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KCHU Houston County Airport
Caledonia, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: CHU
Lat/Long: 43-35-46.8910N / 091-30-14.2070W
43-35.781517N / 091-30.236783W
43.5963586 / -91.5039464
(estimated)
Elevation: 1179 ft. / 359.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 01E (1995)
From city: 3 miles S of CALEDONIA, MN
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 55921

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: PNM (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
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
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 128.6/363.0 (LA CROSSE RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ODIr184/19.0NODINE VORTAC117.9001E
UKNr359/19.0WAUKON VORTAC116.6005E
LSEr211/19.9LA CROSSE VOR/DME108.4002E
ONAr162/30.1WINONA VOR/DME111.4001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CALEDONIAat field20903ECHU -.-. .... ..-
DECORAH027/21.723601EDEH -.. . ....
CRESCO061/30.629302ECJJ -.-. .--- .---

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 3499 x 77 ft. / 1066 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
ALLIGATOR CRACKING, LOOSE AGGREGATE.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 10.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RWY 13 /31 MARKINGS FADED, NO HOLD LINE AT RWY 31
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 43-35.985983N43-35.578483N
Longitude: 091-30.517050W091-29.957033W
Elevation: 1175.0 ft.1179.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 134 magnetic, 135 true314 magnetic, 315 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Obstructions: 10 ft. tree, 225 ft. from runway, 225 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
RWY 13 +10 FT TREES 130 FT FM RY END 225 L.
16 ft. pline, marked, 750 ft. from runway, 350 ft. left of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: HOUSTON COUNTY
304 SO MARSHALL STREET
CALEDONIA, MN 55921
Phone 507-725-5803
Manager: TOM MOLLING
1124 E WASHINGTON ST
CALEDONIA, MN 55921
Phone 507-725-3925

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 10
Single engine airplanes: 10
    
Aircraft operations: avg 67/week *
57% local general aviation
43% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 May 2006

Additional Remarks

TURF TAXIWAY RUTTED, UNUSABLE AT SOUTH END.

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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 31   download (162KB)
VOR/DME OR GPS-A   download (161KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

55Y - Rushford Municipal Airport (19 nm NW)
KLSE - La Crosse Municipal Airport (20 nm NE)
KDEH - Decorah Municipal Airport (22 nm SW)
Y51 - Viroqua Municipal Airport (26 nm E)
KFKA - Fillmore County Airport (30 nm W)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KCHU (Houston County Airport)
Photo by Ed Wells
Photo taken 22-Sep-2007

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 24-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1510:15
Sunrise05:4910:49
Sunset20:3601:36
Evening civil twilight21:1002:10

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Jul-2008 13:15:45
Local (UTC-5)  24-Jul-2008 08:15:45
 
METAR
KLSE 
20nm NE 
241253Z 15005KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP169 T01940156
KDEH 
22nm SW 
241255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN110 18/16 A3010 RMK AO2
KONA 
29nm N 
241254Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR 20/15 A3007 RMK AO2
KFKA 
30nm W 
241257Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM OVC095 19/15 A3007 RMK AO2
KPDC 
39nm SE 
241255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/16 A3007 RMK AO2
KCMY 
40nm NE 
241255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/16 A3007 RMK AO2
TAF
KLSE 
20nm NE 
241120Z 241212 14005KT P6SM SCT070 BKN120 FM1800 18010KT P6SM BKN080 FM0300 17006KT 6SM HZ BKN030 FM0700 17004KT 3SM BR SCT006 OVC012
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Hotels near Houston County Airport

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