FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | IIB |
| Lat/Long: | 42-27-24.7620N / 091-56-51.5920W 42-27.412700N / 091-56.859867W 42.4568783 / -91.9476644 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 979 ft. / 298 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 00E (2010) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of INDEPENDENCE, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 50644 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1967 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | IIB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET LOW INTST; TO ACTVT HIGHER INTST & REILS & PAPI RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.825 (319-334-3879) |
| WATERLOO APPROACH: | 118.9 |
| WATERLOO DEPARTURE: | 118.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at OLZ (13 nm N): | 119.675 (319-283-3518) |
| WX AWOS-3 at VTI (15 nm S): | 120.075 (319-472-3122) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 118.9/251.15 (REMOTED FROM WATERLOO) WHEN WATERLOO APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ALOr101/20.8 | | WATERLOO VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 06E |
| CIDr343/34.9 | | CEDAR RAPIDS VOR/DME | | 114.10 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| WAPSIE | | at field | | 206 | | 02E | | IIB | .. .. -... |
| OELWEIN | | 173/13.7 | | 260 | | 02E | | OLZ | --- .-.. --.. |
| GARRISON | | 010/14.5 | | 338 | | 03E | | VTI | ...- - .. |
| WEST UNION | | 192/30.1 | | 278 | | 02E | | XWY | -..- .-- -.-- |
| BELLE PLAINE | | 022/37.4 | | 371 | | 02E | | TZT | - --.. - |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5500 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 40.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | SOUTH. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 42-27.865500N | | 42-26.960000N |
| Longitude: | 091-56.866000W | | 091-56.853833W |
| Elevation: | 970.0 ft. | | 979.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% UP | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 179 | | 359 |
| 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 |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF INDEPENDENCE 331 1ST ST. EAST INDEPENDENCE, IA 50644 Phone 319-334-2780 CITY CLERK BARBARA RUNDLE. |
| Manager: | JOHNATHON WALTER 1684 - 230TH ST;PO BOX 214, P.O. BOX 214 INDEPENDENCE, IA 50644-0506 Phone 319-334-4000 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 32 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 27 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 25/day * | | 58% | local general aviation | | 29% | transient general aviation | | 12% | military | | 1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 15 August 2012 | |
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (176KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (194KB) |
| NDB RWY 18 | |
download (169KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (158KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KOLZ - Oelwein Municipal Airport (13 nm N)
KVTI - Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark (15 nm S)
KALO - Waterloo Regional Airport (21 nm W)
C25 - Waverly Municipal Airport (30 nm NW)
3Y2 - George L Scott Municipal Airport (32 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Jonathan Walter
Taken in October 2010
looking northwest.
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:43 | | 10:43 |
| Sunrise | | 06:14 | | 11:14 |
| Sunset | | 20:12 | | 01:12 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:42 | | 01:42 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 07:20:16 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Aug-2013 02:20:16 |
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| METAR |
| KIIB | 130655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/11 A3005 RMK AO2
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KOLZ 13nm N | 130655Z AUTO 01006KT 10SM CLR 16/M13 A3006 RMK AO2
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KVTI 15nm S | 130655Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM CLR 14/13 A3005 RMK AO2 T01420127
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| TAF |
KALO 21nm W | 130520Z 1306/1406 33003KT P6SM FEW060 FM131500 04007KT P6SM SCT050
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| NOTAMs |
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