FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | DNS |
| Lat/Long: | 41-59-11.7000N / 095-22-49.8000W 41-59.195000N / 095-22.830000W 41.9865833 / -95.3805000 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1274 ft. / 388.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04E (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of DENISON, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 51442 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1949 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DNS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 AFTER 1700 CALL 712-677-2730. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 12/30 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT PAPI RYS 12 AND 30 AND REIL RYS 12 AND 30 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.95 (712-263-6558) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 119.6/290.4 (OMAHA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| TQEr062/(38.2) | | TEKAMAH VOR | | 108.40 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| DENISON | | at field | | 350 | | 04E | | DNS | -.. -. ... |
| MAPLETON | | 117/21.8 | | 335 | | 05E | | MEY | -- . -.-- |
| HARLAN | | 351/24.5 | | 272 | | 05E | | HNR | .... -. .-. |
| CARROLL | | 258/26.8 | | 397 | | 04E | | CIN | -.-. .. -. |
| AUDUBON | | 306/27.6 | | 266 | | 04E | | ADU | .- -.. ..- |
| SAC CITY | | 213/29.5 | | 356 | | 04E | | SKI | ... -.- .. |
| STORM LAKE | | 185/37.3 | | 434 | | 04E | | SLB | ... .-.. -... |
| ATLANTIC | | 333/38.0 | | 365 | | 04E | | AIO | .- .. --- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A FOR FUEL SVC & ARPT INFO CALL AMGR 712-263-6424 OR FAX 712-263-8349. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 28.0 | | Double wheel: | 48.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 41-59.376798N | | 41-58.913108N |
| Longitude: | 095-23.226923W | | 095-22.315280W |
| Elevation: | 1273.9 ft. | | 1258.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 120 magnetic, 124 true | | 300 magnetic, 304 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 6 ft. tree, 250 ft. from runway, 118 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 2019 x 105 ft. / 615 x 32 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 18/36 THRS & SIDES MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES. |
| Operational restrictions: | & RY 06/24 CLSD NOV-APR. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 41-59.404882N | | 41-59.072687N |
| Longitude: | 095-22.858712W | | 095-22.845838W |
| Elevation: | 1273.7 ft. | | 1256.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 174 magnetic, 178 true | | 354 magnetic, 358 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 1790 x 178 ft. / 546 x 54 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 06/24 THRS & SIDES MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 41-59.219837N | | 41-59.347418N |
| Longitude: | 095-23.151058W | | 095-22.795043W |
| Elevation: | 1258.5 ft. | | 1269.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 060 magnetic, 064 true | | 240 magnetic, 244 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 14 ft. tree, 441 ft. from runway, 98 ft. right of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear | | 8 ft. tree, 234 ft. from runway, 85 ft. right of centerline, 29:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF DENISON 111 NORTH MAIN DENISON, IA 51442 Phone 712-263-3143 DR. D.W. CRABB - ARPT COMMISSION CHAIRMAN. |
| Manager: | TIM KIRK 2582 AIRPORT ST DENISON, IA 51442 Phone 712-263-6424 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 13 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 121/week * | | 49% | transient general aviation | | 48% | local general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 May 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY LGT FOR RY 12/30 LCTD 25 FT INSIDE BOUNDARY OF RY 06/24. |
| - | RY 12/30 HAS SOFT SHOULDERS. |
| - | RY 30 IS CALM WIND RY. |
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 12 | |
download (219KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (230KB) |
| NDB RWY 30 | |
download (160KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMEY - James G. Whiting Memorial Field Airport (22 nm NW)
KHNR - Harlan Municipal Airport (24 nm S)
KCIN - Arthur N Neu Airport (27 nm E)
KADU - Audubon County Airport (27 nm SE)
KSKI - Sac City Municipal Airport (30 nm NE)
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:27 | | 10:27 |
| Sunrise | | 05:59 | | 10:59 |
| Sunset | | 20:37 | | 01:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:09 | | 02:09 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 10:40:34 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 05:40:34 |
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| METAR |
| KDNS | 180955Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM FEW026 FEW031 17/15 A2990 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KOMA 46nm SW | 180937Z 1810/1906 16007KT P6SM BKN250 TEMPO 1811/1814 4SM BR FM181600 16014G22KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM190100 15012KT P6SM BKN100
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