FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AQP |
| Lat/Long: | 45-13-39.1000N / 096-00-15.6000W 45-13.651667N / 096-00.260000W 45.2275278 / -96.0043333 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1020 ft. / 310.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of APPLETON, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 56208 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | TWIN CITIES |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | AQP (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 1820 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 356 (320-289-1265) |
| WX AWOS-3 at BBB (16 nm NE): | 239 (320-843-3242) |
| WX AWOS-3 at DXX (16 nm SW): | 341 (320-598-3863) |
| WX AWOS-3 at VVV (18 nm W): | 332 (320-839-2363) |
| WX AWOS-3 at MVE (20 nm SE): | 111.6 (320-269-5830) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY PRINCETON RADIO ON FREQ 122.45.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MVEr316/19.7 | | MONTEVIDEO VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 05E |
| MOXr179/20.3 | | MORRIS VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 05E |
| BDHr276/37.7 | | WILLMAR VOR/DME | | 113.70 | | 04E |
| ILLr276/39.2 | | WILLMAR VOR/DME | | 113.70 | | 04E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| APPLETON | | at field | | 356 | | 05E | | AQP | .- --.- .--. |
| BENSON | | 243/16.1 | | 239 | | 05E | | BBB | -... -... -... |
| DAWSON/MADISON | | 021/16.4 | | 341 | | 06E | | DXX | -.. -..- -..- |
| ORTONVILLE | | 099/18.2 | | 332 | | 05E | | VVV | ...- ...- ...- |
| GLENWOOD | | 226/38.2 | | 346 | | 03E | | GHW | --. .... .-- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 3500 x 75 ft. / 1067 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity RY 13 VISUAL LIGHTING ON INSTRUMENT RY. |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 13 BASIC MARKING ON NPI RY. |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 45-13.817333N | | 45-13.407000N |
| Longitude: | 096-00.514000W | | 095-59.941833W |
| Elevation: | 1020.0 ft. | | 1018.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 130 magnetic, 135 true | | 310 magnetic, 315 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Obstructions: | none | | 53 ft. trees, 1010 ft. from runway, 300 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 2725 x 157 ft. / 831 x 48 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 04/22 MKD WITH YELLOW CONES. |
| Operational restrictions: | CLOSED WINTER MONTHS. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 45-13.516333N | | 45-13.838667N |
| Longitude: | 096-00.536000W | | 096-00.095000W |
| Elevation: | 1019.0 ft. | | 1021.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 039 magnetic, 044 true | | 219 magnetic, 224 true |
| Obstructions: | 16 ft. road, 372 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 300 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF APPLETON 323 W. SCHLIEMAN AVE. APPLETON, MN 56208 Phone 320-289-1363 |
| Manager: | GREG RUETHER 149 S MUNSTERMAN APPLETON, MN 56208 Phone 320-289-2193 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 7 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 46/week * | | 83% | local general aviation | | 17% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ULTRALIGHTS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 |
| GPS RWY 13 | |
download (149KB) |
| NDB RWY 13 | |
download (167KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBBB - Benson Municipal Airport (16 nm NE)
KDXX - Lac Qui Parle County Airport (16 nm SW)
KVVV - Ortonville Municipal Airport-Martinson Field (18 nm W)
KMVE - Montevideo-Chippewa County Airport (20 nm SE)
KMOX - Morris Municipal Airport - Charlie Schmidt Field (20 nm N)
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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 06-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:08 | | 10:08 |
| Sunrise | | 05:45 | | 10:45 |
| Sunset | | 21:13 | | 02:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:50 | | 02:50 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jul-2008 23:23:45 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 06-Jul-2008 18:23:45 |
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| METAR |
| KAQP | 062254Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 29/16 A2981 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE
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KBBB 16nm E | 062253Z AUTO 03005KT 10SM CLR 29/17 A2982 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S
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KDXX 16nm SW | 062254Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 29/12 A2982 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S
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KVVV 18nm W | 062254Z AUTO 03004KT 10SM CLR 31/12 A2982 RMK AO2
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KMVE 20nm SE | 062254Z AUTO 03008KT 10SM CLR 30/12 A2981 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE AND S
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| TAF |
KAXN 46nm NE | 061729Z 061818 31011KT P6SM SCT200 FM0100 33006KT P6SM SKC FM0600 03006KT P6SM SCT250 FM1300 09008KT P6SM SCT120 SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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