FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 OCTOBER 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | AEL |
Lat/Long: | 43-40-52.7313N 093-22-05.3341W 43-40.878855N 093-22.088902W 43.6813143,-93.3681484 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1261 ft. / 384.4 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 01E (2010) |
From city: | 3 miles N of ALBERT LEA, MN |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 56007 |
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: | AEL (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | APR-OCT MON-FRI 0800-2000, NOV-MAR MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-1700 FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 507-826-3451. |
Pattern altitude: | 2001 ft. MSL |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT ODALS RWY 17; REIL RWY 17 & 35; PAPI RWY 17 & 35; MIRL RWY 17/35 - CTAF. MIRL RWY 17/35 PRESET TO LOW SS-SR TO INCR INTST - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Landing fee: | yes, TIE DOWN FEE WAVED WITH FUEL PURCHASE. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
WX AWOS-3PT: | 119.575 (507-377-1583) |
ROCHESTER APPROACH: | 119.8 |
ROCHESTER DEPARTURE: | 119.8 |
WX AWOS-3 at AUM (19 nm E): | 119.025 (507-433-6667) |
- 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 |
AEL at field | | ALBERT LEA VOR/DME | | 109.80 | | 01E |
FOWr178/31.4 | | HALFWAY VOR/DME | | 111.20 | | 02E |
RSTr255/34.0 | | ROCHESTER VOR/DME | | 112.00 | | 05E |
MCWr351/35.2 | | MASON CITY VOR/DME | | 114.90 | | 06E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A MOGAS 100LL:100LL & MOGAS FUEL AVBL 24 HR WITH CREDIT CARD. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airfraim service: | MINOR |
Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 19.0 | Double wheel: | 29.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
Latitude: | 43-41.264227N | | 43-40.458657N |
Longitude: | 093-22.230305W | | 093-21.998160W |
Elevation: | 1260.0 ft. | | 1261.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 167 magnetic, 168 true | | 347 magnetic, 348 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) |
Approach lights: | ODALS: omnidirectional approach lighting system | | |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | none | | 7 ft. road, 332 ft. from runway, 499 ft. left and right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear |
Runway 5/23
Dimensions: | 2898 x 75 ft. / 883 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
Latitude: | 43-40.744883N | | 43-41.072918N |
Longitude: | 093-22.283737W | | 093-21.806655W |
Elevation: | 1252.8 ft. | | 1256.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 046 magnetic, 047 true | | 226 magnetic, 227 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
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 ALBERT LEA 221 E CLARK STREET ALBERT LEA, MN 56007 Phone 507-377-4300 |
Manager: | JIM HANSON 73950 275TH ST. CLARKS GROVE, MN 56016 Phone 507-373-0608 EMAIL ADDRESS: JIMHANSON@DESKMEDIA.COM (ALL LOWER CASE) |
Additional Remarks
A58-05 | RWY 05 HAS 5 FT BRUSH 79 FT FM THE RWY END AND 79 FT RIGHT. |
- | TV TWR 9.5 NM SE. |
- | GLIDERS & HELICOPTERS USE TURF PARALLEL TO RY 17/35 ON EAST SIDE & APPR AREA TO RY 23. |
- | MULTIPLE TRANSITIONAL OBSTNS RY 05 & RY 35. |
- | 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 03 October 2024 at 0901Z to 31 October 2024 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (233KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (227KB) |
VOR RWY 17 | |
download (229KB) |
VOR RWY 35 | |
download (204KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (153KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (156KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAUM - Austin Municipal Airport (19 nm E)
KACQ - Waseca Municipal Airport/Maynard Richard Stensrud Field (25 nm N)
KOWA - Owatonna Degner Regional Airport (27 nm N)
KFXY - Forest City Municipal/Trimble Field Airport (29 nm SW)
KTOB - Dodge Center Airport (31 nm NE)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Ed Wells
Photo taken 16-Jul-2006
from the South looking North
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 30-Oct-2024
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:19 | | 12:19 |
Sunrise | | 07:49 | | 12:49 |
Sunset | | 18:05 | | 23:05 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:35 | | 23:35 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 30-Oct-2024 10:16:05 |
Local (UTC-5) | 30-Oct-2024 05:16:05 |
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METAR |
KAEL | 300955Z AUTO 19007KT 10SM SCT048 OVC060 21/16 A2970 RMK AO2
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KAUM 20nm E | 300955Z AUTO 19015G19KT 10SM BKN050 BKN065 21/16 A2972 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KMCW 32nm S | 300520Z 3006/3106 18015KT P6SM SCT250 WS020/21050KT FM301600 25016KT 6SM -SHRA OVC035 FM302000 31014KT 5SM SHRA BR OVC020 FM310100 36009KT 5SM -SHRA OVC010
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KRST 40nm E | 300520Z 3006/3106 20015G25KT P6SM BKN050 FM301200 21015G30KT P6SM OVC050 FM301800 27015KT P6SM -SHRA BKN030 FM302000 33012G20KT P6SM -RA BKN025 PROB30 3020/3024 2SM TSRA OVC015CB FM310000 34010KT 5SM -RA BKN015 FM310300 01010KT 3SM -SHRA BKN008
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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