FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ETH |
| Lat/Long: | 45-46-49.6580N / 096-32-36.7430W
45-46.827633N / 096-32.612383W
45.7804606 / -96.5435397
(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 VASI 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 fair 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-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
& 34 VASI OTS INDEFLY. | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| 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: | 45-46.797633N | | 45-46.954300N |
| Longitude: | 096-32.887383W | | 096-32.495700W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 055 magnetic, 060 true | | 235 magnetic, 240 true |
| Markings: | | | none |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. tree, 1100 ft. from runway, 27:1 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: | SHANE AYRES
BOX 868
WHEATON, MN 56296
Phone 320-563-4110 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 7 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 7 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 75/week * | | 77% | local general aviation | | 23% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 March 2006 | |
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 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| NDB OR GPS RWY 34 | |
download (177KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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| Sectional chart |
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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 20-Aug-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:03 | | 11:03 |
| Sunrise | | 06:35 | | 11:35 |
| Sunset | | 20:24 | | 01:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:56 | | 01:56 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Aug-2008 10:44:21 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 20-Aug-2008 05:44:21 |
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| METAR |
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KETH
5nm S | 201034Z AUTO 14007KT 7SM SCT090 17/15 A2999 RMK AO2
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K8D3
20nm W | 200956Z AUTO 13006KT 16/14 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP131 T01610144 PWINO TSNO
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KAXN
48nm E | 200527Z 200606 17008KT P6SM SKC FM1500 16013KT P6SM FEW060 FM1800 17018G25KT P6SM SCT060 FM0000 16014KT P6SM FEW060 FM0300 15012KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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