Anoka County–Blaine Airport , also known as Janes Field, is a public use

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, it is 10

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s (19 km) north of the

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. The airport is located in the city of Blaine. This facility is included in the

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for 2017–2021, which categorized it as a

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'' reliever airport''. This airport is assigned a three-letter

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of ANE by the

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, but it does not have an International Air Transport Association (IATA) airport code (the IATA assigned ANE to Angers – Marcé Airport in France).

Facilities and aircraft

Anoka County–Blaine Airport covers an area of 1,900

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s (769 ha) at an

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of 912 feet (278 m) above

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. It has two

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surfaces: 9/27 is 5,000 by 100 feet(1,524 x 30 m) and 18/36 is 4,855 by 100 feet (1,480 x 30 m). The non-federal control tower is open 0700-2100 local time in winter months (from October to April) and 0700-2200 local time in summer months (from May to September). For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2015, the airport had 70,202 aircraft operations, an average of 192 per day: 92%

, 7%

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and just less than 1%

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. In May 2017, there were 328 aircraft based at this airport: 272 single-engine, 38 multi-engine, 10 jet and 8

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. The airport is home to the FBO Lynx FBO Network. The airport is home to the Golden Wings Flying Museum and formerly the American Wings Air Museum. In 2020 the airport received a $157,000

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award. On April 30, 2020 a FAA Airport Improvement Program Grant of $646,583 was awarded to rehabilitate taxiway lighting at the airport.

Accidents and Incidents

As of 2025, there has been only one recorded incident within 10km (6.2mi) of the airport. On March 29, 2025, a SOCATA TBM-700 registered as N721MB originating from Des Moines International Airport and bound for Blaine, crashed into a house in Brooklyn Park, killing the sole occupant, Terry Dolan, on board who was the pilot, both the house and aircraft were destroyed and all occupants in the house escaped without harm.

References

External links

Anoka County–Blaine Airport (Jane's Field)
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* at Minnesota DOT airport directory
Aerial image as of April 1991
from

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Anoka County Aviation Association

EAA Chapter 237

Civil Air Patrol Anoka County Composite Squadron

Flying clubs

Flywell Flying Club

Gateway Flying Club

North Star Flyers
{{DEFAULTSORT:Anoka County-Blaine Airport Airports in Minnesota Transportation buildings and structures in Anoka County, Minnesota

Facilities and aircraft

Accidents and Incidents

See also

References

External links

Flying clubs