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KCAV Clarion Municipal Airport
Clarion, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: CAV
Lat/Long: 42-44-30.9980N / 093-45-32.0740W
42-44.516633N / 093-45.534567W
42.7419439 / -93.7589094
(estimated)
Elevation: 1162 ft. / 354.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04E (1985)
From city: 1 mile NW of CLARION, IA
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 50525

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1941
Sectional chart: OMAHA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: CAV (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
RY 14/32 MIRL PRESET LOW INTST; ACTVT VASI & REIL RY 14 & 32 & MIRL RY 14/32 HIGHER INTST - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 126.575 (515-532-3515)
WX AWOS-3 at EBS (19 nm S): 127.825 (515-832-2794)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 134.0/288.3 (FORT DODGE RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FODr065/24.9FORT DODGE VORTAC113.5007E
MCWr216/28.3MASON CITY VORTAC114.9006E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CLARIONat field38703ECAV -.-. .- ...-
EAGLE GROVE070/7.030203EEAG . .- --.
WEBSTER CITY012/18.732303EEBS . -... ...
HAMPTON269/23.623003EHPT .... .--. -
IOWA FALLS303/27.036803EIFA .. ..-. .-
FOREST CITY187/30.235905EFXY ..-. -..- -.--
ALGONA129/30.440303EAXA .- -..- .-
POCAHONTAS084/39.242806EPOH .--. --- ....

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 3515 x 60 ft. / 1071 x 18 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 17.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 42-44.671583N42-44.193500N
Longitude: 093-45.768900W093-45.326650W
Elevation: 1152.0 ft.1156.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 142 magnetic, 146 true322 magnetic, 326 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box VASI on left2-box VASI on left
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Obstructions: 18 ft. road, 485 ft. from runway, 290 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear77 ft. tree, 2280 ft. from runway, 27:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF CLARION
121 1ST ST. SW
CLARION, IA 50525
Phone 515-851-0526
Manager: JON DEVRIES
2076 - 210TH STREET
CLARION, IA 50525
Phone 515-532-6980

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 18
Single engine airplanes: 14
Multi engine airplanes: 3
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 72/week *
60% transient general aviation
40% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 06 May 2009

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
NDB OR GPS RWY 14  download (144KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply  download (29KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KEAG - Eagle Grove Municipal Airport (7 nm W)
KEBS - Webster City Municipal Airport (19 nm S)
KFOD - Fort Dodge Regional Airport (22 nm SW)
KHPT - Hampton Municipal Airport (23 nm E)
KIFA - Iowa Falls Municipal Airport (27 nm SE)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KCAV (Clarion Municipal Airport)
Photo by Dave Dickson
Photo taken 28-Jul-2008

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2912:29
Sunrise06:5912:59
Sunset16:5922:59
Evening civil twilight17:2923:29

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 10:24:53
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 04:24:53
 
METAR
KCAV 080955Z AUTO 08011KT 10SM CLR 07/00 A2998 RMK AO2
TAF
KFOD 
22nm SW 
080533Z 0806/0906 09007KT P6SM BKN250 FM081000 12009KT P6SM BKN250 FM081400 14010G16KT P6SM BKN200 FM081800 18012G18KT P6SM SCT200 FM090000 22010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN150
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Clarion Municipal Airport515-532-6980
515-851-0526
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, Courtesy transportation, ...

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 Updated 20-Sep-2009
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