FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SBU |
| Lat/Long: | 43-35-43.3000N 094-05-34.3000W
43-35.721667N 094-05.571667W
43.5953611,-94.0928611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1107.4 ft. / 337.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (2020) |
| From city: | 3 miles S of BLUE EARTH, MN |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 56013 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1942 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | PRINCETON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PNM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700
FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 507-525-3064 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | RWY 16-34 MIRL PRESET TO LOW SS-SR, TO INCR INTS AND ACTVT PAPI RY 16 & RY 34, AND REIL RY 16 & RY 34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at FRM (14 nm W): | 120.025 (507-238-1562) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON 127.75/257.7 (FAIRMONT RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| AELr260/31.8 | | ALBERT LEA VOR/DME | | 109.80 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| MONTZ | | 078/9.9 | | 420 | | 04E | | FQ | ..-. --.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:SELF SERVICE FUEL AVAILABLE WITH CREDIT CARD |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3400 x 75 ft. / 1036 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 43-35.899803N | | 43-35.370357N |
| Longitude: | 094-05.675412W | | 094-05.425895W |
| Elevation: | 1092.4 ft. | | 1107.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 160 magnetic, 161 true | | 340 magnetic, 341 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 |
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 2245 x 200 ft. / 684 x 61 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | MKD WITH YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 43-35.703382N | | 43-36.004817N |
| Longitude: | 094-05.750273W | | 094-05.456302W |
| Elevation: | 1092.8 ft. | | 1090.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 034 magnetic, 035 true | | 214 magnetic, 215 true |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF BLUE EARTH
125 W 6TH ST, PO BOX 38
BLUE EARTH, MN 56013
Phone 507-526-7336 |
| Manager: | LUKE STEIER
7575 HWY 169
BLUE EARTH, MN 56013
Phone 507-526-7264
EMAIL ADDRESS: STEIERL@HOTMAIL.COM (ALL LOWER CASE) |
Additional Remarks
| A58-16 | RWY 16 HAS 4 FT BRUSH 35 FT FM THE RWY END AND 154 FT LEFT. |
| - | RY 03/21 CLSD WINTER MONTHS |
| - | DEER & WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC & FLT SVCS. |
| - | FOR CD IF UNA VIA GCO 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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (233KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (232KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFRM - Fairmont Municipal Airport (14 nm W)
KFXY - Forest City Municipal Airport/Trimble Field (30 nm SE)
KEST - Estherville Municipal Airport (31 nm W)
KJYG - St James Municipal Airport (31 nm NW)
KAEL - Albert Lea Municipal Airport (32 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in the Fall of 2012
looking southwest.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-Dec-2025
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:12 | | 13:12 |
| Sunrise | | 07:45 | | 13:45 |
| Sunset | | 16:40 | | 22:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:13 | | 23:13 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Dec-2025 13:36:26 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 17-Dec-2025 07:36:26 |
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| METAR |
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KFRM
14nm W | 171256Z AUTO 19007KT 9SM CLR M04/M04 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP152 T10391044 FZRANO
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KMKT
38nm N | 171132Z 1712/1812 28005KT P6SM FEW250 FM171500 18009KT P6SM SCT150 FM172100 18018G27KT P6SM BKN100 WS020/20050KT FM180200 19016G28KT 6SM -RA BR OVC080 WS020/20050KT FM180900 24015G22KT 6SM BR OVC015
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KMCW
43nm SE | 171138Z 1712/1812 32007KT P6SM SCT240 FM171900 18012KT P6SM SCT200 FM172200 17016G25KT P6SM BKN200 WS020/19045KT PROB30 1805/1807 6SM -RA BKN100 FM180700 21018KT 6SM -RA BKN017 OVC080 WS020/22050KT FM181000 26015KT 6SM BR BKN015
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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