FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 55Y |
| Lat/Long: | 43-48-56.9700N / 091-49-48.3420W 43-48.949500N / 091-49.805700W 43.8158250 / -91.8300950 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1211 ft. / 369.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of RUSHFORD, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 55971 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1975 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PNM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0900-1700 FOR ATTENDANT CALL 507-454-2705. |
| Pattern altitude: | 2211 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34 - CTAF |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| ROCHESTER APPROACH: | 119.8 [0500-2300] |
| ROCHESTER DEPARTURE: | 119.8 [0500-2300] |
| WX AWOS-3 at ONA (17 nm N): | 111.4 (507-453-2991) |
| WX AWOS-3 at FKA (17 nm SW): | 118.550 (507-765-2182) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 132.35/307.3 (ROCHESTER RCAG) WHEN ROCHESTER APCH CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ONAr198/16.5 | | WINONA VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 01E |
| ODIr249/16.7 | | NODINE VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 01E |
| LSEr260/25.1 | | LA CROSSE VOR/DME | | 108.40 | | 02E |
| RSTr082/33.3 | | ROCHESTER VOR/DME | | 112.00 | | 05E |
| UKNr333/34.6 | | WAUKON VORTAC | | 116.60 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CALEDONIA | | 310/20.1 | | 209 | | 03E | | CHU | -.-. .... ..- |
| CRESCO | | 024/30.0 | | 293 | | 02E | | CJJ | -.-. .--- .--- |
| DECORAH | | 352/32.7 | | 236 | | 01E | | DEH | -.. . .... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL SELF SERVICE FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3200 x 60 ft. / 975 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 43-49.199550N | | 43-48.699883N |
| Longitude: | 091-49.921217W | | 091-49.691417W |
| Elevation: | 1211.0 ft. | | 1183.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 161 magnetic, 162 true | | 341 magnetic, 342 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Obstructions: | 78 ft. trees, 2800 ft. from runway, 50 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear | | 53 ft. trees, 900 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF RUSHFORD 101 N MILL ST, PO BOX 430 RUSHFORD, MN 55971 Phone 507-864-2444 |
| Manager: | MIKE THERN 750 WEST BURNS VALLEY ROAD WINONA, MN 55987 Phone 507-864-2705 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 38/week * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | CAUTION DEER ON & INVOF AIRPORT. |
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 between 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (197KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (166KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KONA - Winona Municipal Airport-Max Conrad Field (17 nm N)
KFKA - Fillmore County Airport (17 nm SW)
KCHU - Houston County Airport (19 nm SE)
KLSE - La Crosse Municipal Airport (25 nm E)
KRST - Rochester International Airport (30 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Russ Marsolek
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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 05-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:57 | | 09:57 |
| Sunrise | | 05:32 | | 10:32 |
| Sunset | | 20:51 | | 01:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:27 | | 02:27 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 20:55:25 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Jul-2009 15:55:25 |
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| METAR |
KONA 16nm N | 052036Z AUTO 34009G16KT 10SM CLR 28/08 A2996 RMK AO2
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KFKA 17nm SW | 052038Z AUTO 33008KT 300V360 10SM SCT060 SCT070 26/12 A3000 RMK AO2 T02620117
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KLSE 25nm E | 051953Z 30010KT 10SM CLR 29/11 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP132 T02890111
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KRST 29nm W | 051954Z 30009KT 10SM FEW060 26/13 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP154 T02610128
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| TAF |
KLSE 25nm E | 051723Z 0518/0618 31007KT P6SM SCT045 FM060000 31003KT P6SM SCT060 SCT150 FM061500 29005KT P6SM SCT060 BKN130
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KRST 29nm W | 051723Z 0518/0618 33010KT P6SM FEW040 FM060000 27005KT P6SM SCT050 SCT150 FM061500 29008KT P6SM SCT050 BKN130
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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