Alexandria Municipal Airport

Alexandria Regional Airport

Chandler Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Alexandria
ServesAlexandria, Minnesota
Elevation AMSL1,425 ft / 434 m
Coordinates45°51′59″N 095°23′41″W / 45.86639°N 95.39472°W / 45.86639; -95.39472
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AXN is located in Minnesota
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Location of airport in Minnesota / United States
AXN is located in the United States
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AXN (the United States)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 5,099 1,554 Asphalt
4/22 4,098 1,249 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2014)25,500
Based aircraft (2021)74

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

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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

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AirlinesDestinations
Bemidji Airlines Minneapolis/St. Paul, Fargo
UPS Minneapolis/St. Paul

Airport Operations

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Several operations and/or businesses at the airport include the following:

Historical Scheduled Service

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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

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In 2020 the airport received a $30,000 CARES Act award.[7][8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for AXN PDF, effective Sep 15, 2016.
  3. ^ Alexandria Aviation, Inc., the fixed-base operator
  4. ^ "Minnesota History Magazine, Fall 1986" (PDF). Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  5. ^ "Airline Timetable Images". Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  6. ^ "Airline Timetable Images". Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  7. ^ Uren, Adam (April 15, 2020). "97 Minnesota airports receive federal bailout cash, here's how much they got". Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  8. ^ "U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $10 Billion in Relief for America's Airports". April 14, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
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