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2Y1 Drake Airport
Radcliffe, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 2Y1
Lat/Long: 42-18-59.9400N / 093-25-00.7500W
42-18.999000N / 093-25.012500W
42.3166500 / -93.4168750
(estimated)
Elevation: 1179 ft. / 359.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04E (1985)
From city: 1 mile E of RADCLIFFE, IA
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 50230

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1959
Sectional chart: OMAHA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: FOD (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: RDO-CTL
ACTVT LIRL RWY 08/26 - 122.8.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3 at IFA (11 nm NE): 120.425 (641-648-2469)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
JWJr296/25.7ELMWOOD VOR/DME109.4003E
TNUr334/34.8NEWTON VOR/DME112.5003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
IOWA FALLS212/11.736803EIFA .. ..-. .-
WEBSTER CITY107/21.432303EEBS . -... ...
BOONE048/25.040703EBNW -... -. .--
HAMPTON196/26.023003EHPT .... .--. -
CLARION147/29.938703ECAV -.-. .- ...-
EAGLE GROVE134/32.130203EEAG . .- --.
ANKENY007/37.627503EIKV .. -.- ...-

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 2480 x 90 ft. / 756 x 27 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Runway edge lights: non-standard
NSTD LIRL; SOLID CLEAR; THLD LGTS SOLID GREEN.
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Elevation: 1179.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 46 ft. trees, 285 ft. from runway, 80 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clearnone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: R. DRAKE
303 EAST ST.
RADCLIFFE, IA 50230
Phone 515-899-2121
Manager: R. R. DRAKE
303 EAST ST.
RADCLIFFE, IA 50230
Phone 515-899-2169

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 1
Single engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: 200/year *
100% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 08 May 2007

Additional Remarks

WINTER MONTHS CALL 515-899-2169 FOR ARPT CONDITIONS.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 2Y1.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KIFA - Iowa Falls Municipal Airport (11 nm NE)
KEBS - Webster City Municipal Airport (21 nm W)
KAMW - Ames Municipal Airport (22 nm SW)
KBNW - Boone Municipal Airport (25 nm SW)
KMIW - Marshalltown Municipal Airport (25 nm SE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5912:59
Sunrise07:3113:31
Sunset16:4022:40
Evening civil twilight17:1223:12

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Dec-2009 02:41:26
Local (UTC-6)  08-Dec-2009 20:41:26
 
METAR
KIFA 
11nm NE 
090215Z AUTO 03018G25KT OVC006 M05/M05 A2945 RMK AO2 PWINO
KEBS 
21nm W 
090215Z AUTO 03017KT 1SM -SN OVC005 M04/M06 A2946 RMK AO2
KAMW 
22nm SW 
090213Z AUTO 03017G27KT 1/2SM FZFG BKN002 OVC008 M04/M05 A2942 RMK AO2 PK WND 03027/0213 PWINO FZRANO $
TAF
KFOD 
36nm W 
082339Z 0900/0924 02018G25KT 3/4SM -SN BR OVC007 FM090500 34020G30KT 1/4SM SN BLSN VV002 FM090800 35025G40KT 1/4SM SN BLSN VV001 FM091700 32025G35KT 1/4SM BLSN VV002 FM092100 31015G25KT 1/2SM BLSN BKN025
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