FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 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) |
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:11 | | 10:11 |
| Sunrise | | 05:44 | | 10:44 |
| Sunset | | 20:24 | | 01:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:57 | | 01:57 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 10:44:25 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 18-May-2013 05:44:25 |
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| METAR |
| KIIB | 180955Z AUTO 11009KT 7SM CLR 14/11 A2996 RMK AO2
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KVTI 15nm S | 180955Z AUTO 12003KT 3SM BR 16/14 A2997 RMK AO2 SKY OBSCURED T01560140
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| TAF |
KALO 21nm W | 180916Z 1809/1906 12006KT P6SM BKN250 FM181600 15014KT P6SM BKN120 FM190200 12010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN150
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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