FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 |
| 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 | | 099/18.1 | | 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 30 August 2008 | |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 13 | |
download (149KB) |
| NDB RWY 13 | |
download (158KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:42 | | 12:42 |
| Sunrise | | 07:14 | | 13:14 |
| Sunset | | 17:02 | | 23:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:33 | | 23:33 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 11:08:44 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 05:08:44 |
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| METAR |
| KAQP | 081054Z AUTO 07006KT 10SM BKN085 06/03 A2997 RMK AO2
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KBBB 16nm E | 081053Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM OVC080 05/02 A2998 RMK AO2
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KDXX 16nm SW | 081054Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/01 A2996 RMK AO2
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KVVV 18nm W | 081056Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM SCT080 BKN110 07/02 A2996 RMK AO2
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KMVE 20nm SE | 081054Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM CLR 07/01 A2998 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KAXN 46nm NE | 080533Z 0806/0906 21003KT P6SM BKN120 OVC200 FM081200 08005KT P6SM SCT060 OVC100 FM081500 10009KT P6SM BKN060 OVC090 FM082000 07007KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 OVC040 FM090300 32006KT P6SM BKN040
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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