FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
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: | 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 |
| 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
| A33-13/3 | 1 ALLIGATOR CRACKING, LOOSE AGGREGATE. |
| - | 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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 31 | |
download (162KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download (161KB) |
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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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 07-Oct-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:44 | | 11:44 |
| Sunrise | | 07:13 | | 12:13 |
| Sunset | | 18:34 | | 23:34 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:03 | | 00:03 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Oct-2008 03:53:58 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Oct-2008 22:53:58 |
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| METAR |
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KLSE
20nm NE | 080312Z AUTO 31013KT 10SM SCT007 OVC013 12/12 A2984 RMK AO2
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KDEH
22nm SW | 080335Z AUTO 34004KT 10SM RA OVC008 09/08 A2989 RMK AO2 P0001
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KONA
29nm N | 080335Z AUTO 31008KT 10SM -RA BKN010 OVC018 11/09 A2988 RMK AO2
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KFKA
30nm W | 080337Z AUTO 34010KT 10SM BKN035 OVC045 10/07 A2989 RMK AO2 T00960069
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KPDC
39nm SE | 080335Z AUTO 27008KT 10SM SCT002 OVC007 12/11 A2982 RMK AO2 P0001
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KCMY
40nm NE | 080335Z AUTO 00000KT 1 3/4SM +DZ SCT003 BKN011 OVC018 12/11 A2983 RMK AO2 P0002
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KLSE
20nm NE | 072330Z 080024 34006KT 4SM -RA BR SCT008 OVC015 TEMPO 0004 2SM -RA BR BKN008 FM0400 33005KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN030 TEMPO 0406 BKN015 FM0900 31007KT 4SM BR BCFG SCT005 FM1400 30010KT P6SM 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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