Houston County Airport (ICAO: KCHU, FAA LID: CHU) is a public use airport located three miles (5 km) south of the central business district of Caledonia, a city in Houston County, Minnesota, United States. It is owned by Houston County.[2] It serves general aviation for Caledonia and surrounding towns including Spring Grove and Houston. There is no scheduled air service. The airport opened in 1968.[1] The dedication of the completed airport was held on September 21, 1969.[3]

Houston County Airport
IATA: none ICAO: KCHU FAA LID: CHU
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Houston County
Location	Caledonia, Minnesota
Opened	1968[1]
Elevation AMSL	1,179 ft / 359 m
Coordinates	43°35′47″N 091°30′14″W
Map
CHU Location of airport in Minnesota/United States Show map of Minnesota CHU CHU (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 3,499 1,066 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 3,500 Based aircraft 10
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[2]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Houston County Airport is assigned CHU by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned CHU to Chuathbaluk Airport in Chuathbaluk, Alaska).[4][5]

Facilities and aircraft

Houston County Airport covers an area of 52 acres (21 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway, 13/31, measuring 3,499 by 77 feet (1,066 m × 23 m).[2]

For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2006, the airport had 3,500 aircraft operations, 100% of which are general aviation.[2]

Events

The Houston County Flyers sponsors a fly-in breakfast at the airport on the last Sunday in June.[1][3]

The Caledonia Hot Air Balloon Rally is held on the first weekend in December.[1]

References

External links

• "Houston County Airport at Minnesota Airport Directory" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-24. (220 KiB)
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for CHU
  • AirNav airport information for CHU
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for CHU
• Red Baron Flyers