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 |
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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
| 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: | 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 |
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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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 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) |
| 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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| 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 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:54 | | 11:54 |
| Sunrise | | 07:23 | | 12:23 |
| Sunset | | 18:23 | | 23:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:51 | | 23:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 15:14:39 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 10:14:39 |
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| METAR |
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KDEH
17nm N | 161455Z AUTO 33006G12KT 9SM BKN009 OVC013 08/07 A2989 RMK AO2
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KOLZ
21nm S | 161435Z AUTO 31008G13KT 10SM BKN007 OVC012 08/07 A2991 RMK AO2
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KPDC
30nm E | 161435Z AUTO 29008KT 10SM OVC012 10/07 A2988 RMK AO2 T00950070
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KIIB
33nm S | 161435Z AUTO 31008KT 10SM 08/05 A2992 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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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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| 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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