FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ETH |
| Lat/Long: | 45-46-49.8219N 096-32-37.6727W
45-46.830365N 096-32.627878W
45.7805061,-96.5437980
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1022.7 ft. / 311.7 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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ETH (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 1998.7 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | RY 16/34 MIRL PRESET TO LOW INTST. TO INCR INTST & ACTVT PAPI RY 16/34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.775 (320-563-4975) |
- 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
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3298 x 75 ft. / 1005 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 45-47.060393N | | 45-46.538790N |
| Longitude: | 096-32.672530W | | 096-32.459177W |
| Elevation: | 1017.2 ft. | | 1022.7 ft. |
| 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 |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 1953 x 175 ft. / 595 x 53 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES. |
| Operational restrictions: | NOT PLOWED WINTER MONTHS. |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 45-46.809870N | | 45-46.954792N |
| Longitude: | 096-32.937613W | | 096-32.527625W |
| Elevation: | 1016.0 ft. | | 1017.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 058 magnetic, 063 true | | 238 magnetic, 243 true |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF WHEATON
PO BOX 868, 104 9TH ST N
WHEATON, MN 56296
Phone 320-563-4110 |
| Manager: | AMY OLSON
PO BOX 868, 104 9TH ST N
WHEATON, MN 56296
Phone 320-563-4110 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
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 from 15 May 2025 at 0901Z to 13 June 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (204KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (216KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (44KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (156KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
8D3 - Sisseton Municipal Airport (20 nm W)
Y63 - Elbow Lake Municipal/Pride of the Prairie Airport (26 nm NE)
KMOX - Morris Municipal Airport - Charlie Schmidt Field (28 nm SE)
KBWP - Harry Stern Airport (28 nm N)
KVVV - Ortonville Municipal Airport/Martinson Field (29 nm S)
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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 30-May-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:05 | | 10:05 |
| Sunrise | | 05:42 | | 10:42 |
| Sunset | | 21:05 | | 02:05 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:42 | | 02:42 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-May-2025 06:02:50 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 30-May-2025 01:02:50 |
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| METAR |
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KETH
5nm S | 291354Z AUTO 30006KT 10SM CLR 17/09 A3020 RMK AO2
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K8D3
20nm W | 300456Z AUTO 27006KT 16/07 A3003 RMK AO1 SLP158 T01610067
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| TAF |
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KAXN
48nm E | 300520Z 3006/3106 30006KT P6SM FEW100 FM301500 30012G20KT P6SM FEW200 FM310200 28006KT P6SM FEW200
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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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