FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 FEBRUARY 2010
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ETH |
| Lat/Long: | 45-46-49.8000N / 096-32-37.9000W
45-46.830000N / 096-32.631667W
45.7805000 / -96.5438611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1025 ft. / 312.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of WHEATON, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 56296 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | TWIN CITIES |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ETH (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | APR-SEP DAYLIGHT HOURS, OCT-MAR MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
RY 16/34 MIRL PRESET TO LOW INTST. TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT PAPI RYS 16 & 34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 326 (320-563-4975) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY ALEXANDRIA RADIO 123.6.
- 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 |
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| MOXr293/27.3 | | MORRIS VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 05E |
| FFMr203/34.5 | | FERGUS FALLS VOR/DME | | 110.40 | | 05E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3300 x 75 ft. / 1006 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 45-47.060333N | | 45-46.538550N |
| Longitude: | 096-32.672383W | | 096-32.458933W |
| Elevation: | 1017.0 ft. | | 1022.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 159 magnetic, 164 true | | 339 magnetic, 344 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI 34 UNUSABLE BYD 8 DEGREE LEFT OF COURSE. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | none | | 16 ft. road, 540 ft. from runway, 250 ft. both sides of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 1919 x 175 ft. / 585 x 53 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKED WITH A-FRAMES PAINTED ORANGE & WHITE. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 45-46.808168N | | 45-46.957200N |
| Longitude: | 096-32.945638W | | 096-32.547662W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 057 magnetic, 062 true | | 237 magnetic, 242 true |
| Markings: | | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. tree, 1100 ft. from runway, 64 ft. both sides of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear | | 3 ft. crops, 100 ft. from runway, 33:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF WHEATON
BOX 868
WHEATON, MN 56296
Phone 320-563-4110 |
| Manager: | JAMIE BAYER
BOX 868
WHEATON, MN 56296
Phone 320-563-4110 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 5 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 75/week * | | 77% | local general aviation | | 23% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 August 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RWY 4/22 CLSD WINTER MONTHS. |
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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| NDB OR GPS RWY 34 | |
download (170KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMOX - Morris Municipal Airport - Charlie Schmidt Field (27 nm SE)
KBWP - Harry Stern Airport (28 nm N)
KVVV - Ortonville Municipal Airport-Martinson Field (29 nm S)
1D1 - Milbank Municipal Airport (33 nm S)
KFFM - Fergus Falls Municipal Airport-Einar Mickelson Field (34 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Mar-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:08 | | 12:08 |
| Sunrise | | 07:38 | | 12:38 |
| Sunset | | 19:32 | | 00:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:02 | | 01:02 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Mar-2010 15:26:13 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Mar-2010 10:26:13 |
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| METAR |
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KETH
5nm S | 161514Z AUTO 31007KT 10SM OVC021 01/00 A3040 RMK AO2
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K8D3
20nm W | 161456Z AUTO 32010KT 01/00 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP310 T00110000 53003 PWINO FZRANO TSNO
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| TAF |
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KAXN
48nm E | 161300Z 1613/1712 32010KT P6SM OVC020 FM162200 33010KT P6SM BKN025 FM170100 32006KT P6SM SCT030 TEMPO 1708/1712 3/4SM BR
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| NOTAMs |
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