Alexandria Municipal Airport
Introduction '''Alexandria Regional Airport''' , 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.
Facilities and aircraft The airport covers an area of  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).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.===Cargo===
Airport Operations Several operations and/or businesses at the airport include the following:* Alexandria Aircraft LLC - Parts dealer for Bellanca aircraft. * Alexandria Aviation - Aircraft Sales, Rental, Flight Training, Chater, Fueling* LifeLink III - 24/7 medical helicopter service* On His Wings Flight Academy - Instrument flight instruction school*Weber's Aero Repair - Aircraft repairs and restorations
Historical Scheduled Service 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.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.In December 1972 Mississippi Valley Airlines had scheduled service to Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport and Willmar Municipal Airport
FAA Award History In 2020 the airport received a $30,000 CARES Act award.
See also *List of airports in Minnesota
References
External links *  Aerial photo as of 27 April 1992 from USGS ''The National Map''*