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KETH
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Wheaton Municipal
Wheaton, Minnesota

FAA NFDC Information Effective 56-day cycle 11/20/2008 - 1/15/2009

Ops Comms Services Owner Runways IFR Procs Remarks

Location

FAA/ICAO Identifier:ETH / KETH
Lat/Lng: 45.7804605556, -96.5435397222
45-46-49.6580N, 096-32-36.7430W
Estimated by ADAM
Elevation: 1025 feet Surveyed
Magnetic Variation: 05E, (1995), [4E (2008)]
Sectional: TWIN CITIES
From City: 3nm SW of Wheaton

Operations

Use: Open to the public
Ownership: Publicly owned
Activation: 04/1947
Attended: Apr-Sep Every day Daylight hours Oct-Mar Mon-Fri 0800-1700 (local)
Control Tower: no
ARTCC: Minneapolis Center (ZMP)
FSS: Princeton FSS (PNM)
NOTAMs and Weather: ETH NOTAM-D service at airport
Wind Indicator: Lighted
Segmented Circle: no
Lights: Dusk-Dawn (local time), Runway 16/34 MIRL Preset to Low Intensity. to Increase Intensity and Activate VASI Runways 16 & 34 - CTAF.
Beacon: Clear-Green (Lighted Land Airport)
Landing Fee: no

Communications

CTAF: 122.800
UNICOM: 122.800
Weather: AWOS-3 320-563-4975 326

Services

Fuel: Grade 100LL Gasoline (low lead blue)
Airframe Repair: Major
Powerplant Repair: Major
Bottled Oxygen: None
Bulk Oxygen: None
Transient Storage: Hanger,Tie-Down
Other Services: Crop Dusting, Pilot Instruction

Based Aircraft

Single Engine GA: 3
Multi Engine GA: 2
Total: 5

Annual Operations

For year ending: 03/31/2006
Local GA (< 20 miles): 3000
Non-local GA: 900
Total: 3900

Ownership

Owner: City of Wheaton
Box 868
Wheaton, Mn 56296
320-563-4110
Manager: Shane Ayres
Box 868
Wheaton, Mn 56296
320-563-4110

Runways

Runways: 04/22
16/34

Runway 04/22

Length: 1919 feet
Width: 175 feet
Surface: Grass / Sod, Good Condition
End 04 End 22
True Alignment: 060, (056 Magnetic) 240, (236 Magnetic)
Runway Markings: Marked with a-Frames Painted Orange & White. None
Gradient: 0.0 0.0
Objects: Tree Crops
Objects affecting Navigable Airspace (CFR part 77): Utility runway with a visual approach Utility runway with a visual approach
Object Clearance Slope: 27:1 33:1
Object Height: 40' AGL 3' AGL
Object Distance: 1100' Along centerline
0B'
100' Along centerline

Runway 16/34

Length: 3300 feet
Width: 75 feet
Surface: Asphalt / Bituminous Concrete, Fair Condition
Runway Lights Edge Intensity: Med Intensity
End 16 End 34
True Alignment: 164, (160 Magnetic) 344, (340 Magnetic)
Runway Markings: Nonprecision Instrument, Good Condition Nonprecision Instrument, Good Condition
Gradient: 0.1 0.1
Elevation at End: 1017.0' MSL 1022.0' MSL
Threshold Crossing Glide Path Height: 39' AGL 28' AGL
Visual Glide Path Angle: 3.00° 3.00°
Visual Glide Slope Indicator: 2-Box VASI on left side of runway
& 34 VASI out of Service Indefinitely.
2-Box VASI on left side of runway
Objects:   Road
Objects affecting Navigable Airspace (CFR part 77): Utility runway with a visual approach Utility runway with a nonprecision approach
Object Clearance Slope: 50:1 21:1
Object Height:   16' AGL
Object Distance:   540' Along centerline
250B'

Procedures

Additional Remarks

A110*G-This Airport Has Been Surveyed by the National Geodetic Survey.
Runway 4/22 Closed Winter Months.

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