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KIFA Iowa Falls Municipal Airport
Iowa Falls, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: IFA
Lat/Long: 42-28-14.8310N / 093-16-11.8330W
42-28.247183N / 093-16.197217W
42.4707864 / -93.2699536
(estimated)
Elevation: 1137 ft. / 346.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03E (1995)
From city: 3 miles S of IOWA FALLS, IA
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 13/31 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT REIL & PAPI RYS 13 & 31 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 120.425 (641-648-2469)
WATERLOO APPROACH: 118.9
WATERLOO DEPARTURE: 118.9
  • 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
JWJr320/26.9ELMWOOD VOR/DME109.4003E
MCWr170/37.5MASON CITY VORTAC114.9006E
ALOr256/38.9WATERLOO VORTAC112.2006E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
IOWA FALLSat field36803EIFA .. ..-. .-
HAMPTON184/15.423003EHPT .... .--. -
WEBSTER CITY083/26.632303EEBS . -... ...
CLARION124/27.238703ECAV -.-. .- ...-
EAGLE GROVE114/31.730203EEAG . .- --.
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: 4001 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 13.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 42-28.480167N42-28.012717N
Longitude: 093-16.509883W093-15.882933W
Elevation: 1127.0 ft.1137.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 132 magnetic, 135 true312 magnetic, 315 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI OTS INDEFLY.
2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI OTS INDEFLY.
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
REIL OTS INDEFLY.
Touchdown point: no, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none56 ft. tree, 1180 ft. from runway, 285 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear

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 515-559-4426 OR 641-648-6464.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 17
Single engine airplanes: 15
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 02 July 2007

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31   download (211KB)
NDB RWY 31   download (149KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (23KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (60KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHPT - Hampton Municipal Airport (15 nm N)
KMIW - Marshalltown Municipal Airport (27 nm SE)
KEBS - Webster City Municipal Airport (27 nm W)
KCAV - Clarion Municipal Airport (27 nm NW)
KEAG - Eagle Grove Municipal Airport (32 nm NW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 21-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4212:42
Sunrise07:1313:13
Sunset16:4522:45
Evening civil twilight17:1623:16

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  21-Nov-2009 12:00:23
Local (UTC-6)  21-Nov-2009 06:00:23
 
METAR
KIFA 211135Z AUTO 00000KT -SN OVC002 M01/M02 A3008 RMK AO2
TAF
KALO 
39nm E 
211130Z 2112/2212 12002KT 1/4SM FZFG VV001 TEMPO 2113/2115 3/4SM BR BKN002 FM211500 15006KT 3SM BR BKN005 FM211700 15010KT 6SM HZ SCT025 SCT250 FM220100 14008KT 6SM HZ BKN025 FM220600 14008KT 3SM -DZ BR SCT006 OVC010
KFOD 
40nm W 
211130Z 2112/2212 18002KT 3SM BR SKC TEMPO 2112/2114 1SM BR FM211500 18010KT P6SM SCT250 FM220200 16008KT P6SM SCT010 BKN025 FM220600 17008KT 4SM -DZ BR SCT007 OVC015
KMCW 
41nm N 
211130Z 2112/2212 17005KT 1/4SM FZFG VV001 TEMPO 2113/2115 3/4SM BR BKN002 FM211500 18006KT 2SM BR SCT005 FM211700 17012KT P6SM SCT250 FM220300 15010KT 4SM BR SCT008 OVC015 FM220800 16008KT 3SM -DZ BR SCT006 OVC010
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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, ...

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independent
100LL Jet A
SS $4.20 $3.72 
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Hotels near Iowa Falls Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 IOWA FALLS IA 2.3 59-70
AMERICINN IOWA FALLS 2.3 75-111

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