FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3Y2 |
| Lat/Long: | 42-59-06.3000N / 091-47-26.2000W
42-59.105000N / 091-47.436667W
42.9850833 / -91.7906111
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1232 ft. / 375.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile NE of WEST UNION, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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: | ACTVT PAPI RYS 17 & 35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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: | 4249 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: | 42-59.452068N | | 42-58.758373N |
| Longitude: | 091-47.496838W | | 091-47.375978W |
| Elevation: | 1231.7 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. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
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 26 July 2012 | |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (158KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (185KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (153KB) |
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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Satellite photo at:
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Ray Rich
Photo taken 12-Sep-2012
looking northeast.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of George L Scott Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:09 | | 10:09 |
| Sunrise | | 05:42 | | 10:42 |
| Sunset | | 20:25 | | 01:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:58 | | 01:58 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 10:56:11 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 05:56:11 |
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| METAR |
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KDEH
17nm N | 180955Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM FEW033 SCT049 SCT055 13/10 A2997 RMK AO2
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KPDC
30nm E | 180955Z AUTO 12004KT 10SM CLR 13/09 A2999 RMK AO2 T01260094
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KIIB
33nm S | 180955Z AUTO 11009KT 7SM CLR 14/11 A2996 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KALO
37nm SW | 180916Z 1809/1906 12006KT P6SM BKN250 FM181600 15014KT P6SM BKN120 FM190200 12010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN150
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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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