FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 APRIL 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 68Y |
| Lat/Long: | 43-43-59.8360N / 093-47-00.8160W
43-43.997267N / 093-47.013600W
43.7332878 / -93.7835600
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1119 ft. / 341 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 04E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of WELLS, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 56097 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1966 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PNM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MAY-OCT MON-FRI 0730-2000, NOV-APR MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | SS-SR |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at AEL (18 nm E): | 109.8 (507-377-1583) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| AELr279/18.2 | | ALBERT LEA VOR/DME | | 109.80 | | 01E |
| FRMr072/28.2 | | FAIRMONT VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 07E |
| MKTr162/29.7 | | MANKATO VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 07E |
| FOWr210/33.4 | | HALFWAY VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 02E |
| JAYr281/38.7 | | AUSTIN VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 03E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BLUE EARTH | | 055/15.9 | | 332 | | 04E | | SBU | ... -... ..- |
| WASECA | | 204/22.5 | | 371 | | 02E | | ACQ | .- -.-. --.- |
| FOREST CITY | | 344/30.7 | | 359 | | 03E | | FXY | ..-. -..- -.-- |
| ST JAMES | | 110/36.6 | | 260 | | 04E | | JYG | .--- -.-- --. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 2912 x 198 ft. / 888 x 60 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | non-standard
LIRL NSTD DUE TO SPACING. |
| Runway edge markings: | 17/35 MKD WITH YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 43-44.720333N | | 43-44.241167N |
| Longitude: | 093-46.646500W | | 093-46.630667W |
| Elevation: | 1113.0 ft. | | 1119.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF WELLS
125 S. BROADWAY
WELLS, MN 56097
Phone 507-553-6371 |
| Manager: | JEREMY GERMANN
125 S. BROADWAY
WELLS, MN 56097
Phone 507-553-5415 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 8 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 115/week * | | 83% | local general aviation | | 17% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2010 | |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 68Y.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSBU - Blue Earth Municipal Airport (16 nm SW)
KAEL - Albert Lea Municipal Airport (18 nm E)
KACQ - Waseca Municipal Airport (23 nm NE)
KFRM - Fairmont Municipal Airport (28 nm W)
KMKT - Mankato Regional Airport (30 nm N)
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Satellite photo at:
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Ed Wells
Photo taken 14-Oct-2008
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Wells Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-May-2012
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:07 | | 10:07 |
| Sunrise | | 05:42 | | 10:42 |
| Sunset | | 20:43 | | 01:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:17 | | 02:17 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-May-2012 15:31:01 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 24-May-2012 10:31:01 |
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| METAR |
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KAEL
19nm E | 241454Z AUTO 18006G14KT 10SM OVC039 21/14 RMK AO2
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KACQ
22nm NE | 241456Z AUTO 36003KT 10SM OVC039 17/16 A2946 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N
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KFRM
28nm W | 241455Z 01009KT 3SM FEW005 OVC015 16/14 A2946 RMK AO1 60001 52007
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KMKT
30nm N | 241455Z AUTO 32008KT 10SM FEW005 OVC013 17/16 A2946 RMK AO1 TSB07E30 60004 57044
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KFXY
31nm S | 241455Z AUTO 17018G23KT 10SM SCT036 OVC045 22/12 A2942 RMK AO2
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KOWA
33nm NE | 241454Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM OVC042 18/16 A2943 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N
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KJYG
36nm NW | 241455Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM SCT005 OVC019 15/14 A2944 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KMCW
40nm SE | 241141Z 2412/2512 13008KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 FM241500 17017G30KT P6SM BKN050 FM241700 18019G31KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM242000 29023G33KT P6SM SCT008 BKN020 FM250200 28010KT P6SM SCT050 FM250400 24006KT P6SM BKN150
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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