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KAEL Albert Lea Municipal Airport
Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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: 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
AEL at fieldALBERT LEA VOR/DME109.8005E
JAYr285/20.4AUSTIN VOR/DME108.2003E
FOWr178/31.4HALFWAY VOR/DME111.2002E
RSTr255/34.0ROCHESTER VOR/DME112.0005E
MCWr351/35.2MASON CITY VORTAC114.9006E
MKTr137/40.0MANKATO VOR/DME110.8007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WASECA159/24.737102EACQ .- -.-. --.-
FOREST CITY017/28.935905EFXY ..-. -..- -.--
BLUE EARTH077/32.133204ESBU ... -... ..-

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 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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 43-41.243393N43-40.518283N
Longitude: 093-22.131628W093-21.922672W
Elevation: 1259.8 ft.1255.1 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 163 magnetic, 168 true343 magnetic, 348 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box VASI on left2-box VASI on left
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none64 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: 43-40.744883N43-41.072918N
Longitude: 093-22.283737W093-21.806655W
Elevation: 1252.8 ft.1256.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 042 magnetic, 047 true222 magnetic, 227 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 3 ft. trees, 220 ft. from runway, 90 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clearnone

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: 40
Single engine airplanes: 30
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Gliders airplanes: 2
Ultralights: 6
    
Aircraft operations: avg 72/day *
65% local general aviation
26% transient general aviation
8% air taxi
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 April 2008

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 16   download (250KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 34   download (200KB)
VOR/DME RWY 34   download (210KB)
VOR RWY 16   download (200KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (23KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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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Area around KAEL (Albert Lea Municipal Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KAEL (Albert Lea Municipal Airport)
Photo by Ed Wells
Photo taken 16-Jul-2006
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Sectional chart
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From to KAEL

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2912:29
Sunrise07:0013:00
Sunset16:5522:55
Evening civil twilight17:2523:25

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 16:35:50
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 10:35:50
 
METAR
KAEL 081612Z AUTO 13013G21KT 10SM CLR 15/02 A2992 RMK AO2
KAUM 
20nm E 
081615Z AUTO 13012G17KT 10SM CLR 15/02 A2994 RMK AO2
TAF
KMCW 
32nm S 
081122Z 0812/0912 10009KT P6SM SCT200 FM081500 14016KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150 FM081800 19013G21KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250 FM090200 22012KT P6SM BKN050 BKN200 FM090700 31011KT P6SM BKN040 OVC150
KRST 
40nm E 
081120Z 0812/0912 12010KT P6SM BKN250 FM081700 14010KT P6SM SCT040 FM082100 16009KT P6SM BKN035 FM090200 24009KT 6SM BR BKN025 FM090600 31010KT P6SM BKN200
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Albert Lea Municipal Airport 507-373-0608
no information available

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100LL Jet A Mogas
FS $4.57 $3.42 $3.63 
 Updated 24-Sep-2009
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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 Albert Lea Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Albert Lea Municipal 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 KAEL have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
COMFORT INN ALBERT LEA 3.0 95-140
COUNTRY INN STES ALBERT LEA 2.3 94-135
ALBERT LEA HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS 0.6 90-163
 

Other hotels near Albert Lea Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 ALBERT LEA MN 2.3 65-98
DAYS INN ALBERTA LEA MN 2.3 65-75
COUNTRYSIDE INN MOTEL ALBERT LE 2.3 
AMERICA'S BEST VALUE INN ALBERT LEA 2.4 53-119

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

Hotels in other cities near Albert Lea Municipal Airport

7 in Albert Lea
1 in Northwood, IA
4 in Austin
 

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Other Pages about Albert Lea Municipal Airport

www.city.albertlea.org/airport.htm
www.tc.umn.edu/...
PDF page(s) from the Minnesota Airport Directory
 
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