AirNav: KAXN - Chandler Field Airport

KAXN

Chandler Field Airport
Alexandria, Minnesota, USA

GOING TO ALEXANDRIA?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier:	AXN
Lat/Long:	45-51-58.7000N / 095-23-40.8000W 45-51.978333N / 095-23.680000W 45.8663056 / -95.3946667 (estimated)
Elevation:	1425 ft. / 434.3 m (surveyed)
Variation:	05E (1985)
From city:	2 miles SW of ALEXANDRIA, MN
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	56308

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	03/1941
Sectional chart:	TWIN CITIES
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	AXN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	MAY-OCT MON-FRI 0800-2000, NOV-APR MON-FRI 0800-1800, ALL SAT-SUN 0900-1700 HOLIDAYS 0900-1700. FOR ATTENDANT AFTER HRS CALL (320) 492-6652.
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 13/31 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO ACTVT HIGHER INTST AND MIRL RY 04/22 AND PAPI RYS 04 & 22 & 13 & 31 AND REIL RYS 04 & 22 & 13 AND ODALS RY 31 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	123.0
WX ASOS:	118.375 (320-763-7174)
WX AWOS-3 at GHW (14 nm S):	346 (320-634-5660)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 126.1/269.2 (ALEXANDRIA RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
AXNr224/8.7		ALEXANDRIA VOR/DME		112.80		07E
MOXr048/30.1		MORRIS VOR/DME		109.60		05E

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
TAMIE	316/5.8	374	04E	EE	. .
GLENWOOD	344/13.7	346	03E	GHW	--. .... .--
BENSON	013/34.1	239	05E	BBB	-... -... -...
STAPLES	214/39.5	257	04E	SAZ	... .- --..

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions:

5100 x 100 ft. / 1554 x 30 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:	35.0
Double wheel:	60.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 13

RUNWAY 31

Latitude:

45-52.297873N

45-51.661787N

Longitude:

095-24.124748W

095-23.341707W

Elevation:

1411.4 ft.

1422.1 ft.

Gradient:

0.3%

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

134 magnetic, 139 true

314 magnetic, 319 true

Markings:

precision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Approach lights:

ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Instrument approach:

ILS

Obstructions:

13 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 350 ft. right of centerline

none

Runway 4/22

Dimensions:

4099 x 75 ft. / 1249 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:	35.0
Double wheel:	60.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 4

RUNWAY 22

Latitude:

45-51.755573N

45-52.195212N

Longitude:

095-23.979968W

095-23.248358W

Elevation:

1425.0 ft.

1418.2 ft.

Gradient:

0.2%

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

044 magnetic, 049 true

224 magnetic, 229 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

45 ft. tree, 1283 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear

76 ft. tree, 1900 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF ALEXANDRIA 704 BROADWAY ALEXANDRIA, MN 56308 Phone 320-763-6678
Manager:	TODD ROTH 2604 AGA DRIVE ALEXANDRIA, MN 56308 Phone 320-762-2111

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		52
Single engine airplanes:		45
Multi engine airplanes:		5
Helicopters:		1
Ultralights:		1

Aircraft operations: avg 70/day *
57%	transient general aviation
33%	local general aviation
9%	air taxi
1%	military
* for 12-month period ending 31 July 2008

Additional Remarks

-	WATERFOWL & JACKRABBITS ON & INVOF RY.
-	ULTRALIGHT TRAFFIC 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
ILS OR LOC RWY 31		download (217KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31		download (276KB)
VOR RWY 22		download (218KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (26KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (30KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGHW - Glenwood Municipal Airport (14 nm S)
D39 - Sauk Centre Municipal Airport (22 nm SE)
14Y - Todd Field Airport (22 nm E)
KMOX - Morris Municipal Airport - Charlie Schmidt Field (30 nm SW)
KBBB - Benson Municipal Airport (34 nm S)

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Area around KAXN (Chandler Field Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 08-Nov-2009

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:41	12:41
Sunrise	07:13	13:13
Sunset	16:58	22:58
Evening civil twilight	17:30	23:30

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	08-Nov-2009 08:05:14
Local (UTC-6)	08-Nov-2009 02:05:14

METAR

KAXN	080753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT110 03/M01 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP173 T00331011
KGHW 14nm S	080753Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM SCT120 04/M03 A3001 RMK AO2

TAF

KAXN

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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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Alexandria Aviation

320-762-2111

no information available

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FS	100LL $4.50	Jet A $4.05
Updated 05-Nov-2009

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FS=Full service

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Chandler Field Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Chandler Field Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.

Hotels near Chandler Field Airport
	Miles		Price ($)
AMERICINN ALEXANDRIA		1.3	84-125
SUPER 8 ALEXANDRIA MN		1.3	54-85
DAYS INN ALEXANDRIA		1.4	58-84
MOTEL USA		1.5	67-68
COUNTRY INN AND SUITES ALEXANDRIA		1.9	79-84
HOLIDAY INN ALEXANDRIA		1.9	91-125
ARROWWOOD RESORT AND CONFERENC		4.0	189-289

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.

Hotels in other cities near Chandler Field Airport

7 in	Alexandria

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Other Pages about Chandler Field Airport

www.alexmn.org/transport.htm

PDF page(s) from the Minnesota Airport Directory


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