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KAXA Algona Municipal Airport
Algona, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: AXA
Lat/Long: 43-04-40.4780N / 094-16-19.1740W
43-04.674633N / 094-16.319567W
43.0779106 / -94.2719928
(estimated)
Elevation: 1219 ft. / 371.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04E (1995)
From city: 2 miles W of ALGONA, IA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 50511

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1949
Sectional chart: OMAHA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: AXA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1700, ALL SAT 0800-1200
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 12/30 AND REIL/SAVASI RYS 12 AND 30 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 118.475 (515-295-9634)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 134.0/288.3 (FORT DODGE RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FODr355/28.0FORT DODGE VORTAC113.5007E
ESTr127/(28.7)ESTHERVILLE VOR110.4007E
FRMr162/34.7FAIRMONT VOR/DME110.2007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ALGONAat field40303EAXA .- -..- .-
EMMETSBURG090/19.141004EEGQ . --. --.-
POCAHONTAS034/25.942806EPOH .--. --- ....
PUFF125/26.234504EPUF .--. ..- ..-.
EAGLE GROVE321/27.330203EEAG . .- --.
FOREST CITY247/30.035905EFXY ..-. -..- -.--
CLARION308/30.138703ECAV -.-. .- ...-
BLUE EARTH190/32.133204ESBU ... -... ..-
LITTLE SIOUX089/37.832605ELTU .-.. - ..-

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 12/30

Dimensions: 3960 x 75 ft. / 1207 x 23 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 48.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 43-04.892167N43-04.459050N
Longitude: 094-16.702583W094-16.038167W
Elevation: 1215.0 ft.1204.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 128 magnetic, 132 true308 magnetic, 312 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box SAVASI on left2-box SAVASI on right
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsno, no lights
Obstructions: 22 ft. road, 500 ft. from runway, 285 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear10 ft. road, 320 ft. from runway, 50 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2880 x 160 ft. / 878 x 49 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Runway edge markings: 18/36 MKD WITH YELLOW CONES.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 43-04.881300N43-04.464633N
Longitude: 094-16.197900W094-16.281233W
Elevation: 1213.0 ft.1205.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 15 ft. road, 340 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear4 ft. fence, 135 ft. from runway, 33:1 slope to clear
4' FENCE 135' FROM RWY END

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF ALGONA
112 WEST CALL
ALGONA, IA 50511
Phone 515-295-2411
Manager: JIM KOHLHAAS
2907 HWY 18 W
ALGONA, IA 50511
Phone 515-295-7492

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 30
Single engine airplanes: 28
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 24/day *
72% transient general aviation
28% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 25 July 2008

Additional Remarks

RY 12 IS CALM WIND RY.

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 between 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 30   download (185KB)
VOR/DME OR GPS-A   download (170KB)
NDB OR GPS RWY 12   download (149KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (29KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEGQ - Emmetsburg Municipal Airport (19 nm W)
KPOH - Pocahontas Municipal Airport (26 nm SW)
KEAG - Eagle Grove Municipal Airport (27 nm SE)
KEST - Estherville Municipal Airport (29 nm NW)
KFXY - Forest City Municipal Airport (30 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1010:10
Sunrise05:4510:45
Sunset20:5801:58
Evening civil twilight21:3302:33

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 05:30:03
Local (UTC-5)  05-Jul-2009 00:30:03
 
METAR
KAXA 050515Z AUTO 33003KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A3003 RMK AO2
TAF
KFOD 
33nm S 
042320Z 0500/0524 05005KT P6SM OVC050 FM050300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 FM050900 VRB03KT 5SM BR SCT007 FM051300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM051600 35009KT P6SM SCT045
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Algona Aero Service, Inc. 515-295-7492
515-320-0870
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, ...

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Hotels near Algona Municipal Airport

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AMERICINN ALGONA 1.3 79-136
SUPER 8 ALGONA IA 1.8 50-55

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