FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SBU |
| Lat/Long: | 43-35-43.2380N / 094-05-34.2540W
43-35.720633N / 094-05.570900W
43.5953439 / -94.0928483
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1107 ft. / 337.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of BLUE EARTH, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 56013 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PNM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 507-525-3068 OR 507-525-3064 OR 507-526-2056. |
| Pattern altitude: | 2107 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at FRM (14 nm W): | 110.2 (507-238-1562) |
- APCH AND DEP CTL SVC IS PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON 127.75/257.7 (FAIRMONT RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FRMr095/14.6 | | FAIRMONT VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 07E |
| ESTr062/(30.5) | | ESTHERVILLE VOR | | 110.40 | | 07E |
| AELr256/31.8 | | ALBERT LEA VOR/DME | | 109.80 | | 05E |
| MKTr185/38.3 | | MANKATO VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BLUE EARTH | | at field | | 332 | | 04E | | SBU | ... -... ..- |
| FOREST CITY | | 311/29.8 | | 359 | | 05E | | FXY | ..-. -..- -.-- |
| ST JAMES | | 136/30.7 | | 260 | | 04E | | JYG | .--- -.-- --. |
| PUFF | | 058/31.7 | | 345 | | 04E | | PUF | .--. ..- ..-. |
| ALGONA | | 011/31.8 | | 403 | | 03E | | AXA | .- -..- .- |
| WASECA | | 217/36.9 | | 371 | | 02E | | ACQ | .- -.-. --.- |
| JACKSON | | 091/38.9 | | 0 | | 04E | | MJQ | -- .--- --.- |
| EMMETSBURG | | 038/40.0 | | 410 | | 04E | | EGQ | . --. --.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3399 x 75 ft. / 1036 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 43-35.899517N | | 43-35.370233N |
| Longitude: | 094-05.675400W | | 094-05.426050W |
| Elevation: | 1092.0 ft. | | 1107.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% UP | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 157 magnetic, 161 true | | 337 magnetic, 341 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 72 ft. silo, 2914 ft. from runway, 618 ft. left of centerline, 37:1 slope to clear | | 20 ft. road, 900 ft. from runway, 35:1 slope to clear |
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 2280 x 200 ft. / 695 x 61 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | MKD WITH YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 43-35.697333N | | 43-35.997333N |
| Longitude: | 094-05.756000W | | 094-05.445833W |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 033 magnetic, 037 true | | 213 magnetic, 217 true |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 61 ft. trees, 2100 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear | | 19 ft. road, 450 ft. from runway, 23:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF BLUE EARTH
125 W 6TH ST
BLUE EARTH, MN 56013
Phone 507-526-7336 |
| Manager: | TIM STEIER
7575 HWY 169
BLUE EARTH, MN 56013
Phone 507-526-7264 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 24 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 21 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 38/day * | | 54% | local general aviation | | 46% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 30 May 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 03/21 CLSD WINTER MONTHS |
| - | DEER & WATERFOWL ON & 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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| NDB OR GPS RWY 34 | |
download (170KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFRM - Fairmont Municipal Airport (14 nm W)
KFXY - Forest City Municipal Airport (30 nm SE)
KEST - Estherville Municipal Airport (31 nm W)
KJYG - St James Municipal Airport (31 nm NW)
KAEL - Albert Lea Municipal Airport (32 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
runway 34 with snow cover
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:54 | | 12:54 |
| Sunrise | | 07:24 | | 13:24 |
| Sunset | | 17:37 | | 23:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:07 | | 00:07 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 20:01:00 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Feb-2010 14:01:00 |
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| METAR |
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KFRM
14nm W | 091955Z 34018G22KT 3SM BKN012 OVC046 M07/M10 A3012 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KMCW
43nm SE | 091732Z 0918/1018 36020G30KT 2SM -SN BLSN BKN025 OVC035 TEMPO 0918/0922 3/4SM -SN BLSN BKN015 FM100300 33018KT 3SM BLSN BR BKN020 FM100900 32012KT 6SM HZ SCT020 SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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