FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FKA |
| Lat/Long: | 43-40-36.3000N / 092-10-47.1000W
43-40.605000N / 092-10.785000W
43.6767500 / -92.1797500
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1277 ft. / 389.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (2000) |
| From city: | 4 miles W of PRESTON, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 55990 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1970 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FKA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | SS-SR
ACTVT VASI RY 11/29; MIRL RY 11/29 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.550 (507-765-2182) |
| ROCHESTER APPROACH: | 119.8 |
| ROCHESTER DEPARTURE: | 119.8 |
| WX ASOS at RST (20 nm NW): | PHONE 507-285-0298 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 132.35/307.3 (ROCHESTER RCAG) WHEN ROCHESTER APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| RSTr104/19.2 | | ROCHESTER VOR/DME | | 112.00 | | 05E |
| ONAr220/31.5 | | WINONA VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 01E |
| JAYr076/32.7 | | AUSTIN VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 03E |
| ODIr244/33.9 | | NODINE VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 01E |
| UKNr305/36.7 | | WAUKON VORTAC | | 116.60 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CRESCO | | 352/18.8 | | 293 | | 02E | | CJJ | -.-. .--- .--- |
| CALEDONIA | | 277/30.4 | | 209 | | 03E | | CHU | -.-. .... ..- |
| DECORAH | | 321/30.7 | | 236 | | 01E | | DEH | -.. . .... |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 4001 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 43-40.700538N | | 43-40.510185N |
| Longitude: | 092-11.218468W | | 092-10.349937W |
| Elevation: | 1272.8 ft. | | 1275.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 106 magnetic, 107 true | | 286 magnetic, 287 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 17 ft. road, 760 ft. from runway, 32:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF FILLMORE
COURTHOUSE
PRESTON, MN 55965
Phone 507-765-4566 |
| Manager: | LARRY TAMMEL
RT 2 BOX 195
PRESTON, MN 55965
Phone 507-937-3000 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 13 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 78/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ULTRALIGHTS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 | |
download (183KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
55Y - Rushford Municipal Airport (17 nm NE)
KCJJ - Ellen Church Field Airport (19 nm S)
KRST - Rochester International Airport (20 nm NW)
KCHU - Houston County Airport (30 nm E)
KDEH - Decorah Municipal Airport (31 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 10-Jun-2007
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:42 | | 12:42 |
| Sunrise | | 07:11 | | 13:11 |
| Sunset | | 17:35 | | 23:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:04 | | 00:04 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 10:10:15 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Feb-2012 04:10:15 |
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| METAR |
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| KFKA | 130954Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM OVC050 M06/M14 A3001 RMK AO2 T10651143
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KRST
19nm NW | 130954Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM OVC048 M05/M14 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP174 T10501139
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| TAF |
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KRST
19nm NW | 130520Z 1306/1406 20008KT P6SM SCT200 FM130800 20008KT P6SM BKN060 FM131500 19010KT P6SM OVC030 FM131700 19012KT 5SM -SN OVC020 FM132000 19012KT 2SM -SN OVC015 FM140200 19007KT 4SM -SN OVC020
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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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