Airports / Minnesota / TVF
Thief River Falls Regional Airport
KTVF / TVFThief River Falls, MinnesotaELEV 1,119 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
40 nm
To the nearest alternate
Grand Forks International Airport (GFK) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Thief River Falls Regional Airport (KTVF / TVF) sits in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 1,119 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
TVF has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Grand Forks International Airport (GFK, 40 nm), Grand Forks Air Force Base (RDR, 49 nm), and Bemidji Regional Airport (BJI, 61 nm).
Quotes for flights out of TVF vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from TVF, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Terminal & facilities
4/5 reviews“These folks were even kind enough to jump my car (it was the middle of January and very cold outside over that weekend) after I left it in the parking lot while I was on my trip.”
Gabby5★ on Google
Staff & service
4/5 reviews“These folks were even kind enough to jump my car (it was the middle of January and very cold outside over that weekend) after I left it in the parking lot while I was on my trip.”
Gabby5★ on Google
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Field capability
ICAO
KTVF
IATA
TVF
FAA / Local
TVF
Elevation
1,119 ft
Coordinates
48.0657° N · 96.1850° W
Airspace
E · EchoClass E — EchoControlled airspace reaches the surface for instrument approaches, but there is no control tower on the field.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs MN fields
state range 656–1,799 ft
At 1,119 ft, TVF sits lower than 58% of the 43 Minnesota fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 40nmGFKGrand Forks International AirportGrand Forks
- 49nmRDRGrand Forks Air Force BaseGrand Forks
- 61nmBJIBemidji Regional AirportBemidji
- 73nmFARHector International AirportFargo
- 74nmBDEBaudette International AirportBaudette
- 109nmDVLDevils Lake Regional AirportDevils Lake
Location
Open the full mapKTVF · Thief River Falls Regional Airport · Thief River Falls, MN
From the ramp
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