FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 AUGUST 2018
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ETH |
| Lat/Long: | 45-46-49.8219N / 096-32-37.6727W
45-46.830365N / 096-32.627878W
45.7805061 / -96.5437980
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1022.7 ft. / 311.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of WHEATON, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 56296 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1947 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ETH (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 1998.7 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | RY 16/34 MIRL PRESET TO LOW INTST. TO INCR INTST & ACTVT PAPI RY 16/34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.775 (320-563-4975) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY ALEXANDRIA RADIO 123.6.
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 126.1/269.2 (ALEXANDRIA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MOXr293/27.3 | | MORRIS VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 05E |
| FFMr203/34.5 | | FERGUS FALLS VOR/DME | | 110.40 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ORTONVILLE | | 345/29.2 | | 332 | | 05E | | VVV | ...- ...- ...- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3298 x 75 ft. / 1005 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 45-47.060393N | | 45-46.538790N |
| Longitude: | 096-32.672530W | | 096-32.459177W |
| Elevation: | 1017.2 ft. | | 1022.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 159 magnetic, 164 true | | 339 magnetic, 344 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI 34 UNUSABLE BYD 8 DEGREE LEFT OF COURSE. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 1953 x 175 ft. / 595 x 53 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 45-46.809870N | | 45-46.954792N |
| Longitude: | 096-32.937613W | | 096-32.527625W |
| Elevation: | 1016.0 ft. | | 1017.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 058 magnetic, 063 true | | 238 magnetic, 243 true |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF WHEATON
BOX 868
WHEATON, MN 56296
Phone 320-563-4110 |
| Manager: | KRIS KRENZ
BOX 868, 104 9TH ST. N
WHEATON, MN 56296
Phone 320-563-4110 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 14 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 75/week * | | 77% | local general aviation | | 23% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2015 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 6/24 NOT PLOWED WINTER MONTHS. |
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 from 16 August 2018 at 0901Z to 13 September 2018 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (194KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (200KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (44KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (156KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
8D3 - Sisseton Municipal Airport (20 nm W)
Y63 - Elbow Lake Municipal - Pride of the Prairie Airport (26 nm NE)
KMOX - Morris Municipal Airport - Charlie Schmidt Field (27 nm SE)
KBWP - Harry Stern Airport (28 nm N)
KVVV - Ortonville Municipal Airport-Martinson Field (29 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-Aug-2018
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:57 | | 10:57 |
| Sunrise | | 06:30 | | 11:30 |
| Sunset | | 20:31 | | 01:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:03 | | 02:03 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Aug-2018 08:37:11 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 17-Aug-2018 03:37:11 |
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| METAR |
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KETH
5nm S | 170814Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM CLR 14/13 A3008 RMK AO2
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K8D3
20nm W | 170756Z AUTO 30005KT 13/13 A3007 RMK AO1 SLP169 T01330133
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| TAF |
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KAXN
48nm E | 170520Z 1706/1806 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250 FM171600 34006KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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