Twin Cities Aviation

Twin Cities Aviation (TCA) is an aircraft maintenance and management company at Anoka County-Blaine Airport (KANE) in Blaine, Minnesota. It is based in the Lynx FBO hangar at 8891 North Airport Road, Hangar 2155 Missouri Row. Bill Ahmann, an A&P/IA, founded the company in 1997. It is family owned, and hours are 8AM to 4PM, Monday through Friday.

About the company

In 1999 TCA became one of the first Cirrus Authorized Service Centers in the US. It became an FAA Part 145 repair station (5TCR105B) in 2008 and an Icon A5 authorized service center in 2018. President Craig Mueller, P.E., earned his A&P under Ahmann and later worked as a structures engineer for Northwest Airlines. The mechanics have military and airline backgrounds and factory training on types including the Gulfstream G200, Falcon 10/20, King Air, Hawker 400/800 and Cirrus SR20/SR22.

Services

• Cirrus work: warranty, CAPS parachute and line cutter replacement, composite repair, paint blending, upholstery, avionics upgrades, annual and pre-buy inspections, and parts distribution
• Diamond aircraft and Austro AE300/AE330 engine maintenance by factory-trained technicians
• Cessna singles, twins and turboprops up to the 441 Conquest II, plus Beechcraft Bonanza and Baron
• Engineering, interior refurbishment, pitot-static testing and aircraft weighing
• Aircraft sales and search services

For AOG support outside business hours at KANE, TCA refers customers to Atlantic Aviation.

Cirrus services

Cirrus Aircraft Authorized Service Center.

• Maintenance for Cirrus SR20, SR22 and SR22T aircraft
• Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) overhaul
• Full avionics shop
• Garmin avionics service
• Avidyne avionics service
• Ice protection system maintenance
• Composite and paint repair
• Oxygen system service
• Air conditioning service
• Cirrus parts
• Aircraft pickup and delivery

Source: Cirrus Aircraft service center locator (October 2026) and the company’s website.