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 |
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| MOXr293/27.3 | | MORRIS VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 05E |
| FFMr203/34.5 | | FERGUS FALLS VOR/DME | | 110.40 | | 05E |
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: | 45-47.060393N | | 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 |
| Obstructions: | none | | 15 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: | 45-46.809870N | | 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 |
| Markings: | | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. trees, 492 ft. from runway, 123 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | none |
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:15 | | 12:15 |
| Sunrise | | 07:45 | | 12:45 |
| Sunset | | 18:38 | | 23:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:08 | | 00:08 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 17:32:09 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 12:32:09 |
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| METAR |
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KETH
5nm S | 161655Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM CLR 11/04 A2998 RMK AO2
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K8D3
20nm W | 161656Z AUTO 30008KT 12/02 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP147 T01220022 PWINO TSNO
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| TAF |
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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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