Blue Earth Municipal Airport

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ICAO: KSBU

FAA: SBU

Blue Earth Weather (°F)

Location

Latitude: 
 43-35-43.3000N (43.595361)
Longitude: 
 094-05-34.3000W (-94.092861)
Elevation: 
 1107.4 feet MSL (338 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 0.7 E (as of March 2023 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 03 N.M. S of Blue Earth, Minnesota
Found On: 
 Omaha Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
LUKE STEIER
7575 HWY 169
BLUE EARTH, MN 56013
507-526-7264		 CITY OF BLUE EARTH
125 W 6TH ST, PO BOX 38
BLUE EARTH, MN 56013
507-526-7336

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 03/1942
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/MON-FRI/0800-1700
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 2107 feet (642 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 PNM
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  26

Annual Operations (as of 09/30/2017)

Total Operations:  14000
GA Local:  7500 53.6%
GA Itinerant:  6500 46.4%

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON 127.75/257.7 (FAIRMONT RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 507
Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Blue Earth Aviation
   		Unicom 122.8 526-7264, -8885 100LL
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Princeton(PNM)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 02/23/23 to 0901Z 03/23/23.

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STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 NC-1
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS NC-1
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near KSBU

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
14.3 Fairmont Municipal Airport
(FRM KFRM FRM)		 281 280 100LL, Jet A
16.3 Wells Municipal Airport
(68Y)		 57 57 100LL
30.6 Estherville Municipal Airport
(EST KEST EST)		 248 247 100LL, Jet A+
31.9 Albert Lea Municipal Airport
(AEL KAEL AEL)		 80 80 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
32.0 Algona Municipal Airport
(AXG KAXA AXA)		 194 193 100LL, Jet A
37.0 Waseca Municipal/Maynard Richard Stensrud Field Airport
(KACQ ACQ)		 38 38 100LL, MOGAS
38.4 Mankato Regional Airport
(MKT KMKT MKT)		 11 10 100LL, Jet A
39.9 Emmetsburg Municipal Airport
(KEGQ EGQ)		 222 221 100LL
42.3 Mason City Municipal Airport
(MCW KMCW MCW)		 128 128 100LL, Jet A
46.8 New Ulm Municipal Airport
(ULM KULM ULM)		 337 336 100LL, Jet A
48.0 Owatonna Degner Regional Airport
(OWA KOWA OWA)		 48 48 100LL, Jet A
48.0 Windom Municipal Airport
(MWM KMWM MWM)		 293 292 100LL, Jet A
50.5 Austin Municipal Airport
(AUM KAUM AUM)		 85 85 100LL, Jet A
53.3 Clarion Municipal Airport
(KCAV CAV)		 163 163 100LL, Jet A
53.7 Eagle Grove Municipal Airport
(KEAG EAG)		 171 170 100LL
54.8 Spencer Municipal Airport
(SPW KSPW SPW)		 242 240 100LL, Jet A
55.4 Faribault Municipal-Liz Wall Strohfus Field Airport
(FBL KFBL FBL)		 37 37 100LL, Jet A
60.2 Dodge Center Airport
(KTOB TOB)		 64 64 100LL, Jet A
62.8 Fort Dodge Regional Airport
(FOD KFOD FOD)		 183 182 100LL, Jet A
64.6 Hampton Municipal Airport
(HPT KHPT HPT)		 143 143 100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-1 RY 03/21 CLSD WINTER MONTHS
A110-2 DEER & WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.
A110-3 GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC & FLT SVCS.
A110-4 FOR CD IF UNA VIA GCO CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
A15 EMAIL ADDRESS: STEIERL@HOTMAIL.COM (ALL LOWER CASE)
A17 FOR SVC AFT HRS CALL 507-525-3064
A30-03/21 RWY 21 HAS AN AREA OF SINKING SOIL -506 FT FROM THE RWY END AND 104 FT R.
A42-03 MKD WITH YELLOW CONES.
A58-16 RWY 16 HAS 7 FT CROPS 47 FT FM THE RWY END AND 133 FT RIGHT.
A58-21 RWY 21 HAS 8 FT CROPS 23 FT FM THE RWY END AND 129 FT RIGHT.
A58-34 RWY 34 HAS 7 FT HILL 121 FT FM THE RWY END AND 132 FT RIGHT.
A70-FUEL-10 0LL SELF SERVICE FUEL AVAILABLE WITH CREDIT CARD
A81-APT 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.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 03/21
16/34
Longest Runway: 16/34 is 3400 ft (1036 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

KSBU Airport Runway Details

Runway 03/21  2245 ft x 200 ft (684 m x 61 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 08/04/2011

Runway 03

Runway 21
Elevation: 
 1092.8 1090.9
Latitude: 
 43-35-42.2029N 43-36-00.2890N
Longitude: 
 094-05-45.0164W 094-05-27.3781W
Runway True Alignment: 
 035 215
Glide Path Angle: 
 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Left
REIL: 
 No No
Touchdown Lights: 
 No No
Centerline Lights: 
 No No

Runway 16/34  3400 ft x 75 ft (1036 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 08/04/2011
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  12.5

Runway 16

Runway 34
Elevation: 
 1092.4 1107.3
Latitude: 
 43-35-53.9882N 43-35-22.2214N
Longitude: 
 094-05-40.5247W 094-05-25.5537W
Runway True Alignment: 
 161 341
Glide Path Angle: 
 3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
 Yes Yes
Touchdown Lights: 
 No No
Centerline Lights: 
 No No
Threshold Crossing Height: 
 35 35

Services

Airframe Repair: 
 Minor
Powerplant Repair: 
 Minor
Bottled Oxygen: 
 None
Bulk Oxygen: 
 None
Fuel Available: 
 100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees: 
 No
Parking: 
 Hangars and tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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