| Houston County Airport | |
| Icao: | KCHU |
| Faa: | CHU |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | Houston County |
| Location: | Caledonia, Minnesota |
| Opened: | 1968[1] |
| Elevation-F: | 1,179 |
| Elevation-M: | 359 |
| Coordinates: | 43.5964°N -91.5039°W |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Minnesota#USA |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Minnesota/United States |
| Pushpin Label: | CHU |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| R1-Number: | 13/31 |
| R1-Length-F: | 3,499 |
| R1-Length-M: | 1,066 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat-Year: | 2018 |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations (year ending 4/30/2018) |
| Stat1-Data: | 3,500 |
| Stat2-Header: | Based aircraft |
| Stat2-Data: | 13 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[2] |
Houston County Airport 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.[1] The dedication of the completed airport was held on September 21, 1969.[3]
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]
Houston County Airport covers an area of 52acres which contains one asphalt paved runway, 13/31, measuring 3499feetx77feetft (xft).
For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2018, the airport had 3,500 aircraft operations, 100% of which are general aviation.
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]