Terminal Procedures

3N8 — Mahnomen County

MAHNOMEN, MN · 4 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

Elevation 1,245 ft2 runwaysLongest 3,400 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgasVolume NC-1Not for navigation

2 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 171APDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 351APDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

3N8 airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
Unattended
ARTCC
Minneapolis Center
Flight service
Princeton
NOTAM facility
PNM (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
2E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Fuel
100LL avgas
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Activated
November 1977
Airport area
181 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Twin Cities
Last FAA inspection
2024-08-26

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

3N8 radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.9

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

3,400 × 75 ft17352,720 × 120 ft0927N500 ft
Runway layout at 3N8, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
17/353,400 ft75 ftAsphalt FairMedium intensity
  17 168°TPAPI (2-box) 3°
  35 348°TPAPI (2-box) 3°
09/272,720 ft120 ftGrass Good

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where 3N8 is

Latitude, longitude47.2605050, -95.9280870
Elevation1,245 ft
From Mahnomen3 nm SSE

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FAA remarks for 3N8

  • ULTRALIGHT TFC ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • ACTVT OR INCR INTST REIL RWY 17 & 35; PAPI RWY 17 & 35; MIRL RWY 17/35 - CTAF. MIRL RWY 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST.
  • CTC SHERIFF 218-935-2563 OR AMGR CELL 218-280-1585.
  • NOT PLOWED DRG WINTER MONTHS.
  • MKD WITH YELLOW CONES.
  • FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Procedure and runway coverage

Mahnomen County’s instrument provision is tightly focussed: two RNAV (GPS) approaches serve two runway ends, so coverage is not concentrated on a single end. The 3,400 ft asphalt runway is 680 ft longer than the turf runway; aircraft requiring pavement or more than 2,720 ft of runway therefore have only that longer alignment available, while neither runway exceeds 3,400 ft.

Nearby and VFR charting

Among nearby fields, Detroit Lakes/Wething Field has slightly broader chart coverage, while Fosston Municipal/Anderson Field matches Mahnomen County. Fertile Municipal and Hawley Municipal have somewhat thinner sets, and Norman County Ada/Twin Valley has the smallest. The Twin Cities sectional adds wider VFR orientation and visual-reference context beyond the airport’s narrowly defined terminal procedures.

Airports near 3N8

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
D00Norman County Ada/Twin ValleyADA/TWIN VALLEY, MN19 nm W2
KFSEFosston Muni/Anderson FldFOSSTON, MN21 nm N4
D14Fertile MuniFERTILE, MN23 nm NW3
KDTLDetroit Lakes/Wething FldDETROIT LAKES, MN26 nm S5
04YHawley MuniHAWLEY, MN28 nm SW3
KJKJMoorhead Muni/Florence Klingensmith FldMOORHEAD, MN39 nm SW4
KPKDPark Rapids Muni/Konshok FldPARK RAPIDS, MN41 nm SE5
16DPerham MuniPERHAM, MN41 nm S3

VFR charts covering 3N8

Common questions about 3N8

What charts are available for 3N8?

4 current FAA charts for Mahnomen County, including 2 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for 3N8?

CTAF 122.9. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at 3N8?

Mahnomen County has 2 runways. The longest is 17/35 at 3,400 ft by 75 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does 3N8 have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total 3N8 has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is 3N8 a towered airport?

No — Mahnomen County has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these 3N8 charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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