FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | DEH |
| Lat/Long: | 43-16-31.8050N / 091-44-21.7460W 43-16.530083N / 091-44.362433W 43.2755014 / -91.7393739 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1157 ft. / 352.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of DECORAH, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 52101 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1963 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DEH (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 11/29 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT VASI RY 29 & PAPI RY 11 & REIL RYS 11 & 29 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.925 (563-382-2990) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNAEPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQ 118.85 (LA CROSSE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| UKNr263/8.8 | | WAUKON VORTAC | | 116.60 | | 05E |
| ODIr196/40.0 | | NODINE VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| DECORAH | | at field | | 236 | | 01E | | DEH | -.. . .... |
| CRESCO | | 106/17.9 | | 293 | | 02E | | CJJ | -.-. .--- .--- |
| WEST UNION | | 003/20.0 | | 278 | | 02E | | XWY | -..- .-- -.-- |
| CALEDONIA | | 207/21.6 | | 209 | | 03E | | CHU | -.-. .... ..- |
| OELWEIN | | 014/37.0 | | 260 | | 02E | | OLZ | --- .-.. --.. |
| CHARLES CITY | | 069/40.0 | | 375 | | 03E | | CCY | -.-. -.-. -.-- |
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 11/29
| Dimensions: | 4001 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 43-16.668000N | | 43-16.393183N |
| Longitude: | 091-44.771967W | | 091-43.952883W |
| Elevation: | 1145.0 ft. | | 1157.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 114 magnetic, 115 true | | 294 magnetic, 295 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left | | 4-box VASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | none | | 68 ft. trees, 1869 ft. from runway, 315 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF DECORAH 400 CLAYBORNE DR. PO BOX 138 DECORAH, IA 52101 Phone 563-382-3651 DAVE BACCAM ARPT COMM 319-382-2230 |
| Manager: | MIKE CONNELL 1705 HIGHWAY 9 DECORAH, IA 52101 Phone 563-382-8338 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 28 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 25/day * | | 55% | local general aviation | | 45% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 19 July 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | HAZARD MARKERS AT EDGE OF RY 11/29 SAFETY AREA DEFINE START OF DROPOFF. |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR/DME RNAV OR GPS RWY 29 **CHANGED** | |
download (168KB) |
| VOR RWY 29 **CHANGED** | |
download (155KB) |
| NDB RWY 29 **CHANGED** | |
download (209KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply **CHANGED** | |
download (51KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
3Y2 - George L Scott Municipal Airport (18 nm S)
KCJJ - Ellen Church Field Airport (18 nm W)
KCHU - Houston County Airport (22 nm NE)
KFKA - Fillmore County Airport (31 nm NW)
KPDC - Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport (31 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Thomas W. Young
Photo taken 10-Oct-2005
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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 24-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:18 | | 10:18 |
| Sunrise | | 05:51 | | 10:51 |
| Sunset | | 20:36 | | 01:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:09 | | 02:09 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 22:29:22 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 24-Jul-2008 17:29:22 |
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| METAR |
| KDEH | 242215Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM SCT030 23/17 A3002 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KLSE 42nm NE | 241730Z 241818 19007KT P6SM SCT150 FM0600 17005KT 6SM BR SCT030 FM1000 17004KT 3SM BR SCT006 OVC012 TEMPO 1013 1SM BR BKN006 FM1300 19004KT 4SM BR BKN015 FM1500 21006KT P6SM SCT020
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KRST 50nm NW | 241730Z 241818 18011KT P6SM SCT150 FM0500 19008KT 6SM HZ SCT020 FM0700 19008KT 4SM HZ BKN015 FM0900 21006KT 2SM BR SCT003 OVC010 TEMPO 1014 1SM BR BKN003 FM1400 24006KT 4SM BR BKN012 FM1600 25007KT P6SM SCT015
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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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