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KMVE Montevideo-Chippewa County Airport
Montevideo, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: MVE
Lat/Long: 44-58-08.6000N / 095-42-36.9000W
44-58.143333N / 095-42.615000W
44.9690556 / -95.7102500
(estimated)
Elevation: 1034 ft. / 315.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05E (1995)
From city: 2 miles N of MONTEVIDEO, MN
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 56265

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 09/1945
Sectional chart: TWIN CITIES
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: MVE (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-SAT 0800-1630, ALL SUN 1300-1630
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32; REIL & VASI RY 14; REIL & VASI RY 32 - CTAF.
ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32; REIL & PAPI RY 14; REIL & PAPI RY 32 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 111.6 (320-269-5830)
WX AWOS-3 at GDB (15 nm SE): 120.1 (320-564-9388)
WX AWOS-3 at DXX (20 nm W): 341 (320-598-3863)
WX AWOS-3 at AQP (20 nm NW): 356 (320-289-1265)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 125.5/323.1 (DARWIN RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MVE at fieldMONTEVIDEO VOR/DME111.6005E
BDHr246/26.3WILLMAR VOR/DME113.7004E
MMLr004/31.6MARSHALL VOR/DME111.0005E
MOXr158/37.4MORRIS VOR/DME109.6005E
RWFr314/39.0REDWOOD FALLS VOR/DME113.3007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
DAWSON/MADISON087/19.934106EDXX -.. -..- -..-
APPLETON136/20.135605EAQP .- --.- .--.
BENSON182/21.623905EBBB -... -... -...
ORTONVILLE119/36.133205EVVV ...- ...- ...-

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 14.0
Double wheel: 18.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 44-58.358600N44-57.835050N
Longitude: 095-42.865800W095-42.304650W
Elevation: 1034.0 ft.1019.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.4% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 138 magnetic, 143 true318 magnetic, 323 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left4-light PAPI on left
Runway end identifier lights: yes
NON FRANGIBLE CAGES AROUND REILS.
yes
NON FRANGIBLE CAGES AROUND REILS.

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 2330 x 165 ft. / 710 x 50 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
BADGER & GOPHER HOLES.
Runway edge markings: RY 03/21 THRS & EDGES MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES.
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 44-58.069167N44-58.372417N
Longitude: 095-42.841167W095-42.484883W
Elevation: 1031.0 ft.1020.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.6%0.6%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 035 magnetic, 040 true215 magnetic, 220 true
Obstructions: 28 ft. pole, 465 ft. from runway, 135 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear
RY 3: ADDL TREES +59, 950 FM RY END, 150L, 16:1.
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Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF MONTEVIDEO
103 CANTON AVE;, PO BOX 517
MONTEVIDEO, MN 56265
Phone 320-269-6575
AND CHIPPEWA COUNTY.
Manager: DON RUETHER
P.O. BOX 154
MONTEVIDEO, MN 56265
Phone 320-269-4829

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 23
Single engine airplanes: 18
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 4
    
Aircraft operations: avg 32/day *
52% transient general aviation
48% local general aviation
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 August 2008

Additional Remarks

RWY 03/21 NOT PLOWED WINTER MONTHS.
ULTRALIGHTS ON AND INVOF ARPT.

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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
VOR OR GPS RWY 14   download (190KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (30KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGDB - Granite Falls Municipal Airport/Lenzen-Roe Memorial Field (15 nm SE)
KDXX - Lac Qui Parle County Airport (20 nm W)
KAQP - Appleton Municipal Airport (20 nm NW)
KBBB - Benson Municipal Airport (22 nm N)
KBDH - Willmar Municipal Airport-John L Rice Fiel (26 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 30-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0813:08
Sunrise07:4113:41
Sunset16:4222:42
Evening civil twilight17:1523:15

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  01-Dec-2009 05:20:04
Local (UTC-6)  30-Nov-2009 23:20:04
 
METAR
KMVE 010454Z AUTO 24003KT 10SM CLR 02/M01 A2972 RMK AO2
KGDB 
15nm SE 
010453Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM SCT110 M01/M02 A2974 RMK AO2 T10071023
KAQP 
19nm NW 
010453Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR M03/M03 A2970 RMK AO2
KDXX 
19nm W 
010454Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M02 A2971 RMK AO2
TAF
KRWF 
37nm SE 
302320Z 0100/0124 25008KT P6SM SKC FM010600 21004KT P6SM SCT250 FM011200 14007KT P6SM BKN250 FM011800 28011G20KT P6SM FEW035 FM012100 31014G26KT P6SM SCT035
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