Houston County
CHU · KCHU · Caledonia, Minnesota · Houston County · map
Houston County is a public-use airport owned by Houston County, 3 miles south of Caledonia, Minnesota, 1,179 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 13/31, is 3,499 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 13 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 3,500 takeoffs and landings a year. About 153 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Houston County?
Its FAA code is CHU, and its ICAO code is KCHU.
Where is Houston County?
It is 3 miles south of Caledonia, Minnesota, 1,179 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Houston County?
Its one runway, 13/31, is 3,499 feet long, asphalt.
Does Houston County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Houston County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where can you fly nonstop from Houston County?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Aniak, Crooked Creek, Bethel, Sleetmute, Red Devil. Every route
Are there flight schools at Houston County?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Bma Flyers INC and Red Baron Flyers. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Houston County?
1 pilot examiner and 7 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Houston County…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CHU · ICAO KCHU
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Houston County
- Elevation
- 1,179 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1E
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 3,499 × 77 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| La Crosse Center (remote transmitter) Low | 128.6 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: LA Crosse Regional (20 nm northeast), Decorah Municipal (22 nm southwest), Winona Muni/Max Conrad Field (30 nm north), Prairie DU Chien Municipal (38 nm southeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Minnesota · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Grass taxiway 25 feet wide
- Medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 preset low ints sunset to sunrise; to incr ints and activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 - the common traffic frequency.
- 24 hour credit card service available.
- Grass taxiway uneven
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 342 departures from CHU in those twelve months, carrying 479 passengers in 2,179 seats (22% filled), to 17 destinations on 5 airlines.
All 17 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 13 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 3,500, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 1,500 |
| general aviation, local | 2,000 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Caledonia from the FAA register
6 aircraft are registered to owners in Caledonia, Minnesota: 5 piston singles, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Minnesota.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Bma Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Caledonia The Red Baron Flyers is a flying club founded in 1968 based in Caledonia, Minnesota.
- Red Baron Flyers 1 aircraft · Caledonia Red Baron Flyers is a flying club founded in 1968 in Caledonia, Minnesota.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes. Also nearby: 7 aviation medical examiners, 1 engineering representative, 1 training center examiner.
- George Bolon private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · WIN AIR · Winona, MN (30 nm) · (507) 313-8720 · [email protected]
All 10 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Caledonia 6 aircraft · 5 piston singles, 1 drones
- Bma Flyers INC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Red Baron Flyers 1 aircraft · flight school
- Aniak (ANI) 153 flights in twelve months · Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation, Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/ Airlift Alaska d/b/a/ Yute Commuter Service
- Crooked Creek (CKD) 67 flights in twelve months · Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation, Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/ Airlift Alaska d/b/a/ Yute Commuter Service
- Bethel (BET) 61 flights in twelve months · Fox Aircraft, LLC, Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/ Airlift Alaska d/b/a/ Yute Commuter Service
- Sleetmute (SLQ) 17 flights in twelve months · Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation, Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/ Airlift Alaska d/b/a/ Yute Commuter Service
- Red Devil (RDV) 12 flights in twelve months · Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation, Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/ Airlift Alaska d/b/a/ Yute Commuter Service
- Stony River 2 (SRV) 8 flights in twelve months · Paklook Air, Inc d/b/a/ Airlift Alaska d/b/a/ Yute Commuter Service, Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation
- Kalskag (KLG) 7 flights in twelve months · Fox Aircraft, LLC, Ryan Air f/k/a Arctic Transportation
- Akiachak (KKI) 4 flights in twelve months · Fox Aircraft, LLC, Grant Aviation
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Minnesota 1,542 since 1982 · 207 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Minnesota 146 landing places
- Minnesota 6,933 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/CHU.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 23, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.