68Y
Airport
Wells Muni
Wells, Minnesota

FAA NFDC Information Effective 56-day cycle 03/21/2024 - 5/16/2024

Ops Comms Services Owner Runways IFR Procs Current NOTAMs Remarks

Location

FAA Identifier:68Y
Lat/Lng:43.7412208333, -93.777175
43-44-28.3950N, 093-46-37.8300W
Estimated by Faa-Est on 04/27/2020
Elevation:1119 feet Estimated by Ado on 04/27/2020
Magnetic Variation: [0W (2024)]
Sectional:OMAHA
From City:2nm W of Wells

Operations

Use:Open to the public
Ownership:Publicly owned
Activation:07/1966
Attended:May-Oct Mon-Fri 0730-2000 (local) Nov-Apr Mon-Fri 0800-1700 (local)
Control Tower:no
ARTCC:Minneapolis(ZMP)Minneapolis Center
FSS:Princeton FSS(PNM)
NOTAMs and Weather:PNMNOTAM-D service at airport
Wind Indicator:Lighted
Lights:Sunset-Sunrise
Beacon:Sunset-Sunrise
Landing Fee:no

Communications

CTAF:122.900

Services

Fuel:Grade 100LL Gasoline (low lead blue)
L 100Ll Available from Fuel Truck, for Service After Hours Call 507-553-3100.
Airframe Repair:Major
Powerplant Repair:Major
Bottled Oxygen:None
Bulk Oxygen:None
Transient Storage:Tie-Down
Other Services:Crop Dusting, Aircraft Sales

Based Aircraft

Single Engine GA:8
Total:8

Annual Operations

For year ending:09/30/2019
Local GA (< 20 miles):5000
Non-local GA:1000
Total:6000

Ownership

Owner:City of Wells
125 S Broadway
Wells, Mn 56097-1627
507-553-6371
Manager:C J Holl
125 S Broadway
Wells, Mn 56097-1627
507-553-6371

Runways

Runways:17/35

Runway 17/35

Length:2897 feet
by Ado on 04/27/2020
Width:165 feet
Surface:Grass / Sod, Good Condition
Surface Treatment:NONE
Runway Lights Edge Intensity:Non-standard Lighting System
Non-Standard LIRL Due to Spacing.
End 17 End 35
True Alignment:180,(180 Magnetic)360,(360 Magnetic)
Runway Markings:Nonstandard (Other Than Numbers Only),Yellow Cones.,Good ConditionNonstandard (Other Than Numbers Only),Yellow Cones.,Good Condition
Elevation at End:1113.0' MSL1119.0' MSL
Runway End Identifer Lights (REIL):YesYes
Objects:Road 
Objects affecting Navigable Airspace (CFR part 77):Utility runway with a visual approachUtility runway with a visual approach
Object Clearance Slope:27:120:1
Object Height:18' AGL 
Object Distance:498' Along centerline
0B'
 

Procedures

NOTAMs

Additional Remarks

for Cd Contact Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.

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