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


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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: 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)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

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 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1312:13
Sunrise07:4312:43
Sunset18:3623:36
Evening civil twilight19:0600:06

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 17:13:16
Local (UTC-5)  16-Oct-2013 12:13:16
 
METAR
KY63 161655Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM CLR 08/03 A2996 RMK AO2 T00790030
KFFM 
18nm N 
161653Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM CLR 08/02 A2995 RMK AO2
TAF
KAXN 
26nm E 
161309Z 1613/1712 29006KT 1/4SM FG VV001 FM161400 28005KT 4SM BR SCT001 FM161500 28005KT P6SM SKC FM162000 25006KT P6SM SCT250 FM170000 23005KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM170900 30007KT P6SM SCT080 OVC150
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Prairie Air Inc. 218-685-6594
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100LL
AS $5.12 
FS $5.62 
 Updated 15-Oct-2013
 
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FS=Full service
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