Houston County Airport (Minnesota)

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. 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. The dedication of the completed airport was held on September 21, 1969.

Houston County Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerHouston County
LocationCaledonia, Minnesota
Opened1968
Elevation AMSL1,179 ft / 359 m
Coordinates43°35′47″N 091°30′14″W
Map
CHU
Location of airport in Minnesota/United States
CHU
CHU (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 3,499 1,066 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Aircraft operations (year ending 4/30/2018)3,500
Based aircraft13

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).

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