FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 |
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| AELr260/31.8 | | ALBERT LEA VOR/DME | | 109.80 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| 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. |
| 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) |
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 19 February 2026 at 0901Z to 19 March 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (235KB) |
| 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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in the Fall of 2012
looking southwest.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 11-Mar-2026
| | Local
(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:08 | | 12:08 |
| Sunrise | | 07:37 | | 12:37 |
| Sunset | | 19:16 | | 00:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:45 | | 00:45 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Mar-2026 04:02:07 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 11-Mar-2026 23:02:07 |
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| METAR |
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KFRM
14nm W | 120356Z AUTO 29012KT 10SM CLR 01/M02 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP262 T00061022 FZRANO
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| TAF |
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KMKT
38nm N | 111720Z 1118/1218 32013G21KT P6SM FEW250 FM120000 29008KT P6SM SCT080 FM120400 29005KT P6SM FEW250 FM121000 21005KT P6SM SCT150 FM121400 17011KT P6SM BKN100 FM121600 17014G23KT P6SM BKN100
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KMCW
43nm SE | 111831Z 1119/1218 34018G28KT P6SM SCT018 FM112100 32015G24KT P6SM SCT020 FM120000 31009KT P6SM SKC FM121200 23005KT P6SM FEW060 FM121600 18016G24KT P6SM SCT080 BKN100
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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