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KAQP Appleton Municipal Airport
Appleton, Minnesota, USA

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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
MVEr316/19.7MONTEVIDEO VOR/DME111.6005E
MOXr179/20.3MORRIS VOR/DME109.6005E
BDHr276/37.7WILLMAR VOR/DME113.7004E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
APPLETONat field35605EAQP .- --.- .--.
BENSON243/16.123905EBBB -... -... -...
DAWSON/MADISON021/16.434106EDXX -.. -..- -..-
ORTONVILLE099/18.133205EVVV ...- ...- ...-
GLENWOOD226/38.234603EGHW --. .... .--

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: 45-13.817333N45-13.407000N
Longitude: 096-00.514000W095-59.941833W
Elevation: 1020.0 ft.1018.7 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 130 magnetic, 135 true310 magnetic, 315 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Obstructions: none53 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: 45-13.516333N45-13.838667N
Longitude: 096-00.536000W096-00.095000W
Elevation: 1019.0 ft.1021.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 039 magnetic, 044 true219 magnetic, 224 true
Obstructions: 16 ft. road, 372 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear15 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
    
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4212:42
Sunrise07:1413:14
Sunset17:0223:02
Evening civil twilight17:3323:33

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 11:08:44
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 05:08:44
 
METAR
KAQP 081054Z AUTO 07006KT 10SM BKN085 06/03 A2997 RMK AO2
KBBB 
16nm E 
081053Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM OVC080 05/02 A2998 RMK AO2
KDXX 
16nm SW 
081054Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/01 A2996 RMK AO2
KVVV 
18nm W 
081056Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM SCT080 BKN110 07/02 A2996 RMK AO2
KMVE 
20nm SE 
081054Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM CLR 07/01 A2998 RMK AO2
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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