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KIFA Iowa Falls Municipal Airport
Iowa Falls, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: IFA
Lat/Long: 42-28-16.8900N / 093-16-14.5900W
42-28.281500N / 093-16.243167W
42.4713583 / -93.2707194
(estimated)
Elevation: 1137 ft. / 346.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 01E (2015)
From city: 3 miles S of IOWA FALLS, IA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 50126

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1945
Sectional chart: OMAHA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: IFA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31; REIL & PAPI RYS 13 & 31 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 120.425 (641-648-2469)
WATERLOO APPROACH: 118.9
WATERLOO DEPARTURE: 118.9
WX AWOS-3 at HPT (15 nm N): 121.025 (641-456-4055)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 118.9/261.5 (REMOTED FM WATERLOO) WHEN WATERLOO APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
JWJr322/26.9ELMWOOD VOR/DME109.4001E
MCWr170/37.5MASON CITY VORTAC114.9006E
ALOr256/38.9WATERLOO VORTAC112.2006E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
IOWA FALLSat field36803EIFA .. ..-. .-
HAMPTON185/15.423003EHPT .... .--. -
WEBSTER CITY083/26.632303EEBS . -... ...
CLARION124/27.238703ECAV -.-. .- ...-
EAGLE GROVE114/31.630203EEAG . .- --.
BOONE043/36.040703EBNW -... -. .--

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 4600 x 75 ft. / 1402 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 13.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 42-28.550333N42-28.012667N
Longitude: 093-16.603667W093-15.882667W
Elevation: 1128.8 ft.1136.7 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 134 magnetic, 135 true314 magnetic, 315 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF IOWA FALLS
321 STEVENS STREET
IOWA FALLS, IA 50126
Phone 641-648-2527
Manager: JANE KNUTSON
16041 HWY 65
IOWA FALLS, IA 50126-8443
Phone 641-648-3191
AFT HRS CALL 641-648-6464.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 21
Single engine airplanes: 19
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 109/week *
65% local general aviation
26% transient general aviation
4% military
4% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 11 August 2010

Additional Remarks

RY 31 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13   download (173KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31   download (180KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (37KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (158KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHPT - Hampton Municipal Airport (15 nm N)
KEBS - Webster City Municipal Airport (27 nm W)
KMIW - Marshalltown Municipal Airport (27 nm SE)
KCAV - Clarion Municipal Airport (27 nm NW)
KEAG - Eagle Grove Municipal Airport (32 nm NW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0012:00
Sunrise07:2812:28
Sunset18:2923:29
Evening civil twilight18:5723:57

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 15:03:33
Local (UTC-5)  16-Oct-2013 10:03:33
 
METAR
KIFA 161455Z AUTO 31010KT 10SM OVC011 08/06 A2997 RMK AO2 T00760060
TAF
KALO 
39nm E 
161137Z 1612/1712 30012KT P6SM SCT008 BKN012 OVC024 TEMPO 1613/1615 BKN008 FM161800 31012KT P6SM BKN025 FM170000 29009KT P6SM BKN040 FM170500 26005KT P6SM SCT100
KFOD 
40nm W 
161137Z 1612/1712 32012KT P6SM BKN012 OVC020 TEMPO 1612/1614 BKN008 FM161500 30012KT P6SM BKN025 BKN030 FM161900 30012KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 FM170300 27004KT P6SM SCT080
KMCW 
41nm N 
161424Z 1614/1712 31012KT P6SM BKN008 OVC012 TEMPO 1614/1616 5SM -DZ BR FM161600 31012KT P6SM BKN018 BKN028 FM162000 31012KT P6SM BKN040 FM170100 28005KT P6SM SCT100
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Four Winds Aviation 641-648-3191
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, Aircraft rental, ...

More info about Four Winds Aviation
independent
100LL Jet A
SS $5.75 $5.20 
 Updated 26-Sep-2013
 
   3 read write
SS=Self service
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Hotels near Iowa Falls Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 IOWA FALLS IA 2.3 79-80
AMERICINN IOWA FALLS 2.3 80-130

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2 in Iowa Falls
 

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