FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CAV |
| Lat/Long: | 42-44-25.7000N / 093-45-32.6000W 42-44.428333N / 093-45.543333W 42.7404722 / -93.7590556 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1157 ft. / 352.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03E (1995) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of CLARION, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) DUSK-DAWN. RY 14/32 MIRL PRESET LOW INTST; ACTVT VASI & REIL RY 14 & 32 & MIRL RY 14/32 HIGHER INTST - CTAF. |
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 SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 134.0/288.3 (FORT DODGE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| FODr065/24.9 | | FORT DODGE VORTAC | | 113.50 | | 07E |
| MCWr216/28.4 | | MASON CITY VORTAC | | 114.90 | | 06E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 3455 x 60 ft. / 1053 x 18 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 42-44.663487N | | 42-44.193572N |
| Longitude: | 093-45.761523W | | 093-45.326822W |
| Elevation: | 1153.1 ft. | | 1156.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 143 magnetic, 146 true | | 323 magnetic, 326 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left | | 2-box VASI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. road, 560 ft. from runway, 280 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 85 ft. tree, 2316 ft. from runway, 24:1 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: | | 12 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 72/week * | | 60% | transient general aviation | | 40% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 14 June 2012 | |
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 14 | |
download (161KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (154KB) |
| NDB RWY 14 | |
download (130KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (26KB) |
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 (24 nm E)
KIFA - Iowa Falls Municipal Airport (27 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Dave Dickson
Photo taken 28-Jul-2008
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:18 | | 10:18 |
| Sunrise | | 05:50 | | 10:50 |
| Sunset | | 20:32 | | 01:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:05 | | 02:05 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 10:38:54 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 05:38:54 |
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| METAR |
| KCAV | 180955Z AUTO 13010KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A2993 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KFOD 22nm SW | 180915Z 1809/1906 16006KT P6SM BKN250 FM181600 16015G22KT P6SM SCT050 FM190200 15012KT P6SM BKN040 FM190400 14011KT P6SM VCSH OVC035
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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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