Karlstad Municipal Airport (23D)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	23D
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	96°32'28.5650" W / 48°34'39.3650" N -96.541268 / 48.577601 (Estimated)
Elevation	1025.00 ft / 312.42 m (Estimated)
Land	120 acres
From nearest city	1 nautical miles W of Karlstad, MN
Location	Kittson County, MN
Magnetic Variation	06E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	CITY OF KARLSTAD
Address	PO BOX 299 KARLSTAD, MN 56732-0299
Phone number	218-436-2178
Manager	SHELBY FOSSELL
Address	PO BOX 299 KARLSTAD, MN 56732-0299
Phone number	218-436-2178

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SS-SR
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	TWIN CITIES
Region	AGL - Great Lakes
Responsible ARTCC	ZMP - MINNEAPOLIS
Tie-in FSS	PNM - PRINCETON
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	PNM (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF

122.9 MHz

Airport Services

Airframe repair	NONE
Power plant repair	NONE
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	Tiedown

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions	2606 x 159 ft (794 x 48 m)
Surface	TURF (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Non-standard lighting system

	17	35
Physical elevation	1025.00 ft	1023.20 ft
Coordinates	48.581168 / -96.541467	48.574034 / -96.541069
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
ROX	DME	ROSEAU	99Y	115.25		37.5 nm
HML	TACAN	HUMBOLDT	71X	112.40	09E	28.8 nm
TVF	VOR/DME	THIEF RIVER FALLS	91Y	114.45	08E	33.7 nm
GFK	VOR/DME	GRAND FORKS	90X	114.30	09E	45.4 nm

Remarks

• RUTS IN RAMP.
• FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
• ESTABD BFR 1959.