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KDEH Decorah Municipal Airport
Decorah, Iowa, USA

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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
UKNr263/8.8WAUKON VORTAC116.6005E
ODIr196/40.0NODINE VORTAC117.9001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
DECORAHat field23601EDEH -.. . ....
CRESCO106/17.929302ECJJ -.-. .--- .---
WEST UNION003/20.027802EXWY -..- .-- -.--
CALEDONIA207/21.620903ECHU -.-. .... ..-
OELWEIN014/37.026002EOLZ --- .-.. --..
CHARLES CITY069/40.037503ECCY -.-. -.-. -.--

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: 
Single wheel: 28.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Latitude: 43-16.668000N43-16.393183N
Longitude: 091-44.771967W091-43.952883W
Elevation: 1145.0 ft.1157.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 114 magnetic, 115 true294 magnetic, 295 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left4-box VASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Obstructions: none68 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
    
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
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Aerial photo of KDEH (Decorah Municipal Airport)
Photo by Thomas W. Young
Photo taken 10-Oct-2005

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 24-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1810:18
Sunrise05:5110:51
Sunset20:3601:36
Evening civil twilight21:0902:09

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Jul-2008 22:29:22
Local (UTC-5)  24-Jul-2008 17:29:22
 
METAR
KDEH 242215Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM SCT030 23/17 A3002 RMK AO2
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
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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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Connell Flying Service 563-382-8338
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100LL 
$5.65 
Jet A 
$5.65 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Decorah Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 MOTEL DECORAH 1.8 55-65
HEARTLAND INN DECORAH 2.0 
HOTEL WINNESHIEK 3.1 
BLUFF S INN 3.1 
COUNTRY INN DECORAH 5.8 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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