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KAEL Albert Lea Municipal Airport
Albert Lea, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 NOVEMBER 2019

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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 56007

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 03/1942
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: no
Lights: ACTVT ODALS RWY 17; REIL RWY 17 & 35; PAPI RWY 17 & 35; MIRL RWY 17/35 - CTAF. MIRL RWY 17/35 PRESET TO LOW SS-SR TO INCR INTST - 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 SVC PRVDD 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/DME109.8001E
JAYr288/20.5AUSTIN VOR/DME108.2000E
FOWr178/31.4HALFWAY VOR/DME111.2002E
RSTr255/34.0ROCHESTER VOR/DME112.0005E
MCWr351/35.2MASON CITY VOR/DME114.9006E
MKTr137/40.0MANKATO VOR/DME110.8007E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A MOGAS
100LL & MOGAS FUEL AVBL 24 HR WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 43-41.264227N43-40.458657N
Longitude: 093-22.230305W093-21.998160W
Elevation: 1260.0 ft.1261.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 167 magnetic, 168 true347 magnetic, 348 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none
9 FT TREE 188 FT FROM RWY END 190 FT R.		18 ft. tree, 490 ft. from runway, 326 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 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: 43-40.744883N43-41.072918N
Longitude: 093-22.283737W093-21.806655W
Elevation: 1252.8 ft.1256.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 046 magnetic, 047 true226 magnetic, 227 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 23 ft. trees, 529 ft. from runway, 103 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 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
EMAIL ADDRESS: JIMHANSON@DESKMEDIA.COM (ALL LOWER CASE)

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 60
Single engine airplanes: 45
Multi engine airplanes: 4
Jet airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 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 31 October 2017

Additional Remarks

- 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 OBSTNS RY 05 & RY 35.
- NMRS PRIM SFC OBSTNS ALL RYS
- FOR CD CTC ROCHESTER APCH AT 507-424-8111.
- ARR/DEP BLDG ACES CODE: 1215.

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 07 November 2019 at 0901Z to 05 December 2019 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17   download (211KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35   download (215KB)
VOR RWY 17   download (261KB)
VOR RWY 35   download (187KB)
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 19-Nov-2019
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4312:43
Sunrise07:1413:14
Sunset16:4422:44
Evening civil twilight17:1523:15

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Nov-2019 21:40:07
Local (UTC-6)  19-Nov-2019 15:40:07
 
METAR
KAEL 192115Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM BKN017 BKN022 OVC038 06/04 A2987 RMK AO2
KAUM 
20nm E 		192115Z AUTO 29011KT 10SM OVC039 07/04 A2986 RMK AO2
TAF
KMCW 
32nm S 		191734Z 1918/2018 30011KT P6SM FEW250 FM191900 30010KT P6SM BKN035 FM200100 VRB04KT P6SM FEW120 FM200900 13007KT 5SM BR BKN250 FM201400 13012KT P6SM BKN100
KRST 
40nm E 		191732Z 1918/2018 28007KT P6SM OVC003 FM192100 VRB04KT 6SM BR OVC008 FM200400 VRB03KT 2SM BR OVC004 FM200900 VRB04KT 1/2SM FG OVC003 FM201200 14006KT 2SM BR OVC008 FM201600 14008KT 6SM BR OVC025
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