FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SHL |
| Lat/Long: | 43-12-30.2170N / 095-50-00.3590W 43-12.503617N / 095-50.005983W 43.2083936 / -95.8334331 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1419 ft. / 432.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of SHELDON, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 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: | | 25 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | | 50% | local general aviation | | 34% | transient general aviation | | 15% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 22 November 2005 | |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (211KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (213KB) |
| NDB RWY 33 | |
download (176KB) |
| 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 (16 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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Times for 09-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:19 | | 10:19 |
| Sunrise | | 05:54 | | 10:54 |
| Sunset | | 21:03 | | 02:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:38 | | 02:38 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Jul-2008 14:10:47 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Jul-2008 09:10:47 |
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| METAR |
| KSHL | 081715Z AUTO 36009KT 10SM CLR 28/13 A2995 RMK AO2
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KORC 18nm SW | 091355Z AUTO 28003KT 10SM SCT065 22/17 A3003 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KFSD 46nm NW | 091130Z 091212 VRB04KT P6SM FEW100 FM1600 28008KT P6SM FEW080 FM0000 17007KT P6SM SCT090 BKN250 TEMPO 0509 BKN080CB
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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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