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
- 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 |
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| ODIr184/19.0 | | NODINE VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 01E |
| UKNr359/19.0 | | WAUKON VORTAC | | 116.60 | | 05E |
| LSEr211/19.9 | | LA CROSSE VOR/DME | | 108.40 | | 02E |
| ONAr162/30.1 | | WINONA VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CALEDONIA | | at field | | 209 | | 03E | | CHU | -.-. .... ..- |
| DECORAH | | 027/21.7 | | 236 | | 01E | | DEH | -.. . .... |
| CRESCO | | 061/30.6 | | 293 | | 02E | | CJJ | -.-. .--- .--- |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 13 /31 MARKINGS FADED, NO HOLD LINE AT RWY 31 |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 43-35.985983N | | 43-35.578483N |
| Longitude: | 091-30.517050W | | 091-29.957033W |
| Elevation: | 1175.0 ft. | | 1179.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 134 magnetic, 135 true | | 314 magnetic, 315 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Ed Wells
Photo taken 22-Sep-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
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 24-Jul-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:15 | | 10:15 |
| Sunrise | | 05:49 | | 10:49 |
| Sunset | | 20:36 | | 01:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:10 | | 02:10 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 13:15:45 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 24-Jul-2008 08:15:45 |
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| METAR |
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KLSE
20nm NE | 241253Z 15005KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP169 T01940156
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KDEH
22nm SW | 241255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN110 18/16 A3010 RMK AO2
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KONA
29nm N | 241254Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR 20/15 A3007 RMK AO2
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KFKA
30nm W | 241257Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM OVC095 19/15 A3007 RMK AO2
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KPDC
39nm SE | 241255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/16 A3007 RMK AO2
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KCMY
40nm NE | 241255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/16 A3007 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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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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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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