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KCHU Houston County Airport
Caledonia, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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

CTAF: 122.9
  • 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
ODIr184/19.0NODINE VORTAC117.9001E
UKNr359/19.0WAUKON VORTAC116.6005E
LSEr211/19.9LA CROSSE VOR/DME108.4002E
ONAr162/30.1WINONA VOR/DME111.4001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CALEDONIAat field20903ECHU -.-. .... ..-
DECORAH027/21.923601EDEH -.. . ....
CRESCO061/30.629302ECJJ -.-. .--- .---

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: 
Single wheel: 10.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: NO HOLD LINE AT RY 31.
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 43-35.985983N43-35.578483N
Longitude: 091-30.517050W091-29.957033W
Elevation: 1175.0 ft.1179.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 134 magnetic, 135 true314 magnetic, 315 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Touchdown point: no, no lightsyes, 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
    
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
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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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Aerial photo of KCHU (Houston County Airport)
Photo by Ed Wells
Photo taken 22-Sep-2007

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From to KCHU

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0510:05
Sunrise05:3910:39
Sunset20:2601:26
Evening civil twilight20:5901:59

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 12:53:29
Local (UTC-5)  18-May-2013 07:53:29
 
METAR
KLSE 
20nm NE 
181153Z 11004KT 10SM CLR 12/09 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 70052 T01220094 10133 20117 53008
KDEH 
22nm SW 
181215Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM -DZ CLR 13/11 A2999 RMK AO2
KY51 
26nm E 
181215Z AUTO 11008KT 10SM CLR 11/09 A3002 RMK AO1 T01140090
KONA 
29nm N 
181216Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR 12/09 A3000 RMK AO2
KFKA 
30nm W 
181212Z AUTO 14007KT 10SM CLR 13/11 A2999 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW T01280107
KPDC 
39nm SE 
181215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/10 A3001 RMK AO2 T01360098
KCMY 
40nm NE 
181215Z AUTO 09005KT 10SM CLR 12/09 A3004 RMK AO2 T01200086
TAF
KLSE 
20nm NE 
181125Z 1812/1912 11006KT P6SM BKN250 FM181800 15009KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM190000 14006KT P6SM BKN150
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Houston County (self-serve fuel) 507-725-3925 Aviation fuel

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100LL
SS $5.29 
 Updated 12-May-2013
 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Houston County Airport

Miles Price ($)
FAIRBRIDGE INN AND SUITES CALEDONIA 2.9 100-101

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