FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3Y2 |
| Lat/Long: | 42-59-06.3210N / 091-47-26.1750W
42-59.105350N / 091-47.436250W
42.9850892 / -91.7906042
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1232 ft. / 375.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile NE of WEST UNION, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 52175 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1964 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FOD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT PAPI RYS 17 & 35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at DEH (18 nm N): | 120.925 (563-382-2990) |
| WX AWOS-3 at OLZ (20 nm SW): | 119.675 (319-283-3518) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNAEPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQ 118.85 (LA CROSSE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| UKNr207/20.9 | | WAUKON VORTAC | | 116.60 | | 05E |
| ALOr040/37.1 | | WATERLOO VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 06E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| WEST UNION | | 350/2.5 | | 278 | | 02E | | XWY | -..- .-- -.-- |
| DECORAH | | 186/17.5 | | 236 | | 01E | | DEH | -.. . .... |
| OELWEIN | | 022/19.8 | | 260 | | 02E | | OLZ | --- .-.. --.. |
| CRESCO | | 145/27.3 | | 293 | | 02E | | CJJ | -.-. .--- .--- |
| WAPSIE | | 010/32.7 | | 206 | | 02E | | IIB | .. .. -... |
| CHARLES CITY | | 095/36.2 | | 375 | | 03E | | CCY | -.-. -.-. -.-- |
| CALEDONIA | | 197/38.4 | | 209 | | 03E | | CHU | -.-. .... ..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
FOR FUEL CALL 563-422-5842 OR 563-422-3966. NO CREDIT CARDS. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 4248 x 60 ft. / 1295 x 18 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 21.0 | | Double wheel: | 21.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 42-59.451917N | | 42-58.758317N |
| Longitude: | 091-47.496850W | | 091-47.375983W |
| Elevation: | 1232.0 ft. | | 1195.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 171 magnetic, 173 true | | 351 magnetic, 353 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI NSTD; KEY CTAF 5 TIMES. | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI NSTD; KEY CTAF 5 TIMES. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF WEST UNION
P.O. BOX 151
WEST UNION, IA 52175-0151
Phone 563-422-5842 |
| Manager: | DALE HALVERSON
10184 240TH STREET
WEST UNION, IA 52175
Phone 563-422-7267
AFT HRS CALL 563-422-3966. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 6 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 24/week * | | 61% | transient general aviation | | 39% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 01 August 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DROP OFF WITHIN RY SAFETY AREA E OF RY 17/35 APRXLY 1500 FT FM RY END. |
| - | JEFF MILLER CHMN ARPT CMSN. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 17 | |
download (180KB) |
| GPS RWY 35 | |
download (197KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download (170KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (29KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KDEH - Decorah Municipal Airport (18 nm N)
KOLZ - Oelwein Municipal Airport (20 nm SW)
KCJJ - Ellen Church Field Airport (27 nm NW)
KPDC - Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport (29 nm E)
KIIB - Independence Municipal Airport (32 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:22 | | 12:22 |
| Sunrise | | 06:52 | | 12:52 |
| Sunset | | 16:50 | | 22:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:20 | | 23:20 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 14:49:04 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 08:49:04 |
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| METAR |
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KDEH
17nm N | 081435Z AUTO 12006KT 10SM CLR 12/02 A3006 RMK AO2
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KOLZ
21nm S | 081435Z AUTO 12011G17KT 10SM CLR 13/01 A3002 RMK AO2
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KPDC
30nm E | 081435Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/03 A3006 RMK AO2 T00550033
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KIIB
33nm S | 081435Z AUTO 11013KT 10SM CLR 11/03 A3001 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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KALO
37nm SW | 081122Z 0812/0912 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM081500 12011G15KT P6SM SCT200 FM081700 17013G19KT P6SM SCT040 BKN150 FM090200 22013KT P6SM BKN040 OVC150
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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