AirNav: 3FU - Faulkton Municipal Airport

3FU

Faulkton Municipal Airport
Faulkton, South Dakota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier:	3FU
Lat/Long:	45-01-49.2500N / 099-06-45.3850W 45-01.820833N / 099-06.756417W 45.0303472 / -99.1126069 (estimated)
Elevation:	1569 ft. / 478.2 m (surveyed)
Variation:	08E (1985)
From city:	1 mile E of FAULKTON, SD
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	57438

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	10/1953
Sectional chart:	TWIN CITIES
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	HURON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	HON (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	DUSK-DAWN
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ABRr227/39.1		ABERDEEN VOR/DME		113.00		07E

Airport Services

Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions:

3000 x 60 ft. / 914 x 18 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

12.5

Runway edge lights:

low intensity

RUNWAY 13

RUNWAY 31

Latitude:

45-01.998333N

45-01.643333N

Longitude:

099-06.998167W

099-06.514667W

Elevation:

1567.0 ft.

1570.0 ft.

Gradient:

0.3%

Traffic pattern:

left

Displaced threshold:

225 ft.

Markings:

basic, in good condition

Runway end identifier lights:

Obstructions:

16 ft. road, 560 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 50:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

5 ft. fence, 350 ft. from runway, 30:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF FAULKTON P O BOX 21 FAULKTON, SD 57438 Phone 605-598-6515
Manager:	JEROD RAETHZ P O BOX 21 FAULKTON, SD 57438 Phone (605) 216-6969

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		19
Single engine airplanes:		16
Multi engine airplanes:		1
Helicopters:		2

Aircraft operations: avg 21/day *
91%	local general aviation
9%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 29 July 2009

Additional Remarks

-	RY 13 4 FT FENCE 200 FT RIGHT 415 FT FROM THR; TOP OF FENCE BLO RY END ELEVATION.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3FU.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMKA - Miller Municipal Airport (31 nm S)
0D8 - Gettysburg Municipal Airport (36 nm W)
KABR - Aberdeen Regional Airport (39 nm NE)
KHON - Huron Regional Airport (54 nm SE)
KMBG - Mobridge Municipal Airport (63 nm NW)

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Aerial photo
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Sectional chart
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 08-Nov-2009

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:55	12:55
Sunrise	07:26	13:26
Sunset	17:15	23:15
Evening civil twilight	17:46	23:46

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	09-Nov-2009 02:09:49
Local (UTC-6)	08-Nov-2009 20:09:49

METAR

KABR
39nm NE

090153Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM CLR 02/01 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP183 T00220006

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