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68Y

Wells Municipal Airport
Wells, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 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
AELr280/18.0		ALBERT LEA VOR/DME		109.80		01E
FOWr210/32.9		HALFWAY VOR/DME		111.20		02E

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
Runway edge lights:	non-standard NSTD LIRL DUE TO SPACING.
Runway edge markings:	YELLOW CONES.
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Latitude:	43-44.712000N	43-44.234500N
Longitude:	093-46.631333W	093-46.629667W
Elevation:	1113.0 ft.	1119.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	180 true	360 true
Markings:	NSTD, in good condition	NSTD, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights:	yes	yes
Obstructions:	18 ft. road, 498 ft. from runway, 27:1 slope to clear	none

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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 04-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:23	11:23
Sunrise	06:52	11:52
Sunset	19:44	00:44
Evening civil twilight	20:13	01:13

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	04-Apr-2026 15:00:30
Local (UTC-5)	04-Apr-2026 10:00:30

METAR

KAEL 18nm E	041455Z AUTO 29009G16KT 10SM OVC012 02/01 A2987 RMK AO2 CIG 010V016 60000 T00150010 57004
KACQ 22nm NE	041455Z AUTO 28017KT 10SM OVC013 01/00 A2989 RMK AO2
KFRM 28nm W	041356Z AUTO 30017KT 10SM BKN018 BKN043 02/00 A2991 RMK AO2 SNE08 SLP143 P0000 T00170000 FZRANO
KMKT 29nm N	041416Z AUTO 28012KT 10SM BKN010 OVC014 01/M01 A2989 RMK AO2 CIG 008V013 FZRANO
KFXY 31nm S	041435Z AUTO 28011G18KT 10SM BKN016 BKN028 OVC035 01/00 A2992 RMK AO2
KOWA 32nm NE	041455Z AUTO 29013KT 8SM BKN010 OVC015 01/01 A2986 RMK AO2 CIG 009V013 BKN V OVC T00110006
KJYG 36nm NW	041455Z AUTO 29017G23KT 10SM BKN015 BKN021 OVC055 02/00 A2989 RMK AO2

TAF

KMKT
29nm N

041120Z 0412/0512 31010KT P6SM OVC004 FM041700 28016G28KT P6SM OVC010 FM050900 30011KT P6SM BKN018 FM051000 30010KT P6SM SCT018

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Wells Aviation

507-553-3100

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	100LL
FS		$5.45
Updated 17-Feb-2026

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