FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AEL |
| Lat/Long: | 43-40-52.7313N / 093-22-05.3341W
43-40.878855N / 093-22.088902W
43.6813143 / -93.3681484
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1261 ft. / 384.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (2010) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of ALBERT LEA, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 56007 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AEL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | APR-OCT MON-FRI 0800-2000, NOV-MAR MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-1700
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 507-826-3451. |
| Pattern altitude: | 2001 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DAYS: ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35; ODALS RY 17; PAPI RY 17 & 35 AND REIL RY 35 - CTAF. NGTS: PAPI CONTINUOUS; MIRL RY 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST& ACTVT REIL RY 35 AND ODALS RWY17 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 109.8 (507-377-1583) |
| ROCHESTER APPROACH: | 119.8 |
| ROCHESTER DEPARTURE: | 119.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at AUM (19 nm E): | 119.025 (507-433-6667) |
- APCH & DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 135.35/307.3 (ROCHESTER RCAG) WHEN ROCHESTER APCH IS CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| AEL at field | | ALBERT LEA VOR/DME | | 109.80 | | 01E |
| JAYr285/20.5 | | AUSTIN VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 03E |
| FOWr178/31.4 | | HALFWAY VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 02E |
| RSTr255/34.0 | | ROCHESTER VOR/DME | | 112.00 | | 05E |
| MCWr351/35.2 | | MASON CITY VORTAC | | 114.90 | | 06E |
| MKTr137/40.0 | | MANKATO VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| WASECA | | 159/24.7 | | 371 | | 02E | | ACQ | .- -.-. --.- |
| FOREST CITY | | 019/28.9 | | 359 | | 03E | | FXY | ..-. -..- -.-- |
| BLUE EARTH | | 077/32.0 | | 332 | | 04E | | SBU | ... -... ..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A MOGAS
MOGAS PUMP NOT MARKED. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 19.0 | | Double wheel: | 29.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 43-41.264227N | | 43-40.458657N |
| Longitude: | 093-22.230305W | | 093-21.998160W |
| Elevation: | 1260.0 ft. | | 1261.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 167 magnetic, 168 true | | 347 magnetic, 348 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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: | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 35 ft. tree, 830 ft. from runway, 535 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | 7 ft. trees, 365 ft. from runway, 91 ft. left of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear |
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 2898 x 75 ft. / 883 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 43-40.744883N | | 43-41.072918N |
| Longitude: | 093-22.283737W | | 093-21.806655W |
| Elevation: | 1252.8 ft. | | 1256.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 046 magnetic, 047 true | | 226 magnetic, 227 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF ALBERT LEA
221 E CLARK STREET
ALBERT LEA, MN 56007
Phone 507-377-4300 |
| Manager: | JIM HANSON
73950 275TH ST.
CLARKS GROVE, MN 56016
Phone 507-373-0608 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 52 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 37 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 72/day * | | 65% | local general aviation | | 26% | transient general aviation | | 8% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 September 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| A58-05 | RY 05, 4 FT DIRTHILL 43 FT FM RY END 110 FT R OF CNTLN. |
| - | TV TWR 9.5 NM SE. |
| - | GLIDERS & HELICOPTERS USE TURF PARALLEL TO RY 17/35 ON EAST SIDE & APPR AREA TO RY 23. |
| - | MULTIPLE TRANSITIONAL OBSTRUCTIONS RY 05, RY 23 & RY 35. |
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 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (223KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (223KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 35 | |
download (207KB) |
| VOR RWY 17 | |
download (248KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (27KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (156KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAUM - Austin Municipal Airport (19 nm E)
KACQ - Waseca Municipal Airport (25 nm N)
KOWA - Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (27 nm N)
KFXY - Forest City Municipal Airport (29 nm SW)
KTOB - Dodge Center Airport (31 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Ed Wells
Photo taken 16-Jul-2006
from the South looking North
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:01 | | 12:01 |
| Sunrise | | 07:30 | | 12:30 |
| Sunset | | 18:28 | | 23:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:57 | | 23:57 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 17:07:35 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 12:07:35 |
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| METAR |
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| KAEL | 161650Z AUTO 32007KT 290V360 7SM OVC007 07/06 A2996 RMK AO2
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KAUM
20nm E | 161656Z AUTO 31008KT 10SM 07/06 A2994 RMK AO2
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KMCW
32nm S | 161424Z 1614/1712 31012KT P6SM BKN008 OVC012 TEMPO 1614/1616 5SM -DZ BR FM161600 31012KT P6SM BKN018 BKN028 FM162000 31012KT P6SM BKN040 FM170100 28005KT P6SM SCT100
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KRST
40nm E | 161133Z 1612/1712 33013G20KT P6SM -SHRA OVC008 TEMPO 1612/1614 4SM -SHRA BR OVC006 FM161500 31012G19KT P6SM BKN015 FM162100 30011KT P6SM SCT020 FM170100 25007KT P6SM SKC
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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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