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IA38 Plain Ol' Field Airport
Clear Lake, Iowa, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: IA38
Lat/Long: 43-08-21.4300N 093-26-00.8900W
43-08.357167N 093-26.014833W
43.1392861,-93.4335806
(estimated)
Elevation: 1240 ft. / 378 m (estimated)
From city: 2 miles W of CLEAR LAKE, IA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 50482

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 03/2021
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at MCW (5 nm E): 120.300 (641-255-0381)
WX AWOS-3 at FXY (10 nm NW): 123.925 (641-581-2347)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MCWr294/5.3MASON CITY VOR/DME114.9006E
AELr184/32.7ALBERT LEA VOR/DME109.8001E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 2600 x 70 ft. / 792 x 21 m
Surface: turf
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: /2022
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 43-08.271667N43-08.442667N
Longitude: 093-26.283000W093-25.746667W
Elevation: 1240.0 ft.1236.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: ANDY AND JAMIE MEYER
4333 260TH ST.
CLEAR LAKE, IA 50428
Phone 641-529-0420
Manager: ANDY AND JAMIE MEYER
4333 260TH ST.
CLEAR LAKE, IA 50428
Phone 641-529-0420

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at IA38.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMCW - Mason City Municipal Airport (5 nm E)
KFXY - Forest City Municipal Airport/Trimble Field (10 nm NW)
KHPT - Hampton Municipal Airport (27 nm S)
KCAV - Clarion Municipal Airport (28 nm SW)
KAEL - Albert Lea Municipal Airport (33 nm N)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Sep-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1911:19
Sunrise06:4811:48
Sunset19:3400:34
Evening civil twilight20:0301:03

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Sep-2026 14:56:58
Local (UTC-5)  09-Sep-2026 09:56:58
 
METAR
KMCW 
4nm E 		091353Z AUTO 35003KT 10SM CLR 19/18 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP165 T01890178
KFXY 
10nm NW 		091435Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/17 A3007 RMK AO2
TAF
KMCW 
4nm E 		091140Z 0912/1012 VRB04KT 1SM BR SCT005 BKN060 TEMPO 0912/0913 1/4SM FG BKN004 FM091300 33005KT P6SM BKN220
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