FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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: | | 5 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 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) |
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:17 | | 10:17 |
| Sunrise | | 05:52 | | 10:52 |
| Sunset | | 20:53 | | 01:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:28 | | 02:28 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 13:15:07 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 08:15:07 |
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| METAR |
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KETH
5nm S | 181255Z AUTO 11011KT 4SM BR CLR 16/15 A2987 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND SE
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K8D3
20nm W | 181256Z AUTO 10006KT 16/15 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP099 T01560150 PWINO TSNO
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| TAF |
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KAXN
48nm E | 181140Z 1812/1912 13012KT P6SM OVC005 FM181500 15015G22KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 FM182100 15012KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN025 FM190200 15010KT 5SM TSRA BR BKN020CB FM190600 16008KT 3SM TSRA BR BKN010CB
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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