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8C6 Traer Municipal Airport
Traer, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008

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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 - --.. -
MARSHALLTOWN072/21.123903EMIW -- .. .--
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 clear66 ft. tree, 1677 ft. from runway, 50 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 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 79/week *
51% local general aviation
49% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 26 September 2006

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 07-Oct-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4811:48
Sunrise07:1612:16
Sunset18:3923:39
Evening civil twilight19:0700:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-Oct-2008 19:48:16
Local (UTC-5)  07-Oct-2008 14:48:16
 
METAR
KVTI 
19nm E 
071935Z AUTO 11006KT 1 1/2SM -DZ OVC004 13/12 A2988 RMK AO2
KMIW 
21nm W 
071935Z AUTO 32017G21KT 4SM -RA BR BKN007 OVC012 12/11 A2990 RMK AO2 CIG 005V010 P0003 TSNO
KALO 
21nm N 
071928Z 11005KT 1 1/4SM BR OVC008 15/14 A2988 RMK AO2 CIG 007V012
KGGI 
32nm SW 
071935Z AUTO 20003KT 1 1/2SM DZ OVC004 16/15 A2988 RMK AO2
KOLZ 
35nm NE 
071935Z AUTO 12007KT 2SM RA OVC006 14/12 A2990 RMK AO2
KCID 
38nm SE 
071852Z 12006KT 1 1/2SM -RA BR OVC006 14/14 A2990 RMK AO2 RAB42 SLP123 P0000 T01390139
TAF
KALO 
21nm N 
071720Z 071818 12008KT 5SM BR VCSH SCT040 OVC060 FM1900 10008KT 4SM -SHRA BR SCT010 BKN030 TEMPO 1923 2SM SHRA BR OVC008 FM2300 36008KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC015 FM0400 32006KT 4SM BR SCT015 FM1400 29008KT P6SM SKC
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