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KCHU

Houston County Airport
Caledonia, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	CHU
Lat/Long:	43-35-46.8910N 091-30-14.2070W 43-35.781517N 091-30.236783W 43.5963586,-91.5039464 (estimated)
Elevation:	1179 ft. / 359.4 m (surveyed)
Variation:	01E (1995)
From city:	3 miles S of CALEDONIA, MN
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	55921

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	PNM (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	MIRL RWY 13/31 PRESET LOW INTS SS-SR; TO INCR INTS & ACTVT MIRL RWY 13/31 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 128.6/363.0 (LA CROSSE RCAG).
COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY GREEN BAY RADIO ON FREQ 122.6 (LA CROSSE RCO).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ODIr184/19.0		NODINE VORTAC		117.90		01E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL 100LL:24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL.
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions:

3499 x 77 ft. / 1066 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in fair condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

10.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 13

RUNWAY 31

Latitude:

43-35.985983N

43-35.578483N

Longitude:

091-30.517050W

091-29.957033W

Elevation:

1175.0 ft.

1179.0 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

134 magnetic, 135 true

314 magnetic, 315 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Touchdown point:

no, no lights

yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	HOUSTON COUNTY 304 S MARSHALL ST CALEDONIA, MN 55921-1389 Phone 507-725-5803
Manager:	BRIAN POGODZINSKI 1124 E WASHINGTON ST CALEDONIA, MN 55921-1623 Phone 507-725-3925

Additional Remarks

-	TURF TWY 25 FT WIDE
-	TURF TWY UNEVEN
-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 22 January 2026 at 0901Z to 19 February 2026 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS)-B		download (148KB)
VOR-A		download (170KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (405KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

55Y - Rushford Municipal Airport/Robert W Bunke Field (19 nm NW)
KLSE - La Crosse Regional Airport (20 nm NE)
KDEH - Decorah Municipal Airport (22 nm SW)
Y51 - Viroqua Municipal Airport (26 nm E)
KFKA - Fillmore County Airport (30 nm W)

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Area around KCHU (Houston County Airport)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 11-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:41	12:41
Sunrise	07:11	13:11
Sunset	17:29	23:29
Evening civil twilight	17:59	23:59

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	12-Feb-2026 02:27:58
Local (UTC-6)	11-Feb-2026 20:27:58

METAR

KLSE 20nm NE	120153Z 00000KT 10SM SCT070 M02/M04 A3025 RMK AO2 UPB42E52 SLP259 P0000 T10171039
KDEH 22nm SW	120215Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM CLR 02/M01 A3021 RMK AO2
KY51 26nm E	120215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN075 01/M03 A3022 RMK AO1 T00131031
KONA 29nm N	120215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M02/M04 A3025 RMK AO2 TSNO
KFKA 30nm W	120215Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM CLR 00/M02 A3021 RMK AO2
KPDC 39nm SE	120215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT070 00/M02 A3025 RMK AO2 T10011022
KCMY 40nm NE	112355Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM SCT060 SCT070 01/M05 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP252 T00071049 10050 20000 53004

TAF

KLSE
20nm NE

111720Z 1118/1218 34005KT P6SM SKC FM112200 34004KT P6SM FEW150 FM120400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT150 FM121200 13004KT P6SM BKN250

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Houston County

507-725-3925

Aviation fuel

More info about Houston County

Avfuel
	100LL
SS		$5.39
Updated 09-Feb-2026

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