FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025
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: | 1419.2 ft. / 432.6 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 |
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 324-1900. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33; PAPI AND REIL RYS 15 & 33 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-3: | 119.775 (712-324-5159) |
WX AWOS-3P at SXK (20 nm SW): | 120.075 (712-567-1005) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY FORT DODGE RADIO ON FREQ 122.5 (SPENCER RCO).
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC (ZMP) ON FREQ 125.025/235.625 (SIOUX CITY RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
SPWr271/27.8 | | SPENCER VOR/DME | | 115.15 | | 05E |
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: | PCN 7 /R/C/W/U | Single wheel: | 28.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
Latitude: | 43-12.817553N | | 43-12.188920N |
Longitude: | 095-50.201945W | | 095-49.809077W |
Elevation: | 1419.2 ft. | | 1412.6 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 150 magnetic, 155 true | | 330 magnetic, 335 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 500 ft. from runway, 165 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 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 3020 NORTHWEST BOULEVARD SHELDON, IA 51201-7508 Phone 712-324-4005 |
Additional Remarks
- | RY 33 IS CALM WIND RY. |
- | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
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 from 20 March 2025 at 0901Z to 17 April 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (215KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (213KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (80KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (288KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KISB - Sibley Municipal Airport (10 nm N)
KSXK - Sioux County Regional Airport (20 nm SW)
KRRQ - Rock Rapids Municipal Airport (21 nm NW)
KSPW - Spencer Municipal Airport (28 nm E)
KOTG - Worthington Municipal Airport (29 nm N)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Mark Wismer
Photo taken 19-Jul-2010
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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 04-Apr-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:32 | | 11:32 |
Sunrise | | 07:01 | | 12:01 |
Sunset | | 19:52 | | 00:52 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:21 | | 01:21 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 04-Apr-2025 07:28:20 |
Local (UTC-5) | 04-Apr-2025 02:28:20 |
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METAR |
KSHL | 040715Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM FEW032 01/M00 A3016 RMK AO2
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KSXK 20nm SW | 040715Z AUTO 09009KT 10SM FEW027 BKN034 BKN043 01/01 A3015 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KFSD 46nm NW | 040520Z 0406/0506 09005KT P6SM BKN150 PROB30 0412/0414 5SM -RA OVC035 FM041400 12007KT P6SM BKN060 PROB30 0414/0418 5SM -RA OVC035 FM041800 11006KT P6SM OVC035 PROB30 0418/0421 4SM -RA OVC013 FM042100 03008KT 4SM -RA OVC013 FM042300 01009KT 1 1/2SM -RA OVC009 FM050200 35013G18KT 3SM -RA OVC009 PROB30 0502/0504 1 1/2SM -SN OVC005 FM050400 35014G22KT P6SM OVC150
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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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