FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FKA |
| Lat/Long: | 43-40-36.3360N / 092-10-47.0440W
43-40.605600N / 092-10.784067W
43.6767600 / -92.1797344
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1276 ft. / 388.9 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: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 11/29; VASI RYS 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: | 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 43-40.697850N | | 43-40.497850N |
| Longitude: | 092-11.226450W | | 092-10.359767W |
| Elevation: | 1274.2 ft. | | 1275.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 107 magnetic, 108 true | | 287 magnetic, 288 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) |
| Obstructions: | 48 ft. trees, 2000 ft. from runway, 37:1 slope to clear | | 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 30 June 2004 | |
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 | |
download (184KB) |
| 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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| 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 25-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:45 | | 12:45 |
| Sunrise | | 07:16 | | 13:16 |
| Sunset | | 16:35 | | 22:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:07 | | 23:07 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Nov-2009 15:14:47 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 25-Nov-2009 09:14:47 |
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| METAR |
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| KFKA | 251504Z AUTO 29010KT 5SM BR SCT009 SCT047 OVC055 04/03 A2978 RMK AO2 T00410030
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KRST
19nm NW | 251454Z 32008KT 5SM BR BKN008 04/02 A2978 RMK AO2 CIG 006V011 SLP093 60000 T00440022 53002
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KRST
19nm NW | 251124Z 2512/2612 31011KT 5SM -RA OVC005 FM251300 31012KT P6SM -RA OVC007 FM251400 31014KT P6SM OVC050 FM251800 31015KT 4SM -RASN OVC008 FM252000 31015G20KT 2SM -SN BR OVC004 FM260200 32016G22KT 2SM -SN BR OVC006 FM260600 32016G22KT 5SM BR OVC012 FM2
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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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