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 |
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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 |
| 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: | 45-47.060333N | | 45-46.538550N |
| Longitude: | 096-32.672383W | | 096-32.458933W |
| Elevation: | 1017.0 ft. | | 1022.0 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-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: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | none | | 16 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: | 45-46.797633N | | 45-46.954300N |
| Longitude: | 096-32.887383W | | 096-32.495700W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 055 magnetic, 060 true | | 235 magnetic, 240 true |
| Markings: | | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. tree, 1100 ft. from runway, 27:1 slope to clear | | 3 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 |
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| 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
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 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| 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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Jul-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:08 | | 10:08 |
| Sunrise | | 05:45 | | 10:45 |
| Sunset | | 21:17 | | 02:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:54 | | 02:54 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jul-2008 08:49:20 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 06-Jul-2008 03:49:20 |
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| METAR |
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KETH
5nm S | 060834Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM CLR 21/19 A2969 RMK AO2
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K8D3
20nm W | 060756Z AUTO 24007KT 23/20 A2967 RMK AO2 SLP022 T02330200 PWINO TSNO
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| TAF |
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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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| NOTAMs |
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