FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 JUNE 2018
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 |
| Pattern altitude: | 2107.4 ft. MSL |
| 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 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 |
| 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 | ..-. --.- |
| FOREST CITY | | 313/29.8 | | 359 | | 03E | | FXY | ..-. -..- -.-- |
| ST JAMES | | 139/30.7 | | 260 | | 01E | | JYG | .--- -.-- --. |
| PUFF | | 061/31.7 | | 345 | | 01E | | PUF | .--. ..- ..-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
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. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% UP | | 0.5% |
| 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. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| 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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 20 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 19 | | 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 2017 | |
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 from 21 June 2018 at 0901Z to 19 July 2018 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (197KB) |
| 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 22-Jun-2018
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:00 | | 10:00 |
| Sunrise | | 05:36 | | 10:36 |
| Sunset | | 21:00 | | 02:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:36 | | 02:36 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Jun-2018 09:52:26 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 22-Jun-2018 04:52:26 |
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| METAR |
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KFRM
14nm W | 220756Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW110 16/13 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP132 T01560128
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| TAF |
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KMKT
38nm N | 220520Z 2206/2306 VRB04KT P6SM BKN200 FM221500 07006KT P6SM BKN200 FM230000 10004KT P6SM FEW250
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KMCW
43nm SE | 220539Z 2206/2306 04007KT 6SM -SHRA BKN040 FM220800 04006KT P6SM VCSH OVC045 FM221200 02006KT P6SM OVC080 FM230100 07005KT P6SM SCT250
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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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