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8C6 Traer Municipal Airport
Traer, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 8C6
Lat/Long: 42-11-56.9620N / 092-27-28.6870W
42-11.949367N / 092-27.478117W
42.1991561 / -92.4579686
(estimated)
Elevation: 892 ft. / 272 m (estimated)
Variation: 03E (1985)
From city: 1 mile NE of TRAER, IA
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 50675

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1961
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
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
Lights: DUSK-DAWN

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at VTI (19 nm E): 120.075 (319-472-3122)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
JWJr072/20.7ELMWOOD VOR/DME109.4003E
ALOr181/21.6WATERLOO VORTAC112.2006E
CIDr297/35.3CEDAR RAPIDS VOR/DME114.1005E
TNUr046/38.3NEWTON VOR/DME112.5003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GARRISON263/19.533803EVTI ...- - ..
BELLE PLAINE336/20.437102ETZT - --.. -
WAPSIE234/27.120602EIIB .. .. -...
GRINNELL020/31.824802EGGI --. --. ..
OELWEIN214/36.126002EOLZ --- .-.. --..
IOWA FALLS112/39.536803EIFA .. ..-. .-

Airport Services

Fuel available: MOGAS AND 100LL FUEL AVBL FOR EMERG ONLY; CALL 319-478-2154/2580.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 2555 x 100 ft. / 779 x 30 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
Runway edge lights: low intensity
Runway edge markings: 17/35 MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES.
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern: leftright
Obstructions: 61 ft. trees, 848 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear71 ft. tree, 1677 ft. from runway, 50 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF TRAER
649 2ND ST
TRAER, IA 50675
Phone 319-478-2580
Manager: MELVIN HERINK
2448 160TH ST
TRAER, IA 50675
Phone 319-478-2154
ALSO JIM PIPPERT

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 9
Single engine airplanes: 9
    
Aircraft operations: avg 43/week *
51% local general aviation
49% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 30 July 2008

Additional Remarks

SNOW RMVL DELAYED AT TIMES; CONFIRM RY COND PRIOR TO USE - CALL 319-478-2580 OR 319-478-2154
TURF RY SOFT DURING SPRING THAW.
PARALLEL TWY IS MKD AND LGTD ALONG EAST EDGE.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8C6.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KVTI - Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark (19 nm E)
KTZT - Belle Plaine Municipal Airport (21 nm S)
KMIW - Marshalltown Municipal Airport (21 nm W)
KALO - Waterloo Regional Airport (22 nm N)
KIIB - Independence Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2412:24
Sunrise06:5412:54
Sunset16:5422:54
Evening civil twilight17:2323:23

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 18:41:45
Local (UTC-6)  09-Nov-2009 12:41:45
 
METAR
KVTI 
19nm E 
091815Z AUTO 03011KT 10SM CLR 15/02 A3031 RMK AO2
KMIW 
21nm W 
091753Z AUTO 04009KT 14/03 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP265 T01440033 10144 20044 50001 PWINO $
KALO 
21nm N 
091754Z 02008KT 10SM CLR 15/04 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP267 T01500039 10150 20056 50005
KIIB 
27nm NE 
091815Z AUTO 02010KT 10SM CLR 14/03 A3031 RMK AO1
KGGI 
32nm SW 
091815Z AUTO 05009KT 10SM CLR 17/03 A3031 RMK AO2
KOLZ 
35nm NE 
091815Z AUTO 03009G15KT 10SM CLR 15/02 A3033 RMK AO2
KCID 
38nm SE 
091752Z 02010KT 10SM CLR 16/03 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP254 T01560033 10156 20078 50006
TAF
KALO 
21nm N 
091723Z 0918/1018 01008KT P6SM BKN250 FM092300 03005KT P6SM BKN200 FM101600 07007KT P6SM SCT250
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