FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3FU |
| Lat/Long: | 45-01-49.2500N / 099-06-45.3850W
45-01.820833N / 099-06.756417W
45.0303472 / -99.1126069
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1569 ft. / 478.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile E of FAULKTON, SD |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 57438 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1953 |
| Sectional chart: | TWIN CITIES |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | HURON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HON (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ABRr227/39.1 | | ABERDEEN VOR/DME | | 113.00 | | 07E |
Airport Services
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 60 ft. / 914 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 45-01.998333N | | 45-01.643333N |
| Longitude: | 099-06.998167W | | 099-06.514667W |
| Elevation: | 1567.0 ft. | | 1570.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 225 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 16 ft. road, 560 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 50:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 5 ft. fence, 350 ft. from runway, 30:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF FAULKTON
P O BOX 21
FAULKTON, SD 57438
Phone 605-598-6515 |
| Manager: | JEROD RAETHZ
P O BOX 21
FAULKTON, SD 57438
Phone (605) 216-6969 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 21 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 34/day * | | 84% | local general aviation | | 16% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 05 May 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 13 4 FT FENCE 200 FT RIGHT 415 FT FROM THR; TOP OF FENCE BLO RY END ELEVATION. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 3FU.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMKA - Miller Municipal Airport (31 nm S)
0D8 - Gettysburg Municipal Airport (36 nm W)
KABR - Aberdeen Regional Airport (39 nm NE)
KHON - Huron Regional Airport (54 nm SE)
KMBG - Mobridge Municipal Airport (63 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Steve Hamilton
Photo taken 22-Sep-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Sep-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:37 | | 11:37 |
| Sunrise | | 07:07 | | 12:07 |
| Sunset | | 20:02 | | 01:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:32 | | 01:32 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Sep-2008 19:40:56 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 06-Sep-2008 14:40:56 |
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| METAR |
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KABR
39nm NE | 061915Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM VCTS SCT038 SCT048 BKN060 19/09 A2998 RMK AO2 TSB09
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| TAF |
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KABR
39nm NE | 061727Z 061818 VRB04KT P6SM SCT130 FM1900 22009KT P6SM BKN070 FM0000 19008KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM0300 26006KT P6SM -RA OVC050 FM0900 35008KT P6SM -RA OVC030
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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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