John Mohr, MN Aviation Hall of Fame inductee
Monday July 14, 2025
6:30 p.m.
John Mohr was born in Virginia, MN. He grew up in the Crane Lake area and took his first airplane ride in a J-3 Cub on floats with his father as a one-year old. He soloed at age fourteen and received his Private license in 1970 and other licenses followed. In 1972, Mohr constructed a home-built helicopter using a boat outboard motor. He built four others over the years. He flew for the Einarson brothers at International Falls, hauling fishermen from camp to camp, making ambulance flights and instructing. In 1975, he purchased a Stearman biplane, restored it and soon began to perform aerobatics at local events. He moved to Orr, MN and started his own flying service. He was then hired by North Central Airlines to fly the DC-9. Today he is flying for Delta Airlines. In addition to his airline career, Mohr continues to fly exhibitions all over the world. Mohr has received many showmanship awards and has run his total flight time to 37,000 hours.
John Mohr performs what is believed by many to be the most entertaining 220 hp Stock Stearman (PT-17) routine in the world, known for executing a perfect, low-level square loop; the lowest “Harrier” maneuver in the industry called the “Harried Pass;” and the world’s only biplane-to-helicopter transfer. Mohr is the recipient of both the “Bill Barber” and “Art Scholl” awards for showmanship (2000), and a captain with Delta Airlines, flying the Boeing 757 internationally.
In his hall of fame acceptance speech, Mohr recalled sitting on his father’s lap in the family’s J-3 Cub, which is still owned by Mohr and his brother, Jim. Five generations of the Mohr family have learned to fly in that same Cub.
Upcoming Programs
August 2025: Oshkosh postmortem
September 2025: Combat Helicopters-Barry Hammarback and the Huey story
October 2025: The Perlan Project by Dan Johnson
November 2025: Matt Cooper AME
December 2025: Holiday Party (6 pm)
2025:
January: Using Foreflight
February: An evening with Al Kupferschmidt
March: Choosing the right avionics
April: Carl Ziegler on nondestructive inspection and testing of aircraft
May: Sebastien Hentz of Zenith Aircraft
June: Dr. Dan Johnson, "How to Crash Confidently"
2024
January 2024: 3D printing aviation applications (and Lake Elmo noise complaints)
February 2024: A fireside chat with Marlon Gunderson
March 2024: Mark Schaible, owner and president of Sonex
April 2024: Joe Harris, MAC director of reliever airports
May 2024: Sim pit design with Jeff Dale
June 2024: Annual picnic and hangar tour
August 2024: Your Oshkosh experience and fly-in breakfast debrief
September 2024: Dale Seitzer's Sky Ranger
October 2024: The Ups and Downs of Building an RV
November 2024: Former NASA flight director (and RV8 builder Paul Dye)
December 2024: Annual chapter holiday party
From the South: From I-94, drive North approximately 3 miles on Manning Avenue. Just past the 30th Street traffic light, the first gate entrance takes you past the Chapter House. To the left of the MAC garage, you'll find the viewing area.
From the North: Take the second airport entrance (after you go past the runway).
Flying in?
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.075 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.075 (651-779-5949) |
| MINNEAPOLIS APPROACH: | 121.2 |
| MINNEAPOLIS DEPARTURE: | 121.2 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 118.625 |
| WX ASOS at STP (10 nm SW): | 118.35 (651-312-8888) |
| WX AWOS-3 at SGS (11 nm SW): | 119.425 (651-457-8120) |
| WX AWOS-3 at RNH (16 nm NE): | 120.0 (715-246-3202) |
| WX ASOS at MSP (17 nm SW): | PHONE 612-713-4174 |
| WX AWOS-3 at ANE (18 nm NW): | PHONE 763-780-9025 |
| WX AWOS-3 at OEO (20 nm N): | 119.925 (715-294-3845) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VORradial/distance | VOR name | Freq | Var | |||
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| MSPr068/17.3 | MINNEAPOLIS VOR/DME | 115.30 | 02E | |||
| GEPr106/23.7 | GOPHER VORTAC | 117.30 | 06E | |||
| FGTr026/26.0 | FARMINGTON VORTAC | 115.70 | 06E | |||
| FCMr067/27.1 | FLYING CLOUD VOR/DME | 117.70 | 01E |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 3500 x 75 ft. / 1067 x 23 m | ||||
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition | ||||
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity | ||||
| RUNWAY 14 | RUNWAY 32 | ||||
| Latitude: | 44-59.993048N | 44-59.567783N | |||
| Longitude: | 092-51.480550W | 092-50.933050W | |||
| Elevation: | 925.0 ft. | 932.5 ft. | |||
| Traffic pattern: | left | left | |||
| Runway heading: | 137 magnetic, 138 true | 317 magnetic, 318 true | |||
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | nonprecision, in good condition | |||
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | |||
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | yes | |||
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | yes, no lights | |||
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 2496 x 75 ft. / 761 x 23 m | ||||
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition | ||||
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| RUNWAY 4 | RUNWAY 22 | ||||
| Latitude: | 44-59.744760N | 45-00.062903N | |||
| Longitude: | 092-51.424532W | 092-51.058273W | |||
| Elevation: | 923.7 ft. | 932.7 ft. | |||
| Traffic pattern: | left | left | |||
| Runway heading: | 038 magnetic, 039 true | 218 magnetic, 219 true | |||
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | basic, in good condition | |||
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | yes, no lights | |||
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | METROPOLITAN AIRPORT CMSN 6040 28TH AVE A MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55450-2799 Phone 612-726-8100 |
| Manager: | PHILIP TIEDEMAN 6040 28TH AVE S MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55450-2799 Phone 763-717-0001 MAINT SUPVR 612-919-3508, MON-FRI 0600-1430. |
