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3Y2 George L Scott Municipal Airport
West Union, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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
UKNr207/20.9WAUKON VORTAC116.6005E
ALOr040/37.1WATERLOO VORTAC112.2006E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WEST UNION350/2.527802EXWY -..- .-- -.--
DECORAH186/17.523601EDEH -.. . ....
OELWEIN022/19.826002EOLZ --- .-.. --..
CRESCO145/27.329302ECJJ -.-. .--- .---
WAPSIE010/32.720602EIIB .. .. -...
CHARLES CITY095/36.237503ECCY -.-. -.-. -.--
CALEDONIA197/38.420903ECHU -.-. .... ..-

Airport Services

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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 42-59.452068N42-58.758373N
Longitude: 091-47.496838W091-47.375978W
Elevation: 1231.7 ft.1195.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 171 magnetic, 173 true351 magnetic, 353 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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 lightsyes, 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: REGGIE GROSS
10184 240TH STREET
WEST UNION, IA 52175
Phone 563-422-5842
AFTER HOURS 563-422-8480.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 6
Single engine airplanes: 5
Helicopters: 1
    
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17   download (158KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35   download (185KB)
VOR/DME-A   download (153KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (158KB)

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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Photo taken 12-Sep-2012
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5411:54
Sunrise07:2312:23
Sunset18:2323:23
Evening civil twilight18:5123:51

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 15:14:39
Local (UTC-5)  16-Oct-2013 10:14:39
 
METAR
KDEH 
17nm N 
161455Z AUTO 33006G12KT 9SM BKN009 OVC013 08/07 A2989 RMK AO2
KOLZ 
21nm S 
161435Z AUTO 31008G13KT 10SM BKN007 OVC012 08/07 A2991 RMK AO2
KPDC 
30nm E 
161435Z AUTO 29008KT 10SM OVC012 10/07 A2988 RMK AO2 T00950070
KIIB 
33nm S 
161435Z AUTO 31008KT 10SM 08/05 A2992 RMK AO2
TAF
KALO 
37nm SW 
161137Z 1612/1712 30012KT P6SM SCT008 BKN012 OVC024 TEMPO 1613/1615 BKN008 FM161800 31012KT P6SM BKN025 FM170000 29009KT P6SM BKN040 FM170500 26005KT P6SM SCT100
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SUPER 8 WEST UNION 2.2 58-110

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