FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 NOVEMBER 2019
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: | 1022.7 ft. / 311.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of WHEATON, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 56296 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1947 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ETH (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 1998.7 ft. MSL |
| 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: | 118.775 (320-563-4975) |
- 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 |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ORTONVILLE | | 345/29.2 | | 332 | | 05E | | VVV | ...- ...- ...- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3298 x 75 ft. / 1005 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair 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. |
| 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 |
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 1953 x 175 ft. / 595 x 53 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition
LRG ANIMAL HOLES ALG RWY. |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES. |
| Operational restrictions: | NOT PLOWED WINTER MONTHS. |
| 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 |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 8 ft. berm, 131 ft. from runway, 71 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: | AMY OLSON
BOX 868, 104 9TH ST. N
WHEATON, MN 56296
Phone 320-563-4110 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 75/week * | | 77% | local general aviation | | 23% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
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 from 07 November 2019 at 0901Z to 05 December 2019 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (192KB) |
| 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:
8D3 - Sisseton Municipal Airport (20 nm W)
Y63 - Elbow Lake Municipal - Pride of the Prairie Airport (26 nm NE)
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)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Nov-2019
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:52 | | 12:52 |
| Sunrise | | 07:24 | | 13:24 |
| Sunset | | 16:57 | | 22:57 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:29 | | 23:29 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Nov-2019 08:28:52 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Nov-2019 02:28:52 |
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| METAR |
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K8D3
20nm W | 130756Z AUTO 16006KT M05/M08 A2976 RMK AO1 SLP106 T10501078
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KAXN
48nm E | 130520Z 1306/1406 17016G25KT P6SM BKN120 FM131000 17008KT 6SM -SHSN OVC040 FM131200 17006KT 3SM -SN OVC025 FM131400 21005KT 2SM -SN OVC014 FM131800 30006KT 4SM -SHSN OVC015 FM132100 33011KT P6SM BKN030
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| NOTAMs |
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