (1,249 x 23 m).[2]
For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2014, the airport had 25,500 aircraft operations, an average of 70 per day: 90% general aviation, 9% air taxi and 1% military. In August 2021, there were 74 aircraft based at this airport: 68 single-engine, 3 multi-engine, 1 helicopter and 2 ultralights.[2]
Cargo
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Bemidji Airlines | Minneapolis/St. Paul, Fargo |
| UPS | Minneapolis/St. Paul |
Airport Operations
[edit]Several operations and/or businesses at the airport include the following:
- Alexandria Aircraft LLC - Parts dealer for Bellanca aircraft.
- Alexandria Aviation - Aircraft Sales, Rental, Flight Training, Chater, Fueling
- LifeLink III - 24/7 medical helicopter service
- On His Wings Flight Academy - Instrument flight instruction school
- Weber's Aero Repair - Aircraft repairs and restorations
Historical Scheduled Service
[edit]Northwest Airlines offered service to Alexandria on its Minneapolis to Winnipeg, Canada route in 1928.
In August of 1929, Several Minneapolis and Winnipeg, Canada investors formed Canadian-American Airlines, Incorporated. Using six-passenger Travel Air monoplanes, the new line provided for daily five-hour flights between St. Paul and Winnipeg with stops at Minneapolis, St. Cloud, Alexandria, Fergus Falls, Fargo ND, and Grand Forks, ND.[4]
In 1952 Wisconsin Central Airlines began scheduled service for a short time. The flight route was from Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport, St. Cloud, Alexandria, and Fargo, ND.[5]
In December 1972 Mississippi Valley Airlines had scheduled service to Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport and Willmar Municipal Airport[6]
FAA Award History
[edit]In 2020 the airport received a $30,000 CARES Act award.[7][8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Alexandria Regional Airport (Chandler Field)" (PDF). Airport Directory. Minnesota Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- 1 2 3 4 "FAA Airport Form 5010 for AXN" (PDF). FAA. Retrieved Sep 15, 2016.
- ↑ Alexandria Aviation, Inc., the fixed-base operator
- ↑ "Minnesota History Magazine, Fall 1986" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-12-06.
- ↑ "Airline Timetable Images". Retrieved 2018-12-06.
- ↑ "Airline Timetable Images". Retrieved 2019-01-11.
- ↑ Uren, Adam (April 15, 2020). "97 Minnesota airports receive federal bailout cash, here's how much they got". Bring Me The News. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
- ↑ "U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $10 Billion in Relief for America's Airports". April 14, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Aerial photo as of 27 April 1992 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for AXN, effective July 9, 2026
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for AXN
- AirNav airport information for KAXN
- ASN accident history for AXN
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures