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C27

Manchester Municipal Airport
Manchester, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	C27
Lat/Long:	42-29-25.7850N 091-29-52.3450W 42-29.429750N 091-29.872417W 42.4904958,-91.4978736 (estimated)
Elevation:	987 ft. / 300.8 m (surveyed)
Variation:	02E (1985)
From city:	2 miles W of MANCHESTER, IA
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	52057

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	12/1963
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	FOD (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	ON CALL
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
DBQr275/35.3		DUBUQUE VORTAC		115.80		04E
CIDr014/38.4		CEDAR RAPIDS VOR/DME		114.10		05E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	3465 x 50 ft. / 1056 x 15 m EXTENDED 190' RWY 18 END
Surface:	asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	low intensity
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Latitude:	42-29.715167N	42-29.144333N
Longitude:	091-29.873500W	091-29.871333W
Elevation:	948.0 ft.	948.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Displaced threshold:	no	305 ft.
Markings:	basic, in good condition	basic, in good condition
Obstructions:	25 ft. tree, 1033 ft. from runway, 60 ft. right of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear	28 ft. bldg, 295 ft. from runway, 95 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear RWY 36 APCH SLOPE 21:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF MANCHESTER 208 E MAIN STREET MANCHESTER, IA 52057 Phone 563-927-1116
Manager:	TIM VICK 208 E MAIN STREET MANCHESTER, IA 52057 Phone 563-927-1116 563-608-3966 CELL OR 563-927-3355 POLICE.

Additional Remarks

-	DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at C27.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KIIB - James H Connell Field at Independence Municipal Airport (20 nm W)
KMXO - Monticello Regional Airport (22 nm SE)
KOLZ - Oelwein Municipal Airport (24 nm NW)
C17 - Marion Airport (28 nm S)
KVTI - Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark (29 nm SW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 13-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:04	13:04
Sunrise	07:35	13:35
Sunset	16:55	22:55
Evening civil twilight	17:26	23:26

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-Jan-2026 12:39:16
Local (UTC-6)	13-Jan-2026 06:39:16

METAR

KIIB 20nm W	131215Z AUTO 27012KT 10SM CLR 04/00 A2969 RMK AO2 T00351005
KMXO 22nm SE	131215Z AUTO 24009KT 10SM CLR 03/01 A2965 RMK AO2
KOLZ 23nm NW	131215Z AUTO 27011KT 10SM FEW150 FEW170 03/01 A2967 RMK A01
KVTI 29nm SW	131215Z AUTO 26010G16KT 10SM CLR 05/M01 A2968 RMK AO2 T00521010
KDBQ 36nm E	131153Z 22010KT 10SM CLR 02/M01 A2962 RMK AO2 SLP042 T00171011 10022 20006 56040
KPDC 36nm NE	131215Z AUTO 27006KT 10SM CLR 06/M01 A2962 RMK AO2 T00561007
KCID 38nm S	131152Z 24011KT 10SM CLR 03/M01 A2969 RMK AO2 SLP060 T00331011 10033 20017 55028 $
KALO 40nm W	131154Z 26012KT 10SM CLR 05/M01 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP055 T00501011 10050 20039 55017

TAF

KDBQ 36nm E	131120Z 1312/1412 23012KT P6SM BKN090 WS015/27045KT FM131400 26014G25KT P6SM BKN150 FM140100 30017G23KT P6SM SCT060 FM140600 32018G26KT P6SM OVC025
KCID 38nm S	131120Z 1312/1412 25012KT P6SM SCT120 WS015/28045KT FM131500 27014G25KT P6SM BKN120 FM140100 30014G22KT P6SM BKN080 FM140600 32018G25KT P6SM OVC030
KALO 40nm W	131128Z 1312/1412 27013G21KT P6SM BKN250 WS020/31040KT FM131600 28015G24KT P6SM BKN250 FM140200 31016G25KT P6SM OVC030 FM141000 34021G29KT P6SM OVC025

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Manchester Municipal Airport

563-927-3636

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	100LL
SS		$5.50
Updated 12-Jan-2026

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