FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 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) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (158KB) |
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 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:51 | | 10:51 |
| Sunrise | | 06:22 | | 11:22 |
| Sunset | | 20:22 | | 01:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:53 | | 01:53 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 07:10:55 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Aug-2013 02:10:55 |
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| METAR |
| KAXA | 130655Z AUTO 31004KT 10SM CLR 15/14 A3009 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KFOD 33nm S | 130520Z 1306/1406 35004KT P6SM SCT250 FM131500 35009KT P6SM SCT060
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| NOTAMs |
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