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KEAU Chippewa Valley Regional Airport
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: EAU
Lat/Long: 44-51-56.8955N / 091-29-03.3189W
44-51.948258N / 091-29.055315W
44.8658043 / -91.4842553
(estimated)
Elevation: 913 ft. / 278.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 01E (1995)
From city: 3 miles N of EAU CLAIRE, WI
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 54703

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/1944
Sectional chart: GREEN BAY
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: EAU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0700-2100
OTHER ATTENDANCE TIMES CALL 715-839-4900.
Pattern altitude: 1913 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
HIRL RY 04/22 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32; PAPI RYS 14 & 32 & 22; REIL RYS 04 & 14; MALSR RY 22 - CTAF. PAPI 04 ON CONTINOUSLY.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Fire and rescue: ARFF index A
Airline operations: ARFF NOT AVBL 24 HRS. PPR FOR UNSCHEDULED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 9 PASSENGER SEATS; CONTACT ARPT MGR 715-839-6241. ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 9 PASSENGER SEATS NA IN EXCESS OF 15 MIN BEFORE OR AFTER SKED ARR/DEP TIMES WITHOUT PPR WITH ARPT MGR AND CONFIRMATION ARFF IS AVLB PRIOR TO LDG OR TKF.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 118.575
UNICOM: 122.95
WX ASOS: 119.675 (715-832-7990)
EAU CLAIRE GROUND: 120.925 [0530-2030]
EAU CLAIRE TOWER: 118.575 [0530-2030]
WX AWOS-3 at LUM (16 nm W): 118.025 (715-235-5342)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 125.3/335.6 (EAU CLAIRE RCAG).
  • DEPARTURE CLEARANCE THROUGH EAU CLAIRE FSS ON FREQ 123.6.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
EAUr183/1.9EAU CLAIRE VORTAC112.9004E
RPDr158/35.2RICE LAKE VOR/DME110.0001E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: LOW

Runway Information

Runway 4/22

Dimensions: 8101 x 150 ft. / 2469 x 46 m
Surface: concrete/treated/L/rubberized friction seal coat
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 100.0
Double wheel: 180.0
Double tandem: 320.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 4  RUNWAY 22
Latitude: 44-51.557283N44-52.500167N
Longitude: 091-29.563067W091-28.238000W
Elevation: 886.6 ft.913.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 044 magnetic, 045 true224 magnetic, 225 true
Displaced threshold: 800 ft.no
Declared distances: TORA:8101 TODA:8101 ASDA:8101 LDA:7301TORA:7301 TODA:7301 ASDA:7301 LDA:7301
Markings: precision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway end identifier lights: yesno
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
Obstructions: 5 ft. road, 140 ft. from runway, 481 ft. left of centerline
APCH RATIO 50:1 AT DSPLCD THLD.
ROAD 140 FT FM RWY END 481 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.
none

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 4999 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt/concrete, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 40.0
Double wheel: 60.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 44-52.128150N44-51.507567N
Longitude: 091-29.685867W091-28.926417W
Elevation: 882.7 ft.887.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 138 magnetic, 139 true318 magnetic, 319 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 50 ft. trees, 1100 ft. from runway, 280 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear37 ft. tree, 1161 ft. from runway, 327 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: EAU CLAIRE COUNTY
721 OXFORD AVE
EAU CLAIRE, WI 54701
Phone 715-839-4900
Manager: CHARITY SPEICH
3800 STARR AVE
EAU CLAIRE, WI 54703
Phone 715-839-4900

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 77
Single engine airplanes: 60
Multi engine airplanes: 10
Jet airplanes: 7
    
Aircraft operations: avg 144/day *
53% transient general aviation
27% local general aviation
11% air taxi
8% commercial
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005

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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 22   download (282KB)
LOC/DME BC RWY 04   download (260KB)
VOR OR GPS-A   download (202KB)
NDB OR GPS RWY 22   download (232KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (18KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (29KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLUM - Menomonie Municipal Airport-Score Field (16 nm W)
3T3 - Boyceville Municipal Airport (25 nm NW)
Y23 - Chetek Municipal-Southworth Airport (27 nm N)
KRPD - Rice Lake Regional Airport - Carl's Field (35 nm N)
KRCX - Rusk County Airport (43 nm NE)
 
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Area around KEAU (Chippewa Valley Regional Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KEAU (Chippewa Valley Regional Airport)
Photo taken 12-Feb-2006
taken out of a Cessna 152

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Sectional chart
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Airport diagram
Diagram of KEAU (Chippewa Valley Regional Airport)
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From to KEAU

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0810:08
Sunrise05:4210:42
Sunset20:2301:23
Evening civil twilight20:5701:57

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-May-2008 04:32:49
Local (UTC-5)  11-May-2008 23:32:49
 
METAR
KEAU 120356Z AUTO 02003KT 10SM CLR 06/M01 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP135 T00561011
KLUM 
16nm W 
120415Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/01 A2992 RMK AO2
TAF
KEAU 112320Z 120024 34012KT P6SM FEW050 FM0200 34006KT P6SM SKC FM0700 VRB03KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 0811 3SM BR FM1600 13010KT P6SM SCT250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Heartland Aviation 715-835-3181
no information available

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FS 
100LL 
$5.28 
Jet A 
$5.46 
 Updated 08-May-2008
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KEAU have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
DAYS INN WEST 5.7 58-62
RAMADA CONV CENTER EAU CLAIRE 3.8 79-82
 

Other hotels near Chippewa Valley Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
SLEEP INN AND SUITES CONF CTR 2.7 63-90
COUNTRY INN STES CHIPPEWA FALL 5.1 
AVALON HTL AND CONFERENCE CNTR 5.1 
QUALITY INN CONFERENCE CENTER 5.2 63-140
EXEL INN OF EAU CLAIRE 5.2 50-82
PLAZA HOTEL AND SUITES 5.3 76-130
HAMPTON INN EAU CLAIRE 5.4 109-110
DAYS INN - EAU CLAIRE 5.5 59-60
SUPER 8 MOTEL EAU CLAIRE WI 5.6 45-65
AMERICINN EAU CLAIRE 5.6 75-105
COMFORT INN EAU CLAIRE 5.7 75-90
SUPER 8 EAU CLAIRE WI 5.7 83-94
AMERICINN CHIPPEWA 5.8 
BEST WESTERN TRAIL LODGE HOTEL 5.9 76-125

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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18 in Eau Claire
 

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Other Pages about Chippewa Valley Regional Airport

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chippewacounty.com/...
Page from the Wisconsin airport directory (PDF)
www.chippewavalley.net/index.cfm?event=viewCategory&partnerviewid=19&categoryid=5
 
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