FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 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 | |
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 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:55 | | 11:55 |
| Sunrise | | 07:23 | | 12:23 |
| Sunset | | 18:24 | | 23:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:52 | | 23:52 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 15:03:17 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 10:03:17 |
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| METAR |
| KIIB | 161435Z AUTO 31008KT 10SM 08/05 A2992 RMK AO2
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KOLZ 13nm N | 161435Z AUTO 31008G13KT 10SM BKN007 OVC012 08/07 A2991 RMK AO2
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KVTI 15nm S | 161435Z AUTO 30008G15KT 10SM OVC014 10/07 A2993 RMK AO2 T00970066
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| TAF |
KALO 21nm W | 161137Z 1612/1712 30012KT P6SM SCT008 BKN012 OVC024 TEMPO 1613/1615 BKN008 FM161800 31012KT P6SM BKN025 FM170000 29009KT P6SM BKN040 FM170500 26005KT P6SM SCT100
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| NOTAMs |
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