FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AEL |
| Lat/Long: | 43-40-53.5000N / 093-22-02.1000W
43-40.891667N / 093-22.035000W
43.6815278 / -93.3672500
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1260 ft. / 384.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of ALBERT LEA, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 56007 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AEL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-DUSK
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 507-826-3451OR 507-377-7847. |
| Pattern altitude: | 2000 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
DAYS: ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34; VASI & REIL RYS 16 & 34 - CTAF. NGTS: VASI CONTINUOUS; MIRL RY 16/34 INTST PRESET TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL 16 & 34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 109.8 (507-377-1583) |
| ROCHESTER APPROACH: | 119.8 |
| ROCHESTER DEPARTURE: | 119.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at AUM (19 nm E): | 119.025 (507-433-6667) |
- APCH & DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 135.35/307.3 (ROCHESTER RCAG) WHEN ROCHESTER APCH IS CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| AEL at field | | ALBERT LEA VOR/DME | | 109.80 | | 05E |
| JAYr285/20.4 | | AUSTIN VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 03E |
| FOWr178/31.4 | | HALFWAY VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 02E |
| RSTr255/33.9 | | ROCHESTER VOR/DME | | 112.00 | | 05E |
| MCWr351/35.2 | | MASON CITY VORTAC | | 114.90 | | 06E |
| MKTr137/40.0 | | MANKATO VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| WASECA | | 159/24.7 | | 371 | | 02E | | ACQ | .- -.-. --.- |
| FOREST CITY | | 017/28.9 | | 359 | | 05E | | FXY | ..-. -..- -.-- |
| BLUE EARTH | | 077/32.1 | | 332 | | 04E | | SBU | ... -... ..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A MOGAS
MOGAS PUMP NOT MARKED. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 4501 x 100 ft. / 1372 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 19.0 | | Double wheel: | 29.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | non-standard
NSTD MIRL, 360 DEG WHITE GLOBES FULL LENGTH NO AMBER LGTS. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 43-41.243393N | | 43-40.518283N |
| Longitude: | 093-22.131628W | | 093-21.922672W |
| Elevation: | 1259.8 ft. | | 1255.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 163 magnetic, 168 true | | 343 magnetic, 348 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left | | 2-box VASI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 16 ft. trees, 850 ft. from runway, 75 ft. left of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear | | 64 ft. tree, 1200 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 2898 x 75 ft. / 883 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 43-40.744883N | | 43-41.072918N |
| Longitude: | 093-22.283737W | | 093-21.806655W |
| Elevation: | 1252.8 ft. | | 1256.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 042 magnetic, 047 true | | 222 magnetic, 227 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 8 ft. trees, 390 ft. from runway, 30 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear | | 31 ft. pole, 1467 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF ALBERT LEA
221 E CLARK STREET
ALBERT LEA, MN 56007
Phone 507-377-4300 |
| Manager: | JIM HANSON
73950 275TH ST.
CLARKS GROVE, MN 56016
Phone 507-373-0608 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 45 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 72/day * | | 65% | local general aviation | | 26% | transient general aviation | | 8% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TV TWR 9.5 NM SE. |
| - | UL, GLD & HELO USE TURF PARALLEL TO RY 16/34 ON E SIDE & APPR AREA TO RY 22. |
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 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (250KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (200KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 34 | |
download (217KB) |
| VOR RWY 16 | |
download (206KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (23KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAUM - Austin Municipal Airport (19 nm E)
KACQ - Waseca Municipal Airport (25 nm N)
KOWA - Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (27 nm N)
KFXY - Forest City Municipal Airport (29 nm SW)
KTOB - Dodge Center Airport (31 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Ed Wells
Photo taken 16-Jul-2006
from the South looking North
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
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-Jul-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:05 | | 10:05 |
| Sunrise | | 05:40 | | 10:40 |
| Sunset | | 20:56 | | 01:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:32 | | 02:32 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jul-2008 23:44:32 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 06-Jul-2008 18:44:32 |
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| METAR |
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| KAEL | 062334Z AUTO 20003KT 7SM CLR 26/24 A2985 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE THRU SW
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KAUM
20nm E | 062335Z AUTO 19005KT 7SM VCTS CLR 27/24 A2983 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE THRU SW
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| TAF |
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KMCW
32nm S | 062107Z 062118 VRB05KT P6SM SCT025CB BKN100 TEMPO 2303 26025G45KT 1SM +TSRA BKN025CB FM0300 13006KT 5SM TSRA OVC020CB FM0900 13005KT 5SM BR VCSH SCT015 BKN060 FM1500 18008KT P6SM SCT020 BKN250
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KRST
40nm E | 061724Z 061818 21010KT P6SM VCSH SCT035CB BKN070 FM0800 VRB03KT 4SM BR VCSH SCT010CB BKN020
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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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