FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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: | ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 fair condition
RY 13/31 ALLIGATOR CRACKING, LOOSE AGGREGATE. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | NO HOLD LINE AT RY 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 |
| Touchdown point: | no, no lights | | yes, no lights |
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: | BRIAN POGODZINSKI
1124 E WASHINGTON ST
CALEDONIA, MN 55921
Phone 507-725-3925 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 67/week * | | 57% | local general aviation | | 43% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 August 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TURF TWY RUTTED AND ONLY 18 FT WIDE ON SE 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 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download (137KB) |
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:54 | | 11:54 |
| Sunrise | | 07:22 | | 12:22 |
| Sunset | | 18:21 | | 23:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:50 | | 23:50 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 17:10:42 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 12:10:42 |
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| METAR |
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KLSE
20nm NE | 161653Z 33007KT 10SM OVC015 10/07 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP128 T01000067
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KDEH
22nm SW | 161655Z AUTO 33007KT 300V360 10SM OVC011 09/06 A2992 RMK AO2
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KY51
26nm E | 161655Z AUTO 34009KT 10SM OVC006 08/08 A2989 RMK AO1 T00790079
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KONA
29nm N | 161657Z AUTO 34009KT 10SM OVC017 09/06 A2992 RMK AO2
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KFKA
30nm W | 161649Z AUTO 32009KT 10SM OVC011 08/06 A2993 RMK AO2 T00770059
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KPDC
39nm SE | 161655Z AUTO 31006KT 10SM OVC016 10/07 A2991 RMK AO2 T01030065
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KCMY
40nm NE | 161655Z AUTO 30005KT 5SM BR OVC013 09/08 A2990 RMK AO2 T00850076
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KLSE
20nm NE | 161133Z 1612/1712 32010KT P6SM -SHRA OVC014 TEMPO 1612/1614 4SM -SHRA BR FM161600 32011G17KT P6SM OVC015 FM162300 32008KT P6SM SCT025 FM170100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM171000 13004KT P6SM BCFG SKC
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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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