FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | ETH |
Lat/Long: | 45-46-49.8219N 096-32-37.6727W 45-46.830365N 096-32.627878W 45.7805061,-96.5437980 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1022.7 ft. / 311.7 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 05E (1995) |
From city: | 3 miles SW of WHEATON, MN |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 56296 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 04/1947 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | ETH (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | UNATNDD |
Pattern altitude: | 1998.7 ft. MSL |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | RY 16/34 MIRL PRESET TO LOW INTST. TO INCR INTST & ACTVT PAPI RY 16/34 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-3: | 118.775 (320-563-4975) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 126.1/269.2 (ALEXANDRIA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
MOXr293/27.3 | | MORRIS VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 05E |
FFMr203/34.5 | | FERGUS FALLS VOR/DME | | 110.40 | | 05E |
Airport Services
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | NONE |
Powerplant service: | NONE |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
Dimensions: | 3298 x 75 ft. / 1005 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
Latitude: | 45-47.060393N | | 45-46.538790N |
Longitude: | 096-32.672530W | | 096-32.459177W |
Elevation: | 1017.2 ft. | | 1022.7 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 159 magnetic, 164 true | | 339 magnetic, 344 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) PAPI 34 UNUSABLE BYD 8 DEGREE LEFT OF COURSE. |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | none | | 92 ft. trees, 1815 ft. from runway, 431 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear |
Runway 6/24
Dimensions: | 1953 x 175 ft. / 595 x 53 m |
Surface: | turf, in good condition |
Runway edge markings: | MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES. |
Operational restrictions: | NOT PLOWED WINTER MONTHS. |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
Latitude: | 45-46.809870N | | 45-46.954792N |
Longitude: | 096-32.937613W | | 096-32.527625W |
Elevation: | 1016.0 ft. | | 1017.4 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 058 magnetic, 063 true | | 238 magnetic, 243 true |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 13 ft. brush, 20 ft. from runway, 8 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF WHEATON BOX 868 WHEATON, MN 56296 Phone 320-563-4110 |
Manager: | AMY OLSON BOX 868, 104 9TH ST. N WHEATON, MN 56296 Phone 320-563-4110 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 8 | Single engine airplanes: | | 6 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 75/week * | 77% | local general aviation | 23% | transient general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
- | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
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 from 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (204KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (217KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (44KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (156KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
8D3 - Sisseton Municipal Airport (20 nm W)
Y63 - Elbow Lake Municipal/Pride of the Prairie Airport (26 nm NE)
KMOX - Morris Municipal Airport - Charlie Schmidt Field (27 nm SE)
KBWP - Harry Stern Airport (28 nm N)
KVVV - Ortonville Municipal Airport/Martinson Field (29 nm S)
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Aerial photo |
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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 25-Apr-2024
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:50 | | 10:50 |
Sunrise | | 06:22 | | 11:22 |
Sunset | | 20:26 | | 01:26 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:58 | | 01:58 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 25-Apr-2024 11:31:55 |
Local (UTC-5) | 25-Apr-2024 06:31:55 |
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METAR |
KETH 5nm S | 251113Z AUTO 14013G19KT 10SM CLR 09/01 A3004 RMK AO2
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K8D3 20nm W | 251056Z AUTO 14014KT 09/03 A2999 RMK AO1 SLP154 T00890028
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TAF |
KAXN 48nm E | 250538Z 2506/2606 13008KT P6SM BKN120 FM251400 15015G23KT P6SM SCT120 FM251700 14022G33KT P6SM SCT120 FM260300 14019G30KT P6SM BKN070
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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