FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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 |
| 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: | 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 |
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| JWJr074/20.8 | | ELMWOOD VOR/DME | | 109.40 | | 01E |
| ALOr181/21.5 | | WATERLOO VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 06E |
| CIDr297/35.3 | | CEDAR RAPIDS VOR/DME | | 114.10 | | 05E |
| TNUr046/38.4 | | NEWTON VOR/DME | | 112.50 | | 03E |
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. |
| Gradient: | SOUTH |
| 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. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% UP | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 178 magnetic, 181 true | | 358 magnetic, 001 true |
| Obstructions: | 49 ft. trees, 980 ft. from runway, 180 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 65 ft. tree, 1539 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 319-478-2606 |
| Manager: | MELVIN HERINK
2448 160TH ST
TRAER, IA 50675
Phone 319-478-2154
ALSO JIM PIPPERT - 319-476-4353 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 8 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 43/week * | | 51% | local general aviation | | 49% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 16 August 2011 | |
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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Times for 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:14 | | 10:14 |
| Sunrise | | 05:47 | | 10:47 |
| Sunset | | 20:26 | | 01:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:58 | | 01:58 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 10:54:53 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 05:54:53 |
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KVTI
19nm E | 180955Z AUTO 12003KT 3SM BR 16/14 A2997 RMK AO2 SKY OBSCURED T01560140
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KMIW
21nm W | 180953Z AUTO 10005KT 7SM CLR 15/14 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP133 T01500139
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KALO
21nm N | 180954Z 10005KT 6SM BR CLR 14/13 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP137 T01440128
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KIIB
27nm NE | 180955Z AUTO 11009KT 7SM CLR 14/11 A2996 RMK AO2
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KGGI
32nm SW | 180955Z AUTO 10006KT 7SM CLR 16/14 A2994 RMK AO2 T01550136
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KCID
38nm SE | 180955Z 10008KT 3SM BR CLR 16/15 A2995 RMK AO2
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KALO
21nm N | 180916Z 1809/1906 12006KT P6SM BKN250 FM181600 15014KT P6SM BKN120 FM190200 12010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN150
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