FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | OWA |
| Lat/Long: | 44-07-22.6265N 093-15-31.7751W 44-07.377108N 093-15.529585W 44.1229518,-93.2588264 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1145.4 ft. / 349.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of OWATONNA, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 55060 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1946 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | OWA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MAY-SEP SAT-SUN 1000-1600, MAY-SEP MON-FRI 0800-1700, OCT-APR MON-FRI 0800-1700, OCT-APR SAT-SUN 1100-1500 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1997.4 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23; MALSR RY 30; REIL RY 05, 12 & 23; HIRL RY 12/30; PAPI RY 05, 12, 23, & 30 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 128.325 (507-455-0642) |
| ROCHESTER APPROACH: | 119.8 |
| ROCHESTER DEPARTURE: | 119.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at FBL (13 nm N): | 120.2 (507-332-2505) |
| WX AWOS-3 at ACQ (13 nm W): | 118.425 (507-835-3657) |
| WX AWOS-3PT at TOB (19 nm E): | 119.075 (507-374-6369) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 132.35/307.3 (ROCHESTER RCAG) WHEN ROCHESTER APCH IS CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| FOWr133/6.9 | | HALFWAY VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 02E |
| AELr009/26.9 | | ALBERT LEA VOR/DME | | 109.80 | | 01E |
| FGTr180/30.7 | | FARMINGTON VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 06E |
| RSTr301/35.1 | | ROCHESTER VOR/DME | | 112.00 | | 05E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A A:JET A AFT HRS 507-774-7141. 100LL:100LL AVBL 24 HRS W CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 5500 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 44-07.656822N | | 44-07.150748N |
| Longitude: | 093-16.158000W | | 093-15.116043W |
| Elevation: | 1105.9 ft. | | 1145.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 122 magnetic, 124 true | | 302 magnetic, 304 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, 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) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | none | | sign |
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 75 ft. / 914 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 44-07.167940N | | 44-07.487540N |
| Longitude: | 093-15.593947W | | 093-15.071475W |
| Elevation: | 1137.6 ft. | | 1139.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 050 true | | 228 magnetic, 230 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF OWATONNA 540 W HILLS CIR OWATONNA, MN 55060-4701 Phone 507-444-4300 |
| Manager: | DAVE BEAVER 3400 W FRONTAGE RD OWATONNA, MN 55060-5660 Phone 507-774-7141 |
Additional Remarks
| - | ULTRALIGHTS ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC ROCHESTER APCH AT 507-424-8111. |
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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 30 | |
download (263KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (222KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (300KB) |
| VOR RWY 12 | |
download (184KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (175KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (156KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFBL - Faribault Municipal Airport-Liz Wall Strohfus Field (13 nm N)
KACQ - Waseca Municipal Airport/Maynard Richard Stensrud Field (13 nm W)
KTOB - Dodge Center Airport (19 nm E)
KAEL - Albert Lea Municipal Airport (27 nm S)
KMKT - Mankato Regional Airport (29 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Ed Wells
Photo taken 15-Aug-2020
looking west.
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Times for 25-Dec-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:15 | | 13:15 |
| Sunrise | | 07:48 | | 13:48 |
| Sunset | | 16:38 | | 22:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:12 | | 23:12 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Dec-2025 15:36:36 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 25-Dec-2025 09:36:36 |
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| METAR |
| KOWA | 251515Z AUTO 11007KT 9SM OVC006 M00/M00 A3010 RMK AO2 T10031003
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KFBL 12nm N | 251515Z AUTO 08005KT 3SM BR SCT006 BKN013 M01/M01 A3012 RMK AO2
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KACQ 13nm W | 251515Z AUTO 09010KT 1SM BR OVC005 00/00 A3011 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KMKT 29nm W | 251122Z 2512/2612 08007KT 2SM BR OVC003 FM251800 13010KT 3/4SM -DZ BR OVC003 FM252300 14012KT 1/2SM FG OVC003
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KRST 35nm E | 251135Z 2512/2612 12011KT 5SM BR OVC005 TEMPO 2512/2514 06008KT 3SM BR OVC003 FM251800 13013KT P6SM OVC007 FM260000 14012KT 1SM BR OVC004
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| NOTAMs |
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