FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 55Y |
| Lat/Long: | 43-48-56.9700N / 091-49-48.3420W 43-48.949500N / 091-49.805700W 43.8158250 / -91.8300950 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1211 ft. / 369.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of RUSHFORD, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 55971 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1975 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PNM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0900-1700 FOR ATTENDANT CALL 507-454-2705. |
| Pattern altitude: | 2211 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34 & VASI'S RYS 16 & 34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| ROCHESTER APPROACH: | 119.8 [0500-2300] |
| ROCHESTER DEPARTURE: | 119.8 [0500-2300] |
| WX AWOS-3 at ONA (17 nm N): | 111.4 (507-453-2991) |
| WX AWOS-3 at FKA (17 nm SW): | 118.550 (507-765-2182) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 132.35/307.3 (ROCHESTER RCAG) WHEN ROCHESTER APCH CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ONAr198/16.5 | | WINONA VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 01E |
| ODIr249/16.7 | | NODINE VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 01E |
| LSEr260/25.1 | | LA CROSSE VOR/DME | | 108.40 | | 02E |
| RSTr082/33.3 | | ROCHESTER VOR/DME | | 112.00 | | 05E |
| UKNr333/34.6 | | WAUKON VORTAC | | 116.60 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CALEDONIA | | 310/20.1 | | 209 | | 03E | | CHU | -.-. .... ..- |
| CRESCO | | 024/30.0 | | 293 | | 02E | | CJJ | -.-. .--- .--- |
| DECORAH | | 352/32.7 | | 236 | | 01E | | DEH | -.. . .... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL SELF SERVICE FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3200 x 60 ft. / 975 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 43-49.199550N | | 43-48.699883N |
| Longitude: | 091-49.921217W | | 091-49.691417W |
| Elevation: | 1211.0 ft. | | 1183.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 161 magnetic, 162 true | | 341 magnetic, 342 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left | | 2-box VASI on left |
| Touchdown point: | no, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 58 ft. trees, 1400 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF RUSHFORD 101 N MILL ST, PO BOX 430 RUSHFORD, MN 55971 Phone 507-864-2444 |
| Manager: | MIKE THERN 750 WEST BURNS VALLEY ROAD WINONA, MN 55987 Phone 507-864-2705 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 38/week * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | CAUTION DEER ON & INVOF AIRPORT. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (164KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (141KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KONA - Winona Municipal Airport-Max Conrad Field (17 nm N)
KFKA - Fillmore County Airport (17 nm SW)
KCHU - Houston County Airport (19 nm SE)
KLSE - La Crosse Municipal Airport (25 nm E)
KRST - Rochester International Airport (30 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Russ Marsolek
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:06 | | 10:06 |
| Sunrise | | 05:40 | | 10:40 |
| Sunset | | 20:28 | | 01:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:02 | | 02:02 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 13:10:11 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 08:10:11 |
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| METAR |
KONA 16nm N | 181256Z AUTO 12006KT 10SM CLR 13/10 A3001 RMK AO2
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KFKA 17nm SW | 181252Z AUTO 15008KT 7SM CLR 14/12 A3000 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW T01420116
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KLSE 25nm E | 181253Z 11006KT 10SM CLR 14/09 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 T01390094
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KRST 29nm W | 181254Z 15013KT 6SM BR CLR 14/12 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP155 T01440122
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| TAF |
KLSE 25nm E | 181125Z 1812/1912 11006KT P6SM BKN250 FM181800 15009KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM190000 14006KT P6SM BKN150
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KRST 29nm W | 181125Z 1812/1912 15010KT 6SM BR SCT080 BKN250 FM181500 16012KT P6SM SCT080 BKN250 FM181800 16013G19KT P6SM SCT080 BKN250 FM190000 15010KT P6SM BKN150 FM190900 15010KT P6SM -SHRA BKN080
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| NOTAMs |
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