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 |
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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: | 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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| 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: | none | | 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: | 3 ft. trees, 220 ft. from runway, 90 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear | | none |
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 |
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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 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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 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 (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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| 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 25-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:49 | | 12:49 |
| Sunrise | | 07:21 | | 13:21 |
| Sunset | | 16:40 | | 22:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:12 | | 23:12 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Nov-2009 16:54:38 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 25-Nov-2009 10:54:38 |
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| METAR |
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| KAEL | 251632Z AUTO 31008KT 10SM OVC044 04/02 A2982 RMK AO2
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KAUM
20nm E | 251635Z AUTO 31009G14KT 10SM OVC048 04/02 A2981 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KMCW
32nm S | 251124Z 2512/2612 30012KT P6SM OVC080 FM251500 30015G22KT P6SM VCSH BKN015 OVC060 FM251800 30015G25KT 5SM -SHRASN OVC015 TEMPO 2520/2524 31022G30KT 2SM -SHSN BR OVC008 FM260000 32020G30KT 5SM -SHSN BR OVC015 FM260600 32020G28KT P6SM OVC025
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KRST
40nm E | 251628Z 2516/2612 29010KT 4SM BR OVC008 FM251730 30011KT P6SM OVC050 FM251930 31012KT 4SM -RASN OVC008 FM252100 31012KT 2SM -SN BR OVC004 FM260200 32016G22KT 2SM -SN BR OVC006 FM260600 32016G22KT 5SM BR OVC012 FM261100 32014G20KT P6SM 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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