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8C6

Traer Municipal Airport
Traer, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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
ALOr187/21.5	WATERLOO VOR/DME	112.20	00E
CIDr297/35.3	CEDAR RAPIDS VOR/DME	114.10	05E
TNUr046/38.4	NEWTON VOR/DME	112.50	03E

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:	42-12.260862N	42-11.840165N
Longitude:	092-27.393860W	092-27.404377W
Elevation:	884.0 ft.	891.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	right
Runway heading:	178 magnetic, 181 true	358 magnetic, 001 true
Obstructions:	70 ft. trees, 806 ft. from runway, 176 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear	80 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 07-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:48	12:48
Sunrise	07:17	13:17
Sunset	17:31	23:31
Evening civil twilight	18:00	24:00

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	08-Feb-2026 03:02:59
Local (UTC-6)	07-Feb-2026 21:02:59

METAR

KVTI 19nm E	080255Z AUTO 12006KT 10SM CLR M03/M15 A3021 RMK AO2 T10311154
KMIW 21nm W	080253Z AUTO 14013KT 10SM CLR M03/M14 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP230 T10281144 58001
KALO 21nm N	080254Z AUTO 11009KT 10SM CLR M04/M13 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP239 T10391128 58001
KIIB 27nm NE	080255Z AUTO 11008KT 10SM CLR M05/M13 A3024 RMK AO2 T10451129
KGGI 32nm SW	080255Z AUTO 12009KT 10SM CLR M03/M13 A3018 RMK AO2 T10301135
KOLZ 35nm NE	080255Z AUTO 13012KT 10SM BKN180 M04/M14 A3022 RMK A01
KCID 38nm SE	080252Z 13008KT 10SM FEW095 M04/M16 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP244 T10391156 58005 $

TAF

KALO
21nm N

071740Z 0718/0818 14009KT P6SM SCT200 FM072300 14011G20KT P6SM SCT240 FM080500 13012G21KT P6SM BKN070 FM081500 12011KT P6SM SCT029

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