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KSHL Sheldon Municipal Airport
Sheldon, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: SHL
Lat/Long: 43-12-30.2000N / 095-50-00.3000W
43-12.503333N / 095-50.005000W
43.2083889 / -95.8334167
(estimated)
Elevation: 1419 ft. / 432.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05E (1995)
From city: 2 miles NE of SHELDON, IA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 51201

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/1956
Sectional chart: OMAHA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: SHL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON - FRI 0730 - 1700, ALL SAT - SUN ON CALL
FOR SERVICE AFTER HRS CALL 712-324-4005 OR 324-1900.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33; PAPI AND REIL RYS 15 & 33 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 119.775 (712-324-5159)
WX AWOS-3 at ORC (17 nm SW): 127.825 (712-737-3193)
  • COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY MASON CITY RADIO ON FREQ 122.15 (SPENCER RCO).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
DDL at fieldSHELDON VOR/DME108.6005E
SPWr271/27.8SPENCER VOR/DME110.0005E
OTGr195/28.5WORTHINGTON VOR/DME110.6008E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SHELDONat field33805ESHL ... .... .-..
SIBLEY195/10.226905EISB .. ... -...
SIOUX CENTER069/16.236805ESOY ... --- -.--
ORANGE CITY032/16.552105EORC --- .-. -.-.
LITTLE SIOUX274/31.032605ELTU .-.. - ..-
PILOT ROCK332/31.142305ECKP -.-. -.- .--.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 4199 x 75 ft. / 1280 x 23 m
Surface: concrete, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 28.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 43-12.817575N43-12.188915N
Longitude: 095-50.202128W095-49.809257W
Elevation: 1419.3 ft.1412.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 150 magnetic, 155 true330 magnetic, 335 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 15 ft. road, 500 ft. from runway, 165 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear38 ft. trees, 1490 ft. from runway, 400 ft. right of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF SHELDON
416 9TH ST BOX 276
SHELDON, IA 51201
Phone 712-324-4651
Manager: LYLE VUST
3020 NORTHWEST BOULEVARD
SHELDON, IA 51201-7508
Phone 712-324-4005

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 28
Single engine airplanes: 21
Multi engine airplanes: 4
Jet airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 26/day *
50% local general aviation
34% transient general aviation
15% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 22 September 2011

Additional Remarks

RY 33 IS CALM WIND RY.

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
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15   download (231KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33   download (230KB)
NDB RWY 33   download (135KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (25KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KISB - Sibley Municipal Airport (10 nm N)
KSOY - Sioux Center Municipal Airport (16 nm W)
KORC - Orange City Municipal Airport (17 nm SW)
KRRQ - Rock Rapids Municipal Airport (21 nm NW)
KSPW - Spencer Municipal Airport (28 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2410:24
Sunrise05:5710:57
Sunset20:4201:42
Evening civil twilight21:1502:15

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 10:52:51
Local (UTC-5)  18-May-2013 05:52:51
 
METAR
KSHL 180955Z AUTO 17010KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A2987 RMK AO2
KORC 
18nm SW 
180955Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM CLR 18/14 A2988 RMK AO2
TAF
KFSD 
46nm NW 
180708Z 1807/1906 17009KT P6SM SCT080 OVC200 FM181500 16012G22KT P6SM OVC250 FM190300 15015KT 6SM -TSRA BR SCT030CB BKN250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Midwest Flying Service 712-324-4005
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100LL Jet A
FS $5.99 $5.78 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Holiday Inn Express 712-324-3000
[web site]
[email]
Internet access, Lodging

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Hotels near Sheldon Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 MOTEL - SHELDON 1.8 70-71
SHELDON MOTEL 2.0 
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES SHELDON 2.0 115-135

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