FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 JULY 2021
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SBU |
| Lat/Long: | 43-35-43.3000N 094-05-34.3000W
43-35.721667N 094-05.571667W
43.5953611,-94.0928611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1107.4 ft. / 337.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (2020) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of BLUE EARTH, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 56013 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1942 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PNM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 507-525-3064 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | RWY 16-34 MIRL PRESET TO LOW SS-SR, TO INCR INTS AND ACTVT PAPI RY 16 & RY 34, AND REIL RY 16 & RY 34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at FRM (14 nm W): | 120.025 (507-238-1562) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON 127.75/257.7 (FAIRMONT RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| AELr260/31.8 | | ALBERT LEA VOR/DME | | 109.80 | | 01E |
| MKTr185/38.3 | | MANKATO VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| MONTZ | | 078/9.9 | | 420 | | 04E | | FQ | ..-. --.- |
| PUFF | | 061/31.7 | | 345 | | 01E | | PUF | .--. ..- ..-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:SELF SERVICE FUEL AVAILABLE WITH CREDIT CARD |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3400 x 75 ft. / 1036 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 43-35.899803N | | 43-35.370357N |
| Longitude: | 094-05.675412W | | 094-05.425895W |
| Elevation: | 1092.4 ft. | | 1107.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 160 magnetic, 161 true | | 340 magnetic, 341 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 2245 x 200 ft. / 684 x 61 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | MKD WITH YELLOW CONES. |
| Operational restrictions: | RWY 21 HAS AN AREA OF SINKING SOIL -506 FT FROM THE RWY END AND 104 FT R. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 43-35.703382N | | 43-36.004817N |
| Longitude: | 094-05.750273W | | 094-05.456302W |
| Elevation: | 1092.8 ft. | | 1090.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 034 magnetic, 035 true | | 214 magnetic, 215 true |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF BLUE EARTH
125 W 6TH ST, PO BOX 38
BLUE EARTH, MN 56013
Phone 507-526-7336 |
| Manager: | LUKE STEIER
7575 HWY 169
BLUE EARTH, MN 56013
Phone 507-526-7264
EMAIL ADDRESS: STEIERL@HOTMAIL.COM (ALL LOWER CASE) |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 26 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 38/day * | | 54% | local general aviation | | 46% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 30 September 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 03/21 CLSD WINTER MONTHS |
| - | DEER & WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC & FLT SVCS. |
| - | FOR CD IF UNA VIA GCO CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
| A58-34 | RWY 34 HAS 7 FT HILL 121 FT FM THE RWY END AND 132 FT RIGHT. |
| A58-21 | RWY 21 HAS 8 FT CROPS 23 FT FM THE RWY END AND 129 FT RIGHT. |
| A58-16 | RWY 16 HAS 7 FT CROPS 47 FT FM THE RWY END AND 133 FT RIGHT. |
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 15 July 2021 at 0901Z to 12 August 2021 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (221KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (232KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFRM - Fairmont Municipal Airport (14 nm W)
KFXY - Forest City Municipal Airport (30 nm SE)
KEST - Estherville Municipal Airport (31 nm W)
KJYG - St James Municipal Airport (31 nm NW)
KAEL - Albert Lea Municipal Airport (32 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in the Fall of 2012
looking southwest.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-Jul-2021
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:32 | | 10:32 |
| Sunrise | | 06:04 | | 11:04 |
| Sunset | | 20:41 | | 01:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:14 | | 02:14 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Jul-2021 17:28:07 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 30-Jul-2021 12:28:07 |
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| METAR |
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KFRM
14nm W | 301656Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM HZ CLR 21/18 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP214 T02060178
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| TAF |
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KMKT
38nm N | 301120Z 3012/3112 06003KT 6SM HZ SCT040 BKN200 FM301400 12003KT 6SM HZ BKN100 FM301800 18004KT P6SM BKN200 FM302000 22005KT P6SM BKN200
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KMCW
43nm SE | 301122Z 3012/3112 VRB03KT 4SM FU FEW050 FM301600 VRB03KT 6SM FU BKN110 FM302100 07004KT 6SM FU VCTS BKN090CB FM310300 VRB03KT 5SM FU BR BKN060
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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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