FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 FEBRUARY 2010
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 | | 027/21.9 | | 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 fair condition
ALLIGATOR CRACKING, LOOSE AGGREGATE.
RWY 13/31 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 |
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: | BRIAN POGODZINSKI
1124 E WASHINGTON ST
CALEDONIA, MN 55921
Phone 507-725-3925 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 67/week * | | 57% | local general aviation | | 43% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 August 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| A58-13 | RWY 13 +10 FT TREES 130 FT FM RY END 225 L. |
| - | TURF TAXIWAY RUTTED. |
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 11 March 2010 at 0901Z and 8 April 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 31 | |
download (162KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download (155KB) |
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 21-Mar-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:40 | | 11:40 |
| Sunrise | | 07:08 | | 12:08 |
| Sunset | | 19:18 | | 00:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:47 | | 00:47 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Mar-2010 19:28:56 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 21-Mar-2010 14:28:56 |
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| METAR |
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KLSE
20nm NE | 211853Z 35003KT 10SM CLR 07/M10 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP211 T00721100
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KDEH
22nm SW | 211915Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR 09/M07 A3011 RMK AO2
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KONA
29nm N | 211913Z AUTO 01003KT 10SM CLR 07/M09 A3011 RMK AO2
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KFKA
30nm W | 211916Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/M09 A3010 RMK AO2 T00671089
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KPDC
39nm SE | 211915Z AUTO 31006KT 10SM CLR 10/M10 A3009 RMK AO2 T01021096
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KCMY
40nm NE | 211915Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/M12 A3010 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KLSE
20nm NE | 211720Z 2118/2218 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM221500 14005KT P6SM SKC
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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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