FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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: | SS-SR 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 ALLIGATOR CRACKING, LOOSE AGGREGATE. RWY 13/31 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 |
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: | | 8 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 67/week * | | 57% | local general aviation | | 43% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 August 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| A58-13 | RWY 13 +10 FT TREES 130 FT FM RY END 225 L. |
| - | TURF TAXIWAY RUTTED. |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| 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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Ed Wells
Photo taken 22-Sep-2007
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:39 | | 12:39 |
| Sunrise | | 07:08 | | 13:08 |
| Sunset | | 17:32 | | 23:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:02 | | 00:02 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 16:11:50 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Feb-2012 10:11:50 |
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| METAR |
KLSE 20nm NE | 131453Z 16005KT 10SM OVC050 M04/M11 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP177 T10441111 56011
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KDEH 22nm SW | 131455Z AUTO 19008KT 150V220 10SM SCT039 SCT060 BKN100 M03/M09 A2998 RMK AO2
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KONA 29nm N | 131458Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM OVC048 M06/M13 A2999 RMK AO2
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KFKA 30nm W | 131454Z AUTO 19013KT 10SM OVC034 M03/M10 A2994 RMK AO2 T10291105
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KPDC 39nm SE | 131455Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM SCT044 OVC055 M02/M08 A3002 RMK AO2
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KCMY 40nm NE | 131455Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM OVC048 M05/M10 A3001 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KLSE 20nm NE | 131342Z 1314/1412 14004KT P6SM OVC050 FM131900 18008KT P6SM -SN OVC025 FM132100 19008KT 2SM -SN OVC020 FM140300 18004KT 5SM -SN OVC025 FM140900 18003KT P6SM -SN OVC025
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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