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KEAU Chippewa Valley Regional Airport
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: EAU
Lat/Long: 44-51-56.8963N / 091-29-03.3186W
44-51.948272N / 091-29.055310W
44.8658045 / -91.4842552
(estimated)
Elevation: 913 ft. / 278.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 01E (1995)
From city: 3 miles N of EAU CLAIRE, WI
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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: 44-51.557283N44-52.500300N
Longitude: 091-29.563067W091-28.238032W
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: 801 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/DME
Obstructions: 5 ft. road, 140 ft. from runway, 481 ft. left of centerline
ROAD 140 FT FM RWY END 481 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.
none

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 5000 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: 44-52.128113N44-51.507513N
Longitude: 091-29.685863W091-28.926242W
Elevation: 882.9 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

Additional Remarks

ARPT COND UNMON 2300 - 04OO.

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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 22   download (340KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 22   download (291KB)
LOC/DME BC RWY 04   download (303KB)
VOR-A   download (232KB)
NDB RWY 22   download (255KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (18KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (60KB)

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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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 30-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5012:50
Sunrise07:2313:23
Sunset16:2622:26
Evening civil twilight16:5922:59

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  01-Dec-2009 02:05:02
Local (UTC-6)  30-Nov-2009 20:05:02
 
METAR
KEAU 010156Z 24006KT 10SM BKN065 OVC120 04/00 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP071 T00440000
KLUM 
16nm W 
010135Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM OVC120 03/00 A2973 RMK AO2
TAF
KEAU 302320Z 0100/0124 26011KT P6SM FEW110 FM010900 23004KT P6SM SCT250 FM011500 12006KT P6SM BKN200 FM012100 16010KT P6SM BKN200
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Heartland Aviation 715-835-3181
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing, Aircraft charters, Aircraft maintenance, ...

More info about Heartland Aviation
Phillips 66
100LL Jet A
FS $4.60 $4.07 
 Updated 20-Oct-2009
  14 read  write
FS=Full service
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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 47-55
HAMPTON INN EAU CLAIRE 5.4 93-119
RAMADA CONV CENTER EAU CLAIRE 3.8 72-85
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES CHIPPEWA 2.8 104-114
 

Other hotels near Chippewa Valley Regional Airport

Miles Price ($)
SLEEP INN & SUITES CONFERENCE CENTER 3.7 98-99
RODEWAY INN AND SUITES 4.6 70-71
COUNTRY INN STES CHIPPEWA FALL 5.1 80-201
AVALON HTL AND CONFERENCE CNTR 5.1 60-95
DAYS INN EAU CLAIRE 5.2 50-85
QUALITY INN CONFERENCE CENTER 5.2 63-180
PLAZA HOTEL AND SUITES 5.3 69-99
HOLIDAY INN EAU CLAIRE - CAMPUS AREA/I-94airport transportation 5.4 95-130
COUNTRY HEARTH INN EAU CLAIRE 5.5 65-90
AMERICINN EAU CLAIRE 5.6 100-150
SUPER 8 EAU CLAIRE CAMPUS AREA 5.6 60-105
M STAR HOTEL EAU CLAIRE 5.7 44-75
COMFORT INN EAU CLAIRE 5.7 75-85
AMERICINN CHIPPEWA 5.7 83-130

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
airport transportation indicates that the hotel is reported to provide airport transportation. Please check with the hotel for hours and availability of transportation to/from Chippewa Valley Regional Airport. It is possible that transportation may not be available to/from KEAU but to other nearby airports.
    

Hotels in other cities near Chippewa Valley Regional Airport

21 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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