FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SHL |
| Lat/Long: | 43-12-30.2000N / 095-50-00.3000W 43-12.503333N / 095-50.005000W 43.2083889 / -95.8334167 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1419 ft. / 432.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of SHELDON, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 51201 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1956 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SHL (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON - FRI 0730 - 1700, ALL SAT - SUN ON CALL FOR SERVICE AFTER HRS CALL 712-324-4005 OR 324-3626. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN BCN OTS INDEFLY. ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33 AND VASI RYS 15 & 33 AND REIL RYS 15 & 33 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.775 (712-324-5159) |
| WX AWOS-3 at ORC (17 nm SW): | 127.825 (712-737-3193) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY MASON CITY RADIO ON FREQ 122.15 (SPENCER RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| DDL at field | | SHELDON VOR/DME | | 108.60 | | 05E |
| SPWr271/27.8 | | SPENCER VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 05E |
| OTGr195/28.5 | | WORTHINGTON VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 08E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 4199 x 75 ft. / 1280 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 43-12.817575N | | 43-12.188915N |
| Longitude: | 095-50.202128W | | 095-49.809257W |
| Elevation: | 1419.3 ft. | | 1412.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 150 magnetic, 155 true | | 330 magnetic, 335 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 16 ft. road, 515 ft. from runway, 175 ft. left of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear | | 38 ft. trees, 1490 ft. from runway, 400 ft. right of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF SHELDON 416 9TH ST BOX 276 SHELDON, IA 51201 Phone 712-324-4651 |
| Manager: | LYLE VUST 3040 HIGHWAY 60 BOULEVARD SHELDON, IA 51201-7508 Phone 712-324-4005 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 26 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 26/day * | | 50% | local general aviation | | 34% | transient general aviation | | 15% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 20 August 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (211KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (213KB) |
| NDB RWY 33 | |
download (170KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (17KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KISB - Sibley Municipal Airport (10 nm N)
KSOY - Sioux Center Municipal Airport (16 nm W)
KORC - Orange City Municipal Airport (17 nm SW)
KRRQ - Rock Rapids Municipal Airport (21 nm NW)
KSPW - Spencer Municipal Airport (28 nm E)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:38 | | 12:38 |
| Sunrise | | 07:08 | | 13:08 |
| Sunset | | 17:06 | | 23:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:36 | | 23:36 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 21:09:31 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 15:09:31 |
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| METAR |
| KSHL | 082055Z AUTO 28011KT 10SM SCT037 17/09 A2982 RMK AO2
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KORC 18nm SW | 082055Z AUTO 28010KT 10SM SCT044 17/10 A2980 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KFSD 46nm NW | 081906Z 0819/0918 15005KT P6SM BKN050 FM082100 35008KT P6SM SCT050 FM090000 32006KT P6SM BKN250 FM090600 32005KT P6SM SCT250 FM091500 35005KT P6SM BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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