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Y63 Elbow Lake Municipal - Pride of the Prairie Airport
Elbow Lake, Minnesota, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

Location

FAA Identifier: Y63
Lat/Long: 45-59-05.3956N / 095-59-30.6698W
45-59.089927N / 095-59.511163W
45.9848321 / -95.9918527
(estimated)
Elevation: 1206 ft. / 368 m (estimated)
Variation: 05E (1985)
From city: 1 mile SW of ELBOW LAKE, MN
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 56531

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1966
Sectional chart: TWIN CITIES
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: Y63 (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0700-1800, ALL SAT 0800-1200
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SS-SR
MIRL RY 14/32 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RY 14/32; PAPI RY 14/32; MIRL RY 14/32 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3: 118.075 (218-685-6456)
WX AWOS-3 at FFM (19 nm N): 110.4 (218-736-7216)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FFMr154/19.5FERGUS FALLS VOR/DME110.4005E
MOXr353/25.2MORRIS VOR/DME109.6005E
AXNr266/31.7ALEXANDRIA VOR/DME112.8007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WHEATON057/26.132605EETH . - ....
BRECKENRIDGE-WAHPETON117/29.823305EBWP -... .-- .--.
GLENWOOD303/34.834603EGHW --. .... .--

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
SELF SVC FUEL WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 3401 x 60 ft. / 1037 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 45-59.305815N45-58.874038N
Longitude: 095-59.766465W095-59.255862W
Elevation: 1203.3 ft.1200.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none3 ft. gnd, 201 ft. from runway, 70 ft. right of centerline
GND +3, 150-200 FM END, 125-70 R.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF ELBOW LAKE
C/O CITY CLERK, P.O. BOX 1079
ELBOW LAKE, MN 56531
Phone 218-685-4483
Manager: JOE LARUE
311 - 11TH AVE SE
ELBOW LAKE, MN 56531
Phone 218-685-6594

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 17
Single engine airplanes: 15
Helicopters: 1
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 25/day *
67% local general aviation
33% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 30 June 2010

Additional Remarks

ULTRALIGHTS ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at Y63.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFFM - Fergus Falls Municipal Airport-Einar Mickelson Field (19 nm N)
KMOX - Morris Municipal Airport - Charlie Schmidt Field (25 nm S)
KAXN - Chandler Field Airport (26 nm E)
KETH - Wheaton Municipal Airport (26 nm SW)
KBWP - Harry Stern Airport (30 nm NW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0013:00
Sunrise07:3113:31
Sunset17:4623:46
Evening civil twilight18:1700:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Feb-2012 06:09:12
Local (UTC-6)  13-Feb-2012 00:09:12
 
METAR
KFFM 
18nm N 
130553Z AUTO 17009KT 10SM CLR M07/M15 A2998 RMK AO2
KMOX 
25nm S 
130548Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM SCT050 SCT055 120 M06/M17 A2995 RMK AO2
KAXN 
26nm E 
130553Z AUTO 19014KT 10SM SCT110 M07/M16 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP170 T10671161 11039 21083 410171194 56018
KETH 
27nm SW 
130555Z AUTO 18010KT 10SM OVC110 M05/M13 A2997 RMK AO2
KBWP 
30nm NW 
130555Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM CLR M08/M15 A2993 RMK AO1
KGHW 
35nm SE 
130554Z AUTO 19010KT 10SM OVC120 M06/M17 A2998 RMK AO2
TAF
KAXN 
26nm E 
130540Z 1306/1406 19009KT P6SM FEW120 SCT200 FM131400 16008KT P6SM FEW040 SCT120 BKN200
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