Fertile Municipal Airport

Fertile Municipal Airport (FAA LID: D14)[2] is a public use airport located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) northwest[2] of the central business district of Fertile, Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is owned by the City of Fertile, Minnesota.[2]

Fertile Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity Of Fertile
LocationFertile, Minnesota
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
 • Summer (DST)CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL1,135 ft / 345.95 m
Coordinates47°33′6.9″N 096°17′31.9″W
Map
'D14
Location of airport in Minnesota/United States
D14
D14 (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 3,002 x 60 915 x 18.3 Asphalt

The airport originally belonged to a flying club. The airport became a municipal airport in order to be eligible for State and Federal airport funds.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Fertile Municipal Airport covers an area of 130 acres (53 ha) at an elevation of 1,135 feet (346 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 14/32 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,002 by 60 feet (915 x 18.3 m).[2]

For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2018, the airport had 7,800 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 21 per day.[2]

References
  1. "Fertile Municipal Airport" (PDF). Airport Directory. Minnesota DOT. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
  2. FAA Airport Form 5010 for D14 PDF, effective 2009-07-02.
  3. Foster, Tom (November 2018). "Airport of the Month". Minnesota Flyer.
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