FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AEL |
| Lat/Long: | 43-40-53.5000N / 093-22-02.1000W
43-40.891667N / 093-22.035000W
43.6815278 / -93.3672500
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1260 ft. / 384.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (1980) |
| 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: | 0800-DUSK
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 507-826-3451OR 507-377-7847. |
| Pattern altitude: | 2000 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
DAYS: ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34; VASI & REIL RYS 16 & 34 - CTAF. NGTS: VASI CONTINUOUS; MIRL RY 16/34 INTST PRESET TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL 16 & 34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 | | 05E |
| JAYr285/20.4 | | 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 | | 017/28.9 | | 359 | | 05E | | FXY | ..-. -..- -.-- |
| BLUE EARTH | | 077/32.1 | | 332 | | 04E | | SBU | ... -... ..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A MOGAS
MOGAS PUMP NOT MARKED. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 4501 x 100 ft. / 1372 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: | non-standard
NSTD MIRL, 360 DEG WHITE GLOBES FULL LENGTH NO AMBER LGTS. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 43-41.243393N | | 43-40.518283N |
| Longitude: | 093-22.131628W | | 093-21.922672W |
| Elevation: | 1259.8 ft. | | 1255.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 163 magnetic, 168 true | | 343 magnetic, 348 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left | | 2-box VASI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 16 ft. trees, 850 ft. from runway, 75 ft. left of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear | | 64 ft. tree, 1200 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 2898 x 75 ft. / 883 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| 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: | 042 magnetic, 047 true | | 222 magnetic, 227 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 8 ft. trees, 390 ft. from runway, 30 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear | | 31 ft. pole, 1467 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear |
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: | | 34 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 22 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 | | 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 June 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TV TWR 9.5 NM SE. |
| - | UL, GLD & HELO USE TURF PARALLEL TO RY 16/34 ON E SIDE & APPR AREA TO RY 22. |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (250KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (200KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 34 | |
download (217KB) |
| VOR RWY 16 | |
download (206KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (23KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (30KB) |
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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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Oct-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:57 | | 11:57 |
| Sunrise | | 07:26 | | 12:26 |
| Sunset | | 18:33 | | 23:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:02 | | 00:02 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Oct-2008 00:26:23 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Oct-2008 19:26:23 |
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| METAR |
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| KAEL | 130011Z AUTO 16010G16KT 133V203 10SM CLR 22/17 A3007 RMK AO2
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KAUM
20nm E | 130015Z AUTO 16010G17KT 10SM CLR 23/17 A3008 RMK AO2
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KMCW
32nm S | 122336Z 130024 15014KT P6SM SCT030 BKN200 FM0900 16012KT P6SM SCT020 BKN040 FM1400 20014G22KT P6SM OVC018 FM1800 23015G25KT P6SM VCSH OVC025 TEMPO 1821 5SM -SHRA BR OVC015 FM2100 28015KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC015
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KRST
40nm E | 122330Z 130024 18013KT P6SM BKN250 FM1500 19015G22KT P6SM SCT025 BKN150 TEMPO 1517 BKN025 FM1700 20015G22KT P6SM VCSH BKN030CB FM2100 28013KT P6SM -SHRA BKN025
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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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