FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| NDB OR GPS RWY 34 | |
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
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 13-Aug-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:49 | | 10:49 |
| Sunrise | | 06:20 | | 11:20 |
| Sunset | | 20:23 | | 01:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:54 | | 01:54 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 09:27:10 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Aug-2013 04:27:10 |
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| METAR |
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KFRM
14nm W | 130855Z 33006KT 10SM CLR 14/11 A3012 RMK AO1 52007
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| TAF |
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KMCW
43nm SE | 130520Z 1306/1406 33005KT P6SM FEW060 FM131500 02006KT P6SM SCT040
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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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