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68Y Wells Municipal Airport
Wells, Minnesota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 68Y
Lat/Long: 43-44-28.3950N 093-46-37.8300W
43-44.473250N 093-46.630500W
43.7412208,-93.7771750
(estimated)
Elevation: 1119 ft. / 341 m (estimated)
From city: 2 miles W of WELLS, MN
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 56097

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 07/1966
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: PNM (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MAY-OCT MON-FRI 0730-2000, NOV-APR MON-FRI 0800-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SS-SR
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3PT at AEL (18 nm E): 119.575 (507-377-1583)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
AELr280/18.0ALBERT LEA VOR/DME109.8001E
FOWr210/32.9HALFWAY VOR/DME111.2002E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
100LL:100LL AVBL FM FUEL TRUCK, FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 507-553-3100.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 2897 x 165 ft. / 883 x 50 m
Surface: turf, in excellent condition
Runway edge lights: non-standard
NSTD LIRL DUE TO SPACING.
Runway edge markings: YELLOW CONES.
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 43-44.712000N43-44.234500N
Longitude: 093-46.631333W093-46.629667W
Elevation: 1113.0 ft.1119.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 180 true360 true
Markings: NSTD, in good conditionNSTD, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Obstructions: 18 ft. road, 498 ft. from runway, 27:1 slope to clearnone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF WELLS
125 S BROADWAY
WELLS, MN 56097-1627
Phone 507-553-6371
Manager: CITY ADMINISTRATOR
125 S BROADWAY
WELLS, MN 56097-1627
Phone 507-553-6371

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 68Y.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSBU - Blue Earth Municipal Airport (16 nm SW)
KAEL - Albert Lea Municipal Airport (18 nm E)
KACQ - Waseca Municipal Airport/Maynard Richard Stensrud Field (22 nm NE)
KFRM - Fairmont Municipal Airport (28 nm W)
KMKT - Mankato Regional Airport (30 nm N)
  
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Photo taken 14-Oct-2008
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Jun-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0110:01
Sunrise05:3710:37
Sunset21:0002:00
Evening civil twilight21:3602:36

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Jun-2026 21:28:29
Local (UTC-5)  28-Jun-2026 16:28:29
 
METAR
KAEL 
18nm E 		282115Z AUTO 16015G25KT 10SM OVC020 25/24 A2970 RMK AO2 PK WND 17028/2103 T02480238
KACQ 
22nm NE 		282115Z AUTO 14012G19KT 10SM BKN026 BKN037 OVC050 25/21 A2971 RMK AO2
KFRM 
28nm W 		282056Z AUTO 15016G22KT 10SM OVC020 25/22 A2968 RMK AO2 PK WND 15028/2007 SLP045 T02500222 53001
KMKT 
29nm N 		282123Z AUTO 16015G21KT 10SM OVC028 26/21 A2970 RMK AO2 $
KFXY 
31nm S 		282115Z AUTO 14022G27KT 10SM OVC013 24/21 A2969 RMK AO2
KOWA 
32nm NE 		282115Z AUTO 15011G19KT 10SM BKN029 OVC034 25/20 A2971 RMK AO2 CIG 028V033 BKN V OVC T02480203
KJYG 
36nm NW 		282115Z AUTO 16016KT 10SM OVC020 26/23 A2965 RMK AO2
TAF
KMKT 
29nm N 		281740Z 2818/2918 14024G34KT P6SM FEW015 FM282200 14016G23KT P6SM OVC015 FM290100 12012KT P6SM OVC050 FM291400 16014G21KT P6SM SCT250
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 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
Wells Aviation 507-553-3100
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100LL
FS $5.75 
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