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68Y

Wells Municipal Airport
Wells, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	68Y
Lat/Long:	43-44-28.3950N 093-46-37.8300W 43-44.473250N 093-46.630500W 43.7412208,-93.7771750 (estimated)
Elevation:	1119 ft. / 341 m (estimated)
From city:	2 miles W of WELLS, MN
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	56097

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	07/1966
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-3PT at AEL (18 nm E):	119.575 (507-377-1583)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
AELr280/18.0		ALBERT LEA VOR/DME		109.80		01E
FOWr210/32.9		HALFWAY VOR/DME		111.20		02E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL 100LL:100LL AVBL FM FUEL TRUCK, FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 507-553-3100.
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	2897 x 165 ft. / 883 x 50 m
Surface:	turf, in excellent condition
Runway edge lights:	non-standard NSTD LIRL DUE TO SPACING.
Runway edge markings:	YELLOW CONES.
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Latitude:	43-44.712000N	43-44.234500N
Longitude:	093-46.631333W	093-46.629667W
Elevation:	1113.0 ft.	1119.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	180 true	360 true
Markings:	NSTD, in good condition	NSTD, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights:	yes	yes
Obstructions:	18 ft. road, 498 ft. from runway, 27:1 slope to clear	none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF WELLS 125 S BROADWAY WELLS, MN 56097-1627 Phone 507-553-6371
Manager:	CITY ADMINISTRATOR 125 S BROADWAY WELLS, MN 56097-1627 Phone 507-553-6371

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

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/Maynard Richard Stensrud Field (22 nm NE)
KFRM - Fairmont Municipal Airport (28 nm W)
KMKT - Mankato Regional Airport (30 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 23-Nov-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:49	12:49
Sunrise	07:21	13:21
Sunset	16:42	22:42
Evening civil twilight	17:14	23:14

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	23-Nov-2025 20:58:24
Local (UTC-6)	23-Nov-2025 14:58:24

METAR

KAEL 18nm E	232035Z AUTO 20009KT 10SM CLR 12/M01 A3003 RMK AO2 T01181013
KACQ 22nm NE	232035Z AUTO 18012KT 10SM CLR 12/01 A3004 RMK AO2
KFRM 28nm W	231956Z AUTO 20012KT 10SM CLR 13/03 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP183 T01280028
KMKT 29nm N	231956Z AUTO 19014KT 10SM CLR 12/01 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP174 T01220011
KFXY 31nm S	232035Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 11/02 A3005 RMK AO2
KOWA 32nm NE	232035Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM CLR 12/M01 A3002 RMK AO2 T01191007
KJYG 36nm NW	232035Z AUTO 20017KT 10SM CLR 14/03 A2998 RMK AO2

TAF

KMKT
29nm N

231736Z 2318/2418 18010KT P6SM SKC FM240900 18007KT P6SM SCT007 FM241100 19005KT 2SM BR BKN007 TEMPO 2412/2416 3/4SM BR OVC003

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Wells Aviation

507-553-3100

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	100LL
FS		$5.75
Updated 19-Nov-2025

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