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8C6 Traer Municipal Airport
Traer, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 8C6
Lat/Long: 42-12-03.0000N 092-27-23.9000W
42-12.050000N 092-27.398333W
42.2008333,-92.4566389
(estimated)
Elevation: 892 ft. / 272 m (estimated)
Variation: 03E (1985)
From city: 1 mile NE of TRAER, IA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 50675

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1961
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: SS-SR

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
ALOr187/21.5WATERLOO VOR/DME112.2000E
CIDr297/35.3CEDAR RAPIDS VOR/DME114.1005E
TNUr046/38.4NEWTON VOR/DME112.5003E

Airport Services

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
Latitude: 42-12.260862N42-11.840165N
Longitude: 092-27.393860W092-27.404377W
Elevation: 884.0 ft.891.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 178 magnetic, 181 true358 magnetic, 001 true
Obstructions: 70 ft. trees, 806 ft. from runway, 176 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear80 ft. tree, 1689 ft. from runway, 210 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 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: PETE HOLDON
649 2ND STREET
TRAER, IA 50675
Phone (319) 478-2580

Additional Remarks

- SNOW RMVL DELAYED AT TIMES; CONFIRM RY COND PRIOR TO USE - CALL 319-478-2580
- TURF RY SOFT DURING SPRING THAW.
- PARALLEL TWY IS MKD AND LGTD ALONG EAST EDGE.
- MOGAS AND 100LL FUEL AVBL FOR EMERG ONLY; CALL 319-476-4353.
- FOR CD CTC DES MOINES APCH AT 515-974-8016. WHEN DES MOINES APP CLSD, FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

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 - James H Connell Field at Independence Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 01-May-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3610:36
Sunrise06:0611:06
Sunset20:0801:08
Evening civil twilight20:3801:38

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  01-May-2026 18:50:43
Local (UTC-5)  01-May-2026 13:50:43
 
METAR
KVTI 
19nm E 		011835Z AUTO 33005KT 10SM SCT050 BKN065 BKN080 12/M01 A3003 RMK AO2 T01161008
KMIW 
21nm W 		011753Z AUTO 02007KT 350V050 10SM SCT055 BKN080 12/01 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP173 60001 T01220006 10122 20039 50001
KALO 
21nm N 		011754Z 35008KT 10SM FEW045 BKN065 OVC090 10/01 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP177 T01000006 10117 20050 55002
KIIB 
27nm NE 		011835Z AUTO 01008KT 10SM OVC090 10/01 A3005 RMK AO2 T01050014
KGGI 
32nm SW 		011835Z AUTO 35007G15KT 10SM SCT048 SCT060 BKN085 13/M03 A3004 RMK AO2 T01311028
KOLZ 
35nm NE 		011835Z AUTO 34005G11KT 10SM FEW065 SCT080 10/M01 A3004 RMK A01
KCID 
38nm SE 		011752Z 00000KT 9SM SCT050 OVC070 11/M01 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP173 T01061006 10117 20022 56004
TAF
KALO 
21nm N 		011728Z 0118/0218 34006KT P6SM BKN045 TEMPO 0118/0122 -SHRA BKN045 FM020600 30004KT P6SM SKC FM021000 27004KT P6SM SKC
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