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68Y

Wells Municipal Airport
Wells, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 28 NOVEMBER 2024

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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 good 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:	C J HOLL 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 18-Dec-2024

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:13	13:13
Sunrise	07:46	13:46
Sunset	16:39	22:39
Evening civil twilight	17:12	23:12

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	18-Dec-2024 12:22:36
Local (UTC-6)	18-Dec-2024 06:22:36

METAR

KAEL 18nm E	181156Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM OVC040 M06/M06 A3036 RMK AO2 TSNO
KACQ 22nm NE	181155Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM OVC038 M05/M06 A3038 RMK AO2
KFRM 28nm W	181156Z AUTO 30011KT 10SM SCT039 M09/M09 A3041 RMK AO2 SNE45 SLP320 P0000 60000 70010 T10891094 11039 21094 53001 FZRANO
KMKT 29nm N	181156Z AUTO 31006KT 9SM OVC009 M05/M06 A3040 RMK AO2 SNB38E52 SLP312 P0000 60000 T10501061 11050 21061 52003 FZRANO
KFXY 31nm S	181150Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM CLR M08/M10 A3038 RMK AO2
KOWA 32nm NE	181155Z AUTO 32007KT 10SM SCT012 OVC036 M05/M06 A3036 RMK AO2 T10521062
KJYG 36nm NW	181155Z AUTO 30008KT 10SM OVC042 M06/M06 A3040 RMK AO2

TAF

KMKT
29nm N

181132Z 1812/1912 32009KT P6SM BKN040 FM190000 VRB02KT P6SM SCT060 FM190400 14005KT P6SM BKN050 FM190600 14007KT P6SM OVC045 PROB30 1906/1909 6SM -SHSN OVC030 FM190900 15012KT 6SM -SHSN BR SCT030 OVC045 FM191000 15012KT 5SM -SN OVC030

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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