Tag Archives: MnDOT

Alexandria, Minnesota Airport (KAXN) Redesignated A Regional Facility

Posted on September 26, 2023 by mwflyer

by James M. (Jim) Conn AOPA Airport Support Network Volunteer Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue ALEXANDRIA, MINN. – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has redesignated Alexandria Municipal Airport (KAXN) as a regional airport based on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Airports, AOPA, Oct/Nov 2023, Sections, Sections | Tagged aircraft, Alexandria Municipal Airport, AOPA Airport Support Network Volunteer, James M. Conn, Jim Conn, MATA, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Minnesota Aviation Trades Association, MnDOT | Leave a comment

What are NAVAIDs, and what do they have to do with MnDOT?

Posted on September 26, 2023 by mwflyer

by Luis E. Canelon-Lander MnDOT Navigation Systems Radio Engineer Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue As a new member of the Navigation Systems team in the Office of Aeronautics, I want to take a moment to go … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, Columns, Columns, MN Aeronautics Bulletin, Oct/Nov 2023 | Tagged aircraft, Airplanes, aviation, AWOS, Flying, GCO, ILS, Luis E. Canelon-Lander, MALSF/MALSR, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Minnesota Weather Access System, MnDOT, MnDOT Aeronautics, MnWAS, navaids, public airport, RCO, VOR/DME | Leave a comment

Annual conference offers continuing education for aircraft maintenance technicians

Posted on January 27, 2023 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue A new report from the Aviation Technical Education Council (ATEC) finds that a healthy but expected increase in newly certified aircraft maintenance technicians last year did not offset the number of … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, Columns, Columns, February/March 2023, MN Aeronautics Bulletin | Tagged A&P, aircraft, aircraft maintenance technicians, Airframe and Powerplant, ATEC, aviation, aviation industry, Aviation Technical Education, High School Career Forum, Midwest Flyer Magazine, MnDOT, pilot, Scholarship | Leave a comment

P.A.P.I. Maintenance – Q & A

Posted on January 27, 2023 by mwflyer

by Casey Carlson MnDOT Aeronautics, Airport Electrical Administrator Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2023 Digital Issue Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) lights at an airport are a very important navigational aid. They are the type of navaid that a … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, Columns, Columns, February/March 2023, MN Aeronautics Bulletin | Tagged Airport Manager, Airports, aviation, Casey Carlson, maintenance personnel, Midwest Flyer Magazine, MnDOT, MnDOT Aeronautics, PAPI, Pilots, Precision Approach Path Indicator | Leave a comment

Air Service From Your Regional Airport

Posted on November 29, 2022 by mwflyer

by Kevin Carlson Planning Program Coordinator – North Region Minnesota Department of Transportation – Aviation Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2022/January 2023 Digital Issue The airline industry is in a period of rapid change. The major airlines had faced … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, Columns, Columns, February/March 2023, MN Aeronautics Bulletin | Tagged Air Service, Airlines, airport, aviation, Kevin Carlson, Local Airline Service Action Committee, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Minnesota Department of Transportation - Aviation, Mn Office of Aeronautics, MnDOT, Pilots, regional carriers, Rylan Juran | Leave a comment

The Ins and Outs of an AWOS System

Posted on July 28, 2022 by mwflyer

by Nate Sievert Airport Operations Program Administrator – MnDOT Office of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2022 Digital Issue Airports around the world provide pilots – and the general public – with current weather and climatology information to … Continue reading →

Posted in Aug/Sept 2022, Columns, Columns, Columns, MN Aeronautics Bulletin | Tagged airport, Automated Weather Observation System, aviation, AWOS, Metar, Meteorological Aerodrome Report, Midwest Flyer Magazine, MnDOT, MnDOT Office of Aeronautics, Nate Sievert, Pilots, weather sensor, WX | Leave a comment

New Minnesota airport, seaplane base and travel guides now available as ForeFlight Content Packs

Posted on March 22, 2022 by mwflyer

by James McCanney Aviation Representative & Pilot for Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2022 online issue. MnDOT Aeronautics added a new feature to the Minnesota Airport Directory and Travel Guide three years ago. We developed a ForeFlight Content … Continue reading →

Posted in April/May 2022, Columns, Columns, Columns, MN Aeronautics Bulletin | Tagged Airports, Flying, ForeFlight, James McCanney, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Minnesota Aeronautics Bulleting, MN Airport Directory, MnDOT, Pilots, Planes, Seaplane | Leave a comment

Sharing the VFR traffic pattern: VFR and IFR aircraft at the “Uncontrolled Airport”

Posted on March 22, 2022 by mwflyer

by Eric Peltier Pilot for Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2022 online issue. We tend to use the term Uncontrolled Airport to describe airports without control towers or airports with non-operating control towers. The current FAA circular with … Continue reading →

Posted in April/May 2022, Columns, Columns, Columns, MN Aeronautics Bulletin | Tagged Aeronautical Information Manual, aircraft landing, Airports, aviation, Eric Peltier, Flying, Midwest Flyer Magazine, Minnesota Aeronautics Bulletin, MnDOT, Pilots, traffic pattern, uncontrolled airport, VFR pilot | Leave a comment

Phase Two of the Minnesota State Aviation System Plan Update Is Underway

Posted on January 27, 2022 by mwflyer

Junior Lindsay Planning Program Coordinator MnDOT Aeronautics Published In The Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2022 Online Issue The Minnesota Department of Transportation is updating the Minnesota State Aviation System Plan. The MnSASP documents the performance of the current aviation system … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, Columns, Columns, February/March 2022, MN Aeronautics Bulletin | Tagged aviation, Junior Lindsay, Minnesota Aviation, Minnesota State Aviation System Plan, MnDOT, MnDOT Aeronautics, MnSASP, State Aviation System Plan Update | Leave a comment

AWOS: THE WIND OF CHANGE

Posted on January 24, 2022 by mwflyer

by John B. Dalton MnDOT Statewide Navigation Systems Engineer Published In Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2022 Online Issue It’s 5 AM, and you’re beginning to hear the birds calling in the beautiful day as you sit outdoors sipping your morning … Continue reading →

Posted in Airports, Columns, Columns, Columns, February/March 2022, MN Aeronautics Bulletin | Tagged Airports, AnyAWOS Inc., aviation, AWOS, Buffalo Airport, Chris Fredrick, Flying, John B. Dalton, Metar, Midwest Flyer Magazine, MnDOT, MnDOT Aero, MnDOT Aeronautics, MnDOT Navigation System Team, Weather Data Collection Devices | Leave a comment