Crookston Municipal Airport

Crookston Municipal Airport (IATA: CKN, ICAO: KCKN, FAA LID: CKN), also known as Kirkwood Field, is a city-owned public-use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) north of the central business district of Crookston, a city in Polk County, Minnesota, United States.

Crookston Municipal Airport Kirkwood Field
2017 photo
IATA: CKN ICAO: KCKN FAA LID: CKN
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Crookston
Serves	Crookston, Minnesota
Location	Lowell Township, Polk County, near Crookston, Minnesota
Elevation AMSL	899 ft / 274 m
Coordinates	47°50′27″N 96°37′18″W
Map
CKN Location of airport in Minnesota / United States CKN CKN (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 4,300 1,311 Asphalt 17/35 2,977 907 Turf 6/24 2,096 639 Turf
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2006) 20,150 Based aircraft (2017) 36
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

History

The airport provided contract glider training to the United States Army Air Forces from 1942 to 1944. Training was provided by L. Millar-Wittig. There was a turf 5,000' all-way airfield for landings and takeoffs. Using primarily C-47 Skytrains and Waco CG-4 non-powered gliders. The mission of the school was to train glider pilot students in proficiency of operation of gliders in various types of towed and soaring flight, both day and night, and in servicing of the gliders on the field.

Facilities and aircraft

Crookston Municipal Airport covers an area of 633 acres (256 ha) at an elevation of 899 feet (274 m) above mean sea level. It has three runways: 13/31 is 4,300 by 75 feet (1,311 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface; 17/35 is 2,977 by 202 feet (907 x 62 m) with a turf surface; 6/24 is 2,096 by 202 feet (639 x 62 m) with a turf surface.

For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2006, the airport had 20,150 aircraft operations, an average of 55 per day: 94% general aviation, 5% air taxi and less than 1% military. In March 2017, there were 36 aircraft based at this airport: all 36 single-engine.

See also

• List of airports in Minnesota

• Minnesota World War II Army Airfields
• 29th Flying Training Wing (World War II)

References

Other sources

•  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
• Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas OCLC 71006954, 29991467
• Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites, History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC. OCLC 57007862, 1050653629

External links

• Crookston Municipal Airport (Kirkwood Field) at Minnesota DOT airport directory
• FAA Terminal Procedures for CKN, effective November 28, 2024
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for KCKN
  • AirNav airport information for KCKN
  • ASN accident history for CKN
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KCKN