FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 JANUARY 2023
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 field | | ALBERT LEA VOR/DME | | 109.80 | | 01E |
FOWr178/31.4 | | HALFWAY VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 02E |
RSTr255/34.0 | | ROCHESTER VOR/DME | | 112.00 | | 05E |
MCWr351/35.2 | | MASON CITY VOR/DME | | 114.90 | | 06E |
MKTr137/40.0 | | MANKATO VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 07E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A MOGAS 100LL: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 |
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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. |
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: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | none | | 21 ft. tree, 478 ft. from runway, 274 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear 24 FT TREE 68 FT FROM RWY END 354 FT L. |
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. |
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 |
Obstructions: | 27 ft. trees, 647 ft. from runway, 85 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 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 EMAIL ADDRESS: JIMHANSON@DESKMEDIA.COM (ALL LOWER CASE) |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 38 | Single engine airplanes: | | 32 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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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 2020 | |
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. |
- | FOR CD CTC ROCHESTER APCH AT 507-424-8111. |
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 26 January 2023 at 0901Z to 23 February 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download |
VOR RWY 17 | |
download |
VOR RWY 35 | |
download |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (153KB) |
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/Maynard Richard Stensrud Field (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 |
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 |
Times for 03-Feb-2023
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:59 | | 12:59 |
Sunrise | | 07:29 | | 13:29 |
Sunset | | 17:26 | | 23:26 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:56 | | 23:56 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 04-Feb-2023 00:31:27 |
Local (UTC-6) | 03-Feb-2023 18:31:27 |
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METAR |
KAEL | 040015Z AUTO 16009G14KT 10SM CLR M18/M22 A3033 RMK AO2
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KAUM 20nm E | 040015Z AUTO 16007G15KT 10SM BKN039 M17/M23 A3034 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KMCW 32nm S | 031739Z 0318/0418 15008KT P6SM BKN060 FM040400 16011KT P6SM FEW120 WS020/21040KT FM041000 19008KT P6SM FEW250 AMD NOT SKED
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KRST 40nm E | 031729Z 0318/0418 16008KT P6SM BKN060 FM040200 17014G25KT P6SM SCT060 FM041300 20011KT P6SM SCT250
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NOTAMs |
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