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Y63 Elbow Lake Municipal - Pride of the Prairie Airport
Elbow Lake, Minnesota, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: Y63
Lat/Long: 45-59-09.8560N / 095-59-31.1950W
45-59.164267N / 095-59.519917W
45.9860711 / -95.9919986
(estimated)
Elevation: 1205 ft. / 367 m (estimated)
Variation: 05E (1985)
From city: 1 mile SW of ELBOW LAKE, MN
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 56531

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1966
Sectional chart: TWIN CITIES
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: Y63 (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0700-1800
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 14/32 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RYS 14 & 32 & PAPI RYS 14 & 32 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3: 118.075 (218-685-6456)
WX AWOS-3 at FFM (19 nm N): 110.4 (218-736-7216)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FFMr154/19.4FERGUS FALLS VOR/DME110.4005E
MOXr353/25.2MORRIS VOR/DME109.6005E
AXNr266/31.7ALEXANDRIA VOR/DME112.8007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WHEATON057/26.232605EETH . - ....
BRECKENRIDGE-WAHPETON116/29.823305EBWP -... .-- .--.
GLENWOOD303/34.834603EGHW --. .... .--

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
SELF SVC FUEL WITH CREDIT CARD.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 3400 x 60 ft. / 1036 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 45-59.306667N45-58.875000N
Longitude: 095-59.767833W095-59.257333W
Elevation: 1203.0 ft.1203.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Obstructions: none3 ft. gnd, 201 ft. from runway, 70 ft. right of centerline
GND +3, 150-200 FM END, 125-70 R.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF ELBOW LAKE
C/O CITY CLERK, P.O. BOX 1079
ELBOW LAKE, MN 56531
Phone 218-685-4483
Manager: JOE LARUE
218 SEVENTH SE
ELBOW LAKE, MN 56531
Phone 218-685-6594

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 18
Single engine airplanes: 16
Helicopters: 1
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 25/day *
67% local general aviation
33% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 August 2007

Additional Remarks

ULTRALIGHTS ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at Y63.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFFM - Fergus Falls Municipal Airport-Einar Mickelson Field (19 nm N)
KMOX - Morris Municipal Airport - Charlie Schmidt Field (25 nm S)
KAXN - Chandler Field Airport (26 nm E)
KETH - Wheaton Municipal Airport (26 nm SW)
KBWP - Harry Stern Airport (30 nm NW)
 
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From to Y63

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 27-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0813:08
Sunrise07:4213:42
Sunset16:4222:42
Evening civil twilight17:1523:15

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Nov-2009 04:30:53
Local (UTC-6)  27-Nov-2009 22:30:53
 
METAR
KFFM 
18nm N 
280413Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 01/00 A2974 RMK AO2
KMOX 
25nm S 
280410Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR M01/M01 A2974 RMK AO2
KAXN 
26nm E 
280353Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM -SN CLR 00/M02 A2974 RMK AO2 SNB20 SLP089 P0000 T00001017
KETH 
27nm SW 
280414Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR CLR 00/M02 A2975 RMK AO2
KBWP 
30nm NW 
280412Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 00/M01 A2975 RMK AO1 T00001008
KGHW 
35nm SE 
280414Z AUTO 14003KT 5SM BR CLR M01/M02 A2974 RMK AO2
TAF
KAXN 
26nm E 
272329Z 2800/2824 15004KT P6SM BKN250 FM280700 32004KT P6SM BKN200 FM281400 35007KT P6SM SCT150 BKN200 FM281900 34009KT P6SM SCT045 BKN150
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