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68Y Wells Municipal Airport
Wells, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 68Y
Lat/Long: 43-44-28.3950N 093-46-37.8300W
43-44.473250N 093-46.630500W
43.7412208,-93.7771750
(estimated)
Elevation: 1119 ft. / 341 m (estimated)
From city: 2 miles W of WELLS, MN
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 56097

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 07/1966
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: PNM (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MAY-OCT MON-FRI 0730-2000, NOV-APR MON-FRI 0800-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SS-SR
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3PT at AEL (18 nm E): 119.575 (507-377-1583)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
AELr280/18.0ALBERT LEA VOR/DME109.8001E
FOWr210/32.9HALFWAY VOR/DME111.2002E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
100LL:100LL AVBL FM FUEL TRUCK, FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 507-553-3100.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 2897 x 165 ft. / 883 x 50 m
Surface: turf, in excellent condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: /2020
Runway edge lights: non-standard
NSTD LIRL DUE TO SPACING.
Runway edge markings: YELLOW CONES.
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 43-44.712000N43-44.234500N
Longitude: 093-46.631333W093-46.629667W
Elevation: 1113.0 ft.1119.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 180 true360 true
Markings: NSTD, in good conditionNSTD, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Obstructions: 18 ft. road, 498 ft. from runway, 27:1 slope to clearnone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF WELLS
125 S BROADWAY
WELLS, MN 56097-1627
Phone 507-553-6371
Manager: CITY ADMINISTRATOR
125 S BROADWAY
WELLS, MN 56097-1627
Phone 507-553-6371

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 68Y.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSBU - Blue Earth Municipal Airport (16 nm SW)
KAEL - Albert Lea Municipal Airport (18 nm E)
KACQ - Waseca Municipal Airport/Maynard Richard Stensrud Field (22 nm NE)
KFRM - Fairmont Municipal Airport (28 nm W)
KMKT - Mankato Regional Airport (30 nm N)
  
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Photo by Ed Wells
Photo taken 14-Oct-2008
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Sep-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2311:23
Sunrise06:5211:52
Sunset19:3100:31
Evening civil twilight20:0001:00

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Sep-2026 17:51:32
Local (UTC-5)  12-Sep-2026 12:51:32
 
METAR
KAEL 
18nm E 		121735Z AUTO 34010G18KT 10SM FEW260 20/10 A2998 RMK AO2 T01970098
KACQ 
22nm NE 		121735Z AUTO 31008KT 10SM CLR 19/10 A2998 RMK AO2
KFRM 
28nm W 		121656Z AUTO 35017G21KT 10SM CLR 18/08 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP165 T01780078
KMKT 
29nm N 		121656Z AUTO 32014KT 10SM CLR 19/10 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP155 T01890100
KFXY 
31nm S 		121735Z AUTO 32010G21KT 10SM CLR 20/09 A3000 RMK AO2
KOWA 
32nm NE 		121735Z AUTO 34013KT 10SM CLR 19/10 A2996 RMK AO2 T01890100
KJYG 
36nm NW 		121735Z AUTO 34011G18KT 10SM CLR 20/09 A3000 RMK AO2
TAF
KMKT 
29nm N 		121120Z 1212/1312 31010G18KT P6SM FEW250 FM121400 32012G22KT P6SM BKN150 FM122300 32008KT P6SM SCT250
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 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
Wells Aviation 507-553-3100
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100LL
FS $5.75 
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