FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
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 -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 |
| 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 |
| FODr065/24.9 | | FORT DODGE VORTAC | | 113.50 | | 07E |
| MCWr216/28.3 | | MASON CITY VORTAC | | 114.90 | | 06E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars |
| 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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 42-44.671583N | | 42-44.193500N |
| Longitude: | 093-45.768900W | | 093-45.326650W |
| Elevation: | 1152.0 ft. | | 1156.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 142 magnetic, 146 true | | 322 magnetic, 326 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left | | 2-box VASI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. road, 485 ft. from runway, 290 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear | | 77 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: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 88/week * | | 60% | transient general aviation | | 40% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 11 September 2006 | |
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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 14 | |
download (151KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Jon DeVried
Photo taken 19-May-2008
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Sep-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:17 | | 11:17 |
| Sunrise | | 06:46 | | 11:46 |
| Sunset | | 19:41 | | 00:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:09 | | 01:09 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Sep-2008 11:55:34 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Sep-2008 06:55:34 |
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| METAR |
| KCAV | 051135Z AUTO 15003KT 1SM OVC001 07/07 A2996 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KFOD 22nm SW | 050623Z 050606 VRB02KT 1SM BR SKC TEMPO 0609 3SM BR FM0900 VRB02KT 1SM BR SKC TEMPO 1013 1/2SM FG FM1400 28005KT P6SM BKN100 FM2000 28009KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 2101 -RA FM0100 28003KT P6SM BKN050
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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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