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KVWU Waskish Municipal Airport
Waskish, Minnesota, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: VWU
Lat/Long: 48-09-03.6000N / 094-30-58.9000W
48-09.060000N / 094-30.981667W
48.1510000 / -94.5163611
(estimated)
Elevation: 1181 ft. / 360 m (estimated)
Variation: 04E (1985)
From city: 1 mile S of WASKISH, MN
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 56685

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1953
Sectional chart: TWIN CITIES
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: VWU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3: 124.17 (218-647-8415)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BDEr170/34.5BAUDETTE VOR/DME111.6004E

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions: 3700 x 150 ft. / 1128 x 46 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
SOME SOFT SPOTS AND WEAK TURF.
Runway edge markings: RY 02/20 MKD WITH YELLOW CONES.
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Latitude: 48-08.786167N48-09.332667N
Longitude: 094-31.181833W094-30.781167W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 46 ft. trees, 585 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
RWY 2, TREES +44, 550FM, 100R, 12:1, LOWER BY 17' OR DISPLACE BY 330'.
none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: TOWN BOARD OF WASKISH
53939 SANDY RIDGE ROAD NE
WASKISH, MN 56685
Phone 218-647-8568
Manager: DAVID LEONHARDT
HC78 BOX 51
WASKISH, MN 56685
Phone 218-647-8565

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 31/week *
62% local general aviation
38% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 30 July 2008

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at KVWU.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBDE - Baudette International Airport (35 nm N)
KFOZ - Bigfork Municipal Airport (41 nm SE)
KBJI - Bemidji Regional Airport (42 nm SW)
KINL - Falls International Airport (51 nm NE)
KRRT - Warroad International Memorial Airport (58 nm NW)
 
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From to KVWU

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 21-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0013:00
Sunrise07:3513:35
Sunset16:3322:33
Evening civil twilight17:0823:08

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  22-Nov-2009 03:13:39
Local (UTC-6)  21-Nov-2009 21:13:39
 
METAR
KVWU 220251Z AUTO 15011G21KT 10SM CLR 06/00 A2975 RMK AO2
TAF
KBJI 
42nm SW 
220230Z 2203/2224 17012G17KT P6SM BKN250 FM220800 18010KT P6SM SCT035 FM221700 25007KT P6SM SCT250
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