FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AXA |
| Lat/Long: | 43-04-40.5000N / 094-16-19.0000W 43-04.675000N / 094-16.316667W 43.0779167 / -94.2719444 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1216 ft. / 370.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03E (2000) |
| 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: | ACTVT MIRL RY 12/30; REIL AND PAPI RYS 12 AND 30 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 |
| FODr355/28.0 | | FORT DODGE VORTAC | | 113.50 | | 07E |
| ESTr127/(28.7) | | ESTHERVILLE VOR | | 110.40 | | 07E |
| FRMr162/34.7 | | FAIRMONT VOR/DME | | 110.20 | | 07E |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | NW. |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 43-04.892295N | | 43-04.459153N |
| Longitude: | 094-16.702758W | | 094-16.038305W |
| Elevation: | 1214.7 ft. | | 1204.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 129 magnetic, 132 true | | 309 magnetic, 312 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 22 ft. road, 500 ft. from runway, 285 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear | | 10 ft. road, 320 ft. from runway, 50 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2895 x 160 ft. / 882 x 49 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 18/36 MKD WITH YELLOW CONES. |
| Gradient: | N |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 43-04.910778N | | 43-04.440275N |
| Longitude: | 094-16.191297W | | 094-16.294170W |
| Elevation: | 1214.4 ft. | | 1204.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.4% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 186 magnetic, 189 true | | 006 magnetic, 009 true |
| Markings: | NSTD | | NSTD |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 340 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear | | 4 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: | | 26 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 24/day * | | 72% | transient general aviation | | 28% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 23 June 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (167KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (163KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (171KB) |
| NDB RWY 12 | |
download (145KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (24KB) |
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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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:18 | | 10:18 |
| Sunrise | | 05:52 | | 10:52 |
| Sunset | | 20:35 | | 01:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:09 | | 02:09 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 10:35:00 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 05:35:00 |
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| METAR |
| KAXA | 180955Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 16/15 A2992 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KFOD 33nm S | 180915Z 1809/1906 16006KT P6SM BKN250 FM181600 16015G22KT P6SM SCT050 FM190200 15012KT P6SM BKN040 FM190400 14011KT P6SM VCSH OVC035
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| NOTAMs |
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