Runways at KCHU
According to OurAirports data (compiled from AIP and FAA sources), Houston County Airport (Caledonia) has one runway: 13/31 - 1,066 m long (3,499 ft), 23 m wide, asphalt surface.
Houston County Airport (Caledonia) (KCHU)
United States · elevation 1179 ft AMSL
· 43.5964, -91.5039
About Houston County Airport (Caledonia)
Houston County Airport (Caledonia) is an airport with the ICAO code KCHU. Country: United States. Nearest settlement listed in the database: Caledonia. OurAirports classifies it as a small airport. Its ICAO code starts with the KC prefix, which marks airports in United States. No IATA code is assigned, which is typical for airports without scheduled traffic. The airport reference point sits at 43°35'47"N, 91°30'14"W, at an elevation of 1,179 ft (359 m) above sea level. The applicable time zone is America/Chicago.
Satellite view of KCHU
Aerial imagery showing the runway and apron layout - the zoom is matched to the longest runway.
Runways of KCHU
| Threshold | Course | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 130° | 1,066 m (3,499 ft) | 23 m (77 ft) | asphalt |
| 31 | 310° |
The course is derived from the runway designator (number × 10), not from a survey - the actual magnetic bearing can differ by a few degrees.
Declared distances (TORA, TODA, ASDA, LDA) are published in the national AIP - they are not part of this table.
Runway headings and wind
The thresholds are oriented as follows: 13/31 on 130° and 310° magnetic. A threshold designator is its magnetic heading divided by ten (ICAO Annex 14), so the runway axis can be read straight off the numbers.
For the 13/31 axis, wind from the south-west (around 220°) or from the north-east (around 40°) blows perpendicular to the runway and produces the largest crosswind component. Wind from around 130° or 310° acts along the runway, as a headwind or a tailwind. The decoder on this page computes those components automatically from the current METAR.
METAR and TAF for KCHU
Weather reports for Houston County Airport (Caledonia) are published under the ICAO code KCHU. A METAR is an observation of current conditions, usually issued every 30 or 60 minutes; a TAF is a forecast for the airport area, typically covering 9 to 30 hours.
The decoder breaks the KCHU report down into its parts: wind direction and speed including gusts and variability, visibility (including CAVOK and directional minimum visibility), weather phenomena by WMO code, cloud layers with their bases, temperature and dew point, QNH pressure, and the resulting flight category - VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR - using FAA thresholds.
Not every airport issues its own reports; many smaller airfields have no weather station. If no current data is available for KCHU, check the nearby airports listed below.
Reports always use UTC (the Z suffix). The America/Chicago zone is GMT-06:00 in winter and GMT-05:00 in summer - that is the shift to apply to the time in the report to get local time at the airport.
The closest airports in the database, measured in a straight line from the reference point, are La Crosse Regional Airport (KLSE, 37 km), Decorah Municipal Airport (KDEH, 40 km), Fillmore County Airport (Preston) (KFKA, 55 km). When no report is available for KCHU, they usually give the best approximation of conditions in the area.
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