FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ABRr227/39.1 | | ABERDEEN VOR/DME | | 113.00 | | 07E |
Airport Services
| Parking: | 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: | |
| 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% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 225 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| 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: | | 16 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 84/week * | | 95% | local general aviation | | 5% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 26 September 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 13 4 FT FENCE 200 FT RIGHT 415 FT FROM THR; TOP OF FENCE BLO RY END ELEVATION. |
| - | AUTOMATED UNICOM ON AIRPORT, ACTIVATE CTAF OR DIAL 617-262-3825. |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Steve Hamilton
Photo taken 28-Aug-2011
looking north.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Faulkton Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:25 | | 12:25 |
| Sunrise | | 07:55 | | 12:55 |
| Sunset | | 18:50 | | 23:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:19 | | 00:19 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 22:14:52 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 17:14:52 |
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| METAR |
| 3FU | SuperAWOS
161555Z AUTO A3006
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| TAF |
KABR 39nm NE | 161725Z 1618/1718 23008KT P6SM SKC FM170300 32006KT P6SM BKN200 FM171300 34015G22KT P6SM OVC050 PROB30 1714/1718 -RA OVC025
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| NOTAMs |
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