FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 FEBRUARY 2023
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 |
AELr260/31.8 | | ALBERT LEA VOR/DME | | 109.80 | | 01E |
MKTr185/38.3 | | MANKATO VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 07E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
MONTZ | | 078/9.9 | | 420 | | 04E | | FQ | ..-. --.- |
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: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
Latitude: | 43-35.899803N | | 43-35.370357N |
Longitude: | 094-05.675412W | | 094-05.425895W |
Elevation: | 1092.4 ft. | | 1107.3 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 160 magnetic, 161 true | | 340 magnetic, 341 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, 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. |
Operational restrictions: | RWY 21 HAS AN AREA OF SINKING SOIL -506 FT FROM THE RWY END AND 104 FT R. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
Latitude: | 43-35.703382N | | 43-36.004817N |
Longitude: | 094-05.750273W | | 094-05.456302W |
Elevation: | 1092.8 ft. | | 1090.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 034 magnetic, 035 true | | 214 magnetic, 215 true |
Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, 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) |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 26 | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 38/day * | 54% | local general aviation | 46% | transient general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 30 September 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
- | 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. |
A58-34 | RWY 34 HAS 7 FT HILL 121 FT FM THE RWY END AND 132 FT RIGHT. |
A58-21 | RWY 21 HAS 8 FT CROPS 23 FT FM THE RWY END AND 129 FT RIGHT. |
A58-16 | RWY 16 HAS 7 FT CROPS 47 FT FM THE RWY END AND 133 FT RIGHT. |
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 23 February 2023 at 0901Z to 23 March 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (221KB) |
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 (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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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in the Fall of 2012
looking southwest.
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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 22-Mar-2023
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:48 | | 11:48 |
Sunrise | | 07:17 | | 12:17 |
Sunset | | 19:30 | | 00:30 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:58 | | 00:58 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 22-Mar-2023 07:46:29 |
Local (UTC-5) | 22-Mar-2023 02:46:29 |
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METAR |
KFRM 14nm W | 220708Z AUTO 21012KT 4SM BR OVC003 03/03 A2983 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KMKT 38nm N | 220520Z 2206/2306 18010KT P6SM -RA OVC028 TEMPO 2206/2208 5SM -RA OVC009 FM221000 22011KT P6SM OVC009 FM221200 27011KT P6SM BKN025 FM221400 29011KT P6SM BKN050 FM222100 33010KT P6SM BKN100 FM230200 34007KT P6SM BKN025
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KMCW 43nm SE | 220520Z 2206/2306 18012KT P6SM VCSH OVC007 FM220800 21008KT 4SM BR OVC005 FM221300 27009KT 5SM BR BKN007 FM221600 31010KT P6SM SCT018 FM222100 36010KT P6SM SCT035 BKN060
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NOTAMs |
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