FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CHU |
| Lat/Long: | 43-35-46.8910N / 091-30-14.2070W
43-35.781517N / 091-30.236783W
43.5963586 / -91.5039464
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1179 ft. / 359.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of CALEDONIA, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 55921 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PNM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 128.6/363.0 (LA CROSSE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ODIr184/19.0 | | NODINE VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 01E |
| UKNr359/19.0 | | WAUKON VORTAC | | 116.60 | | 05E |
| LSEr211/19.9 | | LA CROSSE VOR/DME | | 108.40 | | 02E |
| ONAr162/30.1 | | WINONA VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CALEDONIA | | at field | | 209 | | 03E | | CHU | -.-. .... ..- |
| DECORAH | | 027/21.9 | | 236 | | 01E | | DEH | -.. . .... |
| CRESCO | | 061/30.6 | | 293 | | 02E | | CJJ | -.-. .--- .--- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 3499 x 77 ft. / 1066 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition
ALLIGATOR CRACKING, LOOSE AGGREGATE. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 13 /31 MARKINGS FADED, NO HOLD LINE AT RWY 31 |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 43-35.985983N | | 43-35.578483N |
| Longitude: | 091-30.517050W | | 091-29.957033W |
| Elevation: | 1175.0 ft. | | 1179.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 134 magnetic, 135 true | | 314 magnetic, 315 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Obstructions: | 10 ft. tree, 225 ft. from runway, 225 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
RWY 13 +10 FT TREES 130 FT FM RY END 225 L. | | 16 ft. pline, marked, 750 ft. from runway, 350 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | HOUSTON COUNTY
304 SO MARSHALL STREET
CALEDONIA, MN 55921
Phone 507-725-5803 |
| Manager: | TOM MOLLING
1124 E WASHINGTON ST
CALEDONIA, MN 55921
Phone 507-725-3925 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 67/week * | | 57% | local general aviation | | 43% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TURF TAXIWAY RUTTED, UNUSABLE AT SOUTH END. |
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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| GPS RWY 31 | |
download (162KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download (155KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
55Y - Rushford Municipal Airport (19 nm NW)
KLSE - La Crosse Municipal Airport (20 nm NE)
KDEH - Decorah Municipal Airport (22 nm SW)
Y51 - Viroqua Municipal Airport (26 nm E)
KFKA - Fillmore County Airport (30 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Ed Wells
Photo taken 22-Sep-2007
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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 | | 06:42 | | 12:42 |
| Sunrise | | 07:14 | | 13:14 |
| Sunset | | 16:33 | | 22:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:04 | | 23:04 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Nov-2009 17:25:57 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 25-Nov-2009 11:25:57 |
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| METAR |
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KLSE
20nm NE | 251653Z 31012KT 10SM -RA FEW020 BKN029 OVC038 06/03 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP084 P0002 T00560028 $
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KDEH
22nm SW | 251655Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM OVC016 06/03 A2980 RMK AO2
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KONA
29nm N | 251653Z AUTO 32009KT 10SM -DZ SCT018 SCT023 OVC033 05/02 A2978 RMK AO2
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KFKA
30nm W | 251704Z AUTO 30010KT 7SM OVC011 04/02 A2979 RMK AO2 T00400022
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KPDC
39nm SE | 251655Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM SCT048 SCT060 OVC080 07/05 A2977 RMK AO2 T00700049
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KCMY
40nm NE | 251655Z AUTO 28008KT 250V310 10SM -DZ BKN012 OVC019 06/05 A2976 RMK AO2 P0004
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KLSE
20nm NE | 251524Z 2515/2612 30008KT 5SM -RA BR BKN015 OVC030 FM251630 30007KT 6SM BR OVC012 FM260000 32012KT 4SM -RA BR OVC010 FM260500 32013G18KT 2SM -RASN BR OVC010 FM261000 32013G18KT P6SM OVC020
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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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