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1D6 Hector Municipal Airport
Hector, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 1D6
Lat/Long: 44-43-51.8620N / 094-42-52.9680W
44-43.864367N / 094-42.882800W
44.7310728 / -94.7147133
(estimated)
Elevation: 1077 ft. / 328.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04E (1985)
From city: 1 mile S of HECTOR, MN
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 55342

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 03/1942
Sectional chart: TWIN CITIES
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: PNM (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
FOR SVC CALL 320-848-2745.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3 at OVL (14 nm W): 119.275 (320-523-5924)
WX AWOS-3 at HCD (16 nm NE): 118.525 (320-587-3343)
WX ASOS at RWF (19 nm SW): 126.575 (507-644-3564)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RWFr041/23.7REDWOOD FALLS VOR/DME113.3007E
DWNr200/24.1DARWIN VORTAC109.0007E
BDHr139/29.1WILLMAR VOR/DME113.7004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HUTCHINSON238/16.020904EHCD .... -.-. -..
NEW ULM335/26.5004EULM ..- .-.. --
GLENCOE263/26.940703EGYL --. -.-- .-..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 2776 x 50 ft. / 846 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 13.0
Double wheel: 18.0
Runway edge lights: non-standard
NSTD LGTS MOUNTED IN YELLOW CONES.
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 44-43.969000N44-43.738333N
Longitude: 094-42.901333W094-42.454500W
Elevation: 1078.0 ft.1077.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 15 ft. road, 500 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clearnone

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 2580 x 165 ft. / 786 x 50 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Runway edge markings: 05/23 MKD WITH YELLOW CONES.
Operational restrictions: CLSD WINTER MONTHS.
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 17 ft. road, 378 ft. from runway, 163 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clearnone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF HECTOR
301 MAIN ST
HECTOR, MN 55342
Phone 320-848-2122
Manager: EDGAR NEWBERG
78980 ST HWY 4 SOUTH
HECTOR, MN 55342
Phone 320-848-2745

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 44
Single engine airplanes: 36
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Jet airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 2
Ultralights: 4
    
Aircraft operations: avg 134/week *
86% local general aviation
14% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 August 2007

Additional Remarks

ULTRALIGHT TRAFFIC ON & INVOF AIRPORT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 1D6.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KOVL - Olivia Regional Airport (14 nm W)
KHCD - Hutchinson Municipal Airport-Butler Field (16 nm NE)
KRWF - Redwood Falls Municipal Airport (19 nm SW)
KLJF - Litchfield Municipal Airport (24 nm N)
KULM - New Ulm Municipal Airport (26 nm S)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 1D6 (Hector Municipal Airport)
Photo by Gary Bipes
Photo taken 16-Sep-2007

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From to 1D6

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3812:38
Sunrise07:0913:09
Sunset16:5722:57
Evening civil twilight17:2823:28

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 06:58:22
Local (UTC-6)  09-Nov-2009 00:58:22
 
METAR
KOVL 
14nm W 
090635Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/00 A3010 RMK AO2 T00151001
KHCD 
17nm NE 
090633Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM CLR 03/01 A3009 RMK AO2 T00290007
KRWF 
19nm SW 
090653Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM CLR 03/01 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP205 T00280011
KLJF 
24nm N 
090634Z AUTO 29006KT 10SM CLR 04/03 A3010 RMK AO2
KULM 
27nm S 
090655Z AUTO 29006KT 10SM CLR 03/01 A3011 RMK AO2
KGYL 
27nm E 
090635Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM CLR 05/01 A3008 RMK AO2 T00450012
TAF
KRWF 
19nm SW 
090520Z 0906/1006 29005KT P6SM SKC FM091700 32008KT P6SM BKN250 FM092200 VRB02KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Newberg Sky Spray 320-848-2745
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100LL
RA $4.50 
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