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KETH Wheaton Municipal Airport
Wheaton, Minnesota, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: ETH
Lat/Long: 45-46-49.6580N / 096-32-36.7430W
45-46.827633N / 096-32.612383W
45.7804606 / -96.5435397
(estimated)
Elevation: 1025 ft. / 312.4 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: APR-SEP DAYLIGHT HOURS, OCT-MAR MON-FRI 0800-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
RY 16/34 MIRL PRESET TO LOW INTST. TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT VASI RYS 16 & 34 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

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
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 3300 x 75 ft. / 1006 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 45-47.060333N45-46.538550N
Longitude: 096-32.672383W096-32.458933W
Elevation: 1017.0 ft.1022.0 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-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
& 34 VASI OTS INDEFLY.
2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: none16 ft. road, 540 ft. from runway, 250 ft. both sides of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear

Runway 4/22

Dimensions: 1919 x 175 ft. / 585 x 53 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings: MARKED WITH A-FRAMES PAINTED ORANGE & WHITE.
RUNWAY 4  RUNWAY 22
Latitude: 45-46.797633N45-46.954300N
Longitude: 096-32.887383W096-32.495700W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 055 magnetic, 060 true235 magnetic, 240 true
Markings: none
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 40 ft. tree, 1100 ft. from runway, 27:1 slope to clear3 ft. crops, 100 ft. from runway, 33:1 slope to clear

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: SHANE AYRES
BOX 868
WHEATON, MN 56296
Phone 320-563-4110

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 7
Single engine airplanes: 7
    
Aircraft operations: avg 75/week *
77% local general aviation
23% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 March 2006

Additional Remarks

RWY 4/22 CLSD WINTER MONTHS.

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
NDB OR GPS RWY 34   download (177KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (30KB)

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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From to KETH

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 06-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0810:08
Sunrise05:4510:45
Sunset21:1702:17
Evening civil twilight21:5402:54

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  06-Jul-2008 08:49:20
Local (UTC-5)  06-Jul-2008 03:49:20
 
METAR
KETH 
5nm S 
060834Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM CLR 21/19 A2969 RMK AO2
K8D3 
20nm W 
060756Z AUTO 24007KT 23/20 A2967 RMK AO2 SLP022 T02330200 PWINO TSNO
TAF
KAXN 
48nm E 
060524Z 060606 17013KT P6SM VCSH SCT070 BKN120 FM1100 22008KT P6SM SCT070 BKN120 FM1500 27008KT P6SM SCT120 FM1900 30010KT P6SM SCT250
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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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