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6C0 Eldora Municipal Airport
Eldora, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: 6C0
Lat/Long: 42-19-50.4000N / 093-06-50.5000W
42-19.840000N / 093-06.841667W
42.3306667 / -93.1140278
(estimated)
Elevation: 979 ft. / 298.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03E (1985)
From city: 2 miles SW of ELDORA, IA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 50627

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/1957
Sectional chart: OMAHA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: FOD (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at IFA (11 nm NW): 120.425 (641-648-2469)
WX ASOS at MIW (16 nm SE): 128.325 (641-752-2339)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
JWJr322/16.0ELMWOOD VOR/DME109.4003E
TNUr357/32.8NEWTON VOR/DME112.5003E
ALOr241/34.4WATERLOO VORTAC112.2006E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
IOWA FALLS140/11.036803EIFA .. ..-. .-
HAMPTON165/24.223003EHPT .... .--. -
WEBSTER CITY098/34.132303EEBS . -... ...
BOONE060/36.840703EBNW -... -. .--
CLARION128/37.938703ECAV -.-. .- ...-

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2750 x 100 ft. / 838 x 30 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings: & 36 EDGES MKD BY WHITE/BLACK PANELS; THRS MKD BY RED/GREEN PANELS.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 42-20.066667N42-19.613833N
Longitude: 093-06.841667W093-06.841667W
Elevation: 979.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: none41 ft. trees, 875 ft. from runway, 45 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF ELDORA
1442 WASHINGTON
ELDORA, IA 50627
Phone 515-858-2393
Manager: BOB JONES
1442 WASHINGTON
ELDORA, IA 50627
Phone 515-858-3944

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 2
Single engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 42/month *
60% transient general aviation
40% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 12 September 2006

Additional Remarks

ARPT CLSD SS-SR.
ARPT CLSD NOV-APR.
ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY PROHIBITED.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 6C0.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KIFA - Iowa Falls Municipal Airport (11 nm NW)
KMIW - Marshalltown Municipal Airport (16 nm SE)
KHPT - Hampton Municipal Airport (24 nm N)
KAMW - Ames Municipal Airport (30 nm SW)
KEBS - Webster City Municipal Airport (34 nm W)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2110:21
Sunrise05:5310:53
Sunset20:2501:25
Evening civil twilight20:5701:57

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-May-2008 20:59:44
Local (UTC-5)  13-May-2008 15:59:44
 
METAR
KIFA 
11nm NW 
132035Z AUTO 21008KT 10SM BKN043 OVC049 15/12 A2977 RMK AO2
KMIW 
16nm SE 
132053Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM OVC028 16/11 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP075 T01610106 58002
TAF
KALO 
34nm NE 
131952Z 132018 20012KT P6SM OVC030 TEMPO 2022 5SM -RA BR BKN018 OVC030 FM2200 22012KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 OVC050 FM0300 32012KT P6SM BKN040
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