FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 MAY 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | IOW |
Lat/Long: | 41-38-23.1660N 091-32-53.2950W 41-38.386100N 091-32.888250W 41.6397683,-91.5481375 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 683.7 ft. / 208.4 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 01W (2020) |
From city: | 2 miles SW of IOWA CITY, IA |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 52246 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 04/1946 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | IOW (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0630-2030 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | MIRL RWY 07/25 & 12/30 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT PAPI RWY 07 & 25; REIL RWY 07 & 25 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX ASOS: | 128.075 (319-339-9491) |
CEDAR RAPIDS APPROACH: | 119.7 |
CHICAGO ARTCC APPROACH: | 134.05 |
CEDAR RAPIDS DEPARTURE: | 119.7 |
CHICAGO ARTCC DEPARTURE: | 134.05 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 119.05 |
WX ASOS at CID (16 nm NW): | PHONE 319-558-5153 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 132.8/328.4 (CEDAR RAPIDS RCAG) WHEN CEDAR RAPIDS APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
IOWr017/7.8 | | IOWA CITY VOR/DME | | 116.20 | | 05E |
CIDr139/18.3 | | CEDAR RAPIDS VOR/DME | | 114.10 | | 05E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
Dimensions: | 5002 x 100 ft. / 1525 x 30 m |
Surface: | concrete/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 15 /R/C/W/T | Single wheel: | 25.0 | Double wheel: | 45.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
Latitude: | 41-38.293335N | | 41-38.563642N |
Longitude: | 091-33.466775W | | 091-32.429782W |
Elevation: | 683.7 ft. | | 650.5 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 072 magnetic, 071 true | | 252 magnetic, 251 true |
Displaced threshold: | no | | 130 ft. |
Declared distances: | TORA:5002 TODA:5152 ASDA:5002 LDA:5002 | | TORA:5002 TODA:5002 ASDA:5002 LDA:4872 |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 88 ft. pole, 2079 ft. from runway, 263 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear | | 46 ft. tree, 950 ft. from runway, 50 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear RY 25 APCH SLOPE 23:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Runway 12/30
Dimensions: | 3900 x 75 ft. / 1189 x 23 m |
Surface: | concrete/grooved, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 6 /R/C/W/T | Single wheel: | 15.0 | Double wheel: | 20.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
Latitude: | 41-38.514362N | | 41-38.149083N |
Longitude: | 091-33.163302W | | 091-32.459212W |
Elevation: | 661.2 ft. | | 648.7 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 126 magnetic, 125 true | | 306 magnetic, 305 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 85 ft. tree, 1454 ft. from runway, 25 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear | | 84 ft. tree, 1327 ft. from runway, 409 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 EAST WASHINGTON IOWA CITY, IA 52240 Phone 319-356-5010 |
Manager: | MICHAEL THARP 1801 S. RIVERSIDE IOWA CITY, IA 52246 Phone 319-356-5045 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 75 | Single engine airplanes: | | 62 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | Jet airplanes: | | 7 | Helicopters: | | 2 | Gliders airplanes: | | 3 |
- ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY DISCOURAGED-RDO RQRD.
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Aircraft operations: avg 91/day * | 68% | transient general aviation | 19% | local general aviation | 11% | air taxi | 1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 27 May 2022 | |
Additional Remarks
- | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT, CTC ARPT MGR 319-356-5045. |
- | RY 25 DESIGNATED AS CALM WIND RY. |
- | WATERFOWL & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | HEL ACTIVITY 3/4 MILE N OF ARPT INVOF UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL. |
- | NUMEROUS UNLGTD CRANES 200 FT AGL 2 NM RDS OF ARPT. |
- | GLIDER ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | STADIUM WITHIN 3NM, CHECK FOR EVENTS. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 18 May 2023 at 0901Z to 15 June 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 | |
download (279KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 **CHANGED** | |
download (238KB) |
VOR-A **CHANGED** | |
download (175KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (61KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (432KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCID - The Eastern Iowa Airport (16 nm NW)
8C4 - Mathews Memorial Airport (19 nm NE)
KAWG - Washington Municipal Airport (23 nm S)
KMUT - Muscatine Municipal Airport (24 nm SE)
KTZT - Belle Plaine Municipal Airport (36 nm NW)
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Aerial photo |
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Photo courtesy of City of Iowa City
Taken in August 2010
looking north.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 28-May-2023
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:04 | | 10:04 |
Sunrise | | 05:37 | | 10:37 |
Sunset | | 20:30 | | 01:30 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:03 | | 02:03 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 29-May-2023 01:30:45 |
Local (UTC-5) | 28-May-2023 20:30:45 |
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METAR |
KIOW | 290052Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM CLR 26/04 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02560044
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KCID 16nm NW | 290052Z 11006KT 10SM CLR 24/06 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP159 T02390061
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TAF |
KCID 16nm NW | 281720Z 2818/2918 11009KT P6SM SCT250
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NOTAMs |
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