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KETH Wheaton Municipal Airport
Wheaton, Minnesota, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

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: 1023 ft. / 311.8 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
Sectional chart: TWIN CITIES
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ETH (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
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: 326 (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
MOXr293/27.3MORRIS VOR/DME109.6005E
FFMr203/34.5FERGUS FALLS VOR/DME110.4005E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WHEATONat field32605EETH . - ....
BRECKENRIDGE-WAHPETON170/28.023305EBWP -... .-- .--.
ORTONVILLE345/29.233205EVVV ...- ...- ...-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
PRIOR COORDINATION REQD 320-563-4066.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 3298 x 75 ft. / 1005 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 45-47.060393N45-46.538790N
Longitude: 096-32.672530W096-32.459177W
Elevation: 1017.2 ft.1022.7 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 159 magnetic, 164 true339 magnetic, 344 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none15 ft. road, 500 ft. from runway, 280 ft. both sides of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 1953 x 175 ft. / 595 x 53 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings: MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES.
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 45-46.809870N45-46.954792N
Longitude: 096-32.937613W096-32.527625W
Elevation: 1016.0 ft.1017.4 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 058 magnetic, 063 true238 magnetic, 243 true
Markings: none
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 30 ft. trees, 492 ft. from runway, 123 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clearnone

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: JAMIE BAYER
BOX 868, 104 9TH ST. N
WHEATON, MN 56296
Phone 320-563-4110

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 8
Single engine airplanes: 5
Multi engine airplanes: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 75/week *
77% local general aviation
23% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 May 2012

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 between 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 16   download (190KB)
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:

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)
1D1 - Milbank Municipal Airport (33 nm S)
KFFM - Fergus Falls Municipal Airport-Einar Mickelson Field (34 nm NE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1512:15
Sunrise07:4512:45
Sunset18:3823:38
Evening civil twilight19:0800:08

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 17:32:09
Local (UTC-5)  16-Oct-2013 12:32:09
 
METAR
KETH 
5nm S 
161655Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM CLR 11/04 A2998 RMK AO2
K8D3 
20nm W 
161656Z AUTO 30008KT 12/02 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP147 T01220022 PWINO TSNO
TAF
KAXN 
48nm E 
161309Z 1613/1712 29006KT 1/4SM FG VV001 FM161400 28005KT 4SM BR SCT001 FM161500 28005KT P6SM SKC FM162000 25006KT P6SM SCT250 FM170000 23005KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM170900 30007KT P6SM SCT080 OVC150
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Jon Mathias 320-563-4195
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100LL
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