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

GOING TO WEST UNION?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 3Y2
Lat/Long: 42-59-06.8000N 091-47-26.3000W
42-59.113333N 091-47.438333W
42.9852222,-91.7906389
(estimated)
Elevation: 1231.8 ft. / 375.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 01W (2020)
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
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
ALOr046/37.1WATERLOO VOR/DME112.2000E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
100LL:AVBL 24-7 SELF SVC.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 4149 x 60 ft. / 1265 x 18 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 7 /R/C/W/U
Single wheel: 21.0
Double wheel: 21.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 42-59.452100N42-58.774705N
Longitude: 091-47.496832W091-47.378785W
Elevation: 1231.8 ft.1196.1 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 174 magnetic, 173 true354 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 563-422-3908
Manager: GREG NOVAK
10184 240TH STREET
WEST UNION, IA 52175
Phone 563-422-8465

Additional Remarks

- RY 17 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 7 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
- FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

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 from 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17   download (208KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35   download (220KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (239KB)

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 - James H Connell Field at Independence Municipal Airport (32 nm S)
  
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 3Y2 (George L Scott Municipal Airport)
Photo by Ray Rich
Photo taken 12-Sep-2012
looking northeast.
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From to 3Y2

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5712:57
Sunrise07:2913:29
Sunset16:3222:32
Evening civil twilight17:0423:04

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-Dec-2025 11:54:57
Local (UTC-6)  11-Dec-2025 05:54:57
 
METAR
KDEH 
17nm N 		111135Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM OVC012 M08/M09 A2996 RMK AO2
KOLZ 
21nm S 		111135Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM OVC030 M08/M09 A2998 RMK A01
KPDC 
30nm E 		111135Z AUTO 35004KT 10SM OVC017 M06/M10 A3001 RMK AO2 T10651097
KIIB 
33nm S 		111135Z AUTO 28005KT 10SM OVC034 M08/M10 A3002 RMK AO2 T10851103
TAF
KALO 
37nm SW 		110520Z 1106/1206 31012KT P6SM SCT025 OVC035 FM111100 VRB04KT P6SM BKN035 BKN120 FM111800 15006KT P6SM BKN030 OVC080 PROB30 1118/1120 2SM -SN OVC015 FM112000 14007KT 1SM -SN OVC009 FM112300 11007KT 3/4SM -SN BKN006 OVC090 FM120300 08005KT 5SM -SN BKN006 OVC110
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
City of West Union 563-422-5842
563-422-3908
[web site]
[email]		 Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Courtesy cars (free for pilots to use in the local area), ...
 
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More info about City of West Union
independent
100LL Jet A
SS $5.38 $4.14 
 Updated 24-Nov-2025
  
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SS=Self service
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