FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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: | 04E (1985) |
| 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 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| 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 507-525-3068 OR 507-525-3064 OR 507-526-2056. |
| Pattern altitude: | 2107.4 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34, PAPI RY 16 & RY 34, REIL RY 16 & RY 34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at FRM (14 nm W): | 110.2 (507-238-1562) |
- APCH AND DEP CTL SVC IS PROVIDED 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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| FRMr095/14.6 | | FAIRMONT VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 07E |
| ESTr062/(30.5) | | ESTHERVILLE VOR | | 110.40 | | 07E |
| 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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| BLUE EARTH | | at field | | 332 | | 04E | | SBU | ... -... ..- |
| FOREST CITY | | 313/29.8 | | 359 | | 03E | | FXY | ..-. -..- -.-- |
| ST JAMES | | 136/30.7 | | 260 | | 04E | | JYG | .--- -.-- --. |
| PUFF | | 058/31.7 | | 345 | | 04E | | PUF | .--. ..- ..-. |
| ALGONA | | 011/31.8 | | 403 | | 03E | | AXA | .- -..- .- |
| WASECA | | 217/36.8 | | 371 | | 02E | | ACQ | .- -.-. --.- |
| JACKSON | | 091/38.9 | | 353 | | 04E | | MJQ | -- .--- --.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| 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. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% UP | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 157 magnetic, 161 true | | 337 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 |
| Obstructions: | 72 ft. silo, 2914 ft. from runway, 618 ft. left of centerline, 37:1 slope to clear | | 20 ft. road, 900 ft. from runway, 35:1 slope to clear |
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 2245 x 200 ft. / 684 x 61 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | MKD WITH YELLOW CONES. |
| 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. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 031 magnetic, 035 true | | 211 magnetic, 215 true |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 19 ft. road, 450 ft. from runway, 23:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF BLUE EARTH
125 W 6TH ST
BLUE EARTH, MN 56013
Phone 507-526-7336 |
| Manager: | TIM STEIER
7575 HWY 169
BLUE EARTH, MN 56013
Phone 507-526-7264 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 22 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 38/day * | | 54% | local general aviation | | 46% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 30 September 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 03/21 CLSD WINTER MONTHS |
| - | DEER & WATERFOWL 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| NDB OR GPS RWY 34 **CHANGED** | |
download (142KB) |
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
runway 34 with snow cover
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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 | | 05:16 | | 10:16 |
| Sunrise | | 05:49 | | 10:49 |
| Sunset | | 20:36 | | 01:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:10 | | 02:10 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 12:52:34 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 07:52:34 |
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| METAR |
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KFRM
14nm W | 181215Z 18007KT 8SM SCT090 17/14 A2994 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KMCW
43nm SE | 181124Z 1812/1912 16009KT P6SM BKN250 TEMPO 1812/1813 5SM BR FM181600 16015KT P6SM SCT250 FM181900 16015G22KT P6SM SCT040 FM190200 14011KT P6SM BKN040
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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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