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 |
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| JWJr320/26.9 | | ELMWOOD VOR/DME | | 109.40 | | 03E |
| MCWr170/37.5 | | MASON CITY VORTAC | | 114.90 | | 06E |
| ALOr256/38.9 | | WATERLOO VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 06E |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 42-28.480167N | | 42-28.012717N |
| Longitude: | 093-16.509883W | | 093-15.882933W |
| Elevation: | 1127.0 ft. | | 1137.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 132 magnetic, 135 true | | 312 magnetic, 315 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes
REIL OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | no, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 56 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 |
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| 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
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 |
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| 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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| Aerial photo |
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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 08-Nov-2009
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:27 | | 12:27 |
| Sunrise | | 06:56 | | 12:56 |
| Sunset | | 16:57 | | 22:57 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:27 | | 23:27 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 12:32:24 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 06:32:24 |
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| METAR |
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| KIFA | 081215Z AUTO 09009KT 10SM CLR 07/M01 A2999 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KALO
39nm E | 081122Z 0812/0912 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM081500 12011G15KT P6SM SCT200 FM081700 17013G19KT P6SM SCT040 BKN150 FM090200 22013KT P6SM BKN040 OVC150
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KFOD
40nm W | 081122Z 0812/0912 12007KT P6SM BKN200 FM081500 18012G19KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150 FM082300 23011KT P6SM BKN040 BKN150 FM090600 33009KT P6SM BKN035 OVC120
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KMCW
41nm N | 081122Z 0812/0912 10009KT P6SM SCT200 FM081500 14016KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150 FM081800 19013G21KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250 FM090200 22012KT P6SM BKN050 BKN200 FM090700 31011KT P6SM BKN040 OVC150
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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