FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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 |
| FODr355/28.0 | | 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 |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 43-04.892167N | | 43-04.459050N |
| Longitude: | 094-16.702583W | | 094-16.038167W |
| Elevation: | 1215.0 ft. | | 1204.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 128 magnetic, 132 true | | 308 magnetic, 312 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box SAVASI on left | | 2-box SAVASI on right |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | no, 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: | 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: | 43-04.881300N | | 43-04.464633N |
| Longitude: | 094-16.197900W | | 094-16.281233W |
| Elevation: | 1213.0 ft. | | 1205.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| 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: | | 24 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 21 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 134/week * | | 72% | transient general aviation | | 28% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 28 November 2005 | |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (185KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download (175KB) |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 12 | |
download (155KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:23 | | 10:23 |
| Sunrise | | 05:56 | | 10:56 |
| Sunset | | 20:31 | | 01:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:04 | | 02:04 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 07:17:26 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 13-May-2008 02:17:26 |
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| METAR |
| KAXA | 130655Z AUTO 15016G21KT 10SM OVC080 12/08 A2974 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KFOD 33nm S | 130520Z 130606 13011KT P6SM BKN070 FM1300 21009KT P6SM BKN050 FM1900 32006KT P6SM BKN100 FM0100 35008KT P6SM BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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