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KSBU Blue Earth Municipal Airport
Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: SBU
Lat/Long: 43-35-43.3000N 094-05-34.3000W
43-35.721667N 094-05.571667W
43.5953611,-94.0928611
(estimated)
Elevation: 1107.4 ft. / 337.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 01E (2020)
From city: 3 miles S of BLUE EARTH, MN
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 56013

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 03/1942
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: PNM (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1700
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 507-525-3064
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: RWY 16-34 MIRL PRESET TO LOW SS-SR, TO INCR INTS AND ACTVT PAPI RY 16 & RY 34, AND REIL RY 16 & RY 34 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3PT at FRM (14 nm W): 120.025 (507-238-1562)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON 127.75/257.7 (FAIRMONT RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
AELr260/31.8ALBERT LEA VOR/DME109.8001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MONTZ078/9.942004EFQ ..-. --.-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
100LL:SELF SERVICE FUEL AVAILABLE WITH CREDIT CARD
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 3400 x 75 ft. / 1036 x 23 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 43-35.899803N43-35.370357N
Longitude: 094-05.675412W094-05.425895W
Elevation: 1092.4 ft.1107.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 160 magnetic, 161 true340 magnetic, 341 true
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

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 2245 x 200 ft. / 684 x 61 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings: MKD WITH YELLOW CONES.
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 43-35.703382N43-36.004817N
Longitude: 094-05.750273W094-05.456302W
Elevation: 1092.8 ft.1090.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 034 magnetic, 035 true214 magnetic, 215 true
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF BLUE EARTH
125 W 6TH ST, PO BOX 38
BLUE EARTH, MN 56013
Phone 507-526-7336
Manager: LUKE STEIER
7575 HWY 169
BLUE EARTH, MN 56013
Phone 507-526-7264
EMAIL ADDRESS: STEIERL@HOTMAIL.COM (ALL LOWER CASE)

Additional Remarks

A58-16 RWY 16 HAS 4 FT BRUSH 35 FT FM THE RWY END AND 154 FT LEFT.
RY 03/21 CLSD WINTER MONTHS
DEER & WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.
GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC & FLT SVCS.
FOR CD IF UNA VIA GCO CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

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 from 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 34   download (234KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (232KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFRM - Fairmont Municipal Airport (14 nm W)
KFXY - Forest City Municipal Airport/Trimble Field (30 nm SE)
KEST - Estherville Municipal Airport (31 nm W)
KJYG - St James Municipal Airport (31 nm NW)
KAEL - Albert Lea Municipal Airport (32 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Jul-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1210:12
Sunrise05:4710:47
Sunset20:5701:57
Evening civil twilight21:3102:31

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Jul-2025 20:39:46
Local (UTC-5)  12-Jul-2025 15:39:46
 
METAR
KFRM 
14nm W 
121956Z AUTO 29012KT 10SM FEW044 24/14 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP151 T02390144
TAF
KMKT 
38nm N 
121720Z 1218/1318 30012G20KT P6SM SCT050 FM122100 29012G20KT 4SM FU FEW060 FM130100 28006KT 3SM FU FEW250 FM130500 20005KT 3SM FU FEW250 FM131500 21009KT 6SM FU FEW250
KMCW 
43nm SE 
121741Z 1218/1318 31012G20KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM130300 28004KT P6SM FEW250 FM131000 24004KT P6SM FEW250
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Blue Earth Aviation 507-526-7264
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