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 |
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| JWJr072/20.7 | | ELMWOOD VOR/DME | | 109.40 | | 03E |
| ALOr181/21.6 | | WATERLOO VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 06E |
| CIDr297/35.3 | | CEDAR RAPIDS VOR/DME | | 114.10 | | 05E |
| TNUr046/38.3 | | 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. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Obstructions: | 61 ft. trees, 848 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear | | 66 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 |
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| 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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Times for 07-Oct-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:48 | | 11:48 |
| Sunrise | | 07:16 | | 12:16 |
| Sunset | | 18:39 | | 23:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:07 | | 00:07 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Oct-2008 19:48:16 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Oct-2008 14:48:16 |
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| METAR |
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KVTI
19nm E | 071935Z AUTO 11006KT 1 1/2SM -DZ OVC004 13/12 A2988 RMK AO2
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KMIW
21nm W | 071935Z AUTO 32017G21KT 4SM -RA BR BKN007 OVC012 12/11 A2990 RMK AO2 CIG 005V010 P0003 TSNO
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KALO
21nm N | 071928Z 11005KT 1 1/4SM BR OVC008 15/14 A2988 RMK AO2 CIG 007V012
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KGGI
32nm SW | 071935Z AUTO 20003KT 1 1/2SM DZ OVC004 16/15 A2988 RMK AO2
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KOLZ
35nm NE | 071935Z AUTO 12007KT 2SM RA OVC006 14/12 A2990 RMK AO2
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KCID
38nm SE | 071852Z 12006KT 1 1/2SM -RA BR OVC006 14/14 A2990 RMK AO2 RAB42 SLP123 P0000 T01390139
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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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