FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | POH |
| Lat/Long: | 42-44-34.4000N 094-38-50.5000W
42-44.573333N 094-38.841667W
42.7428889,-94.6473611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1225.5 ft. / 373.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (2010) |
| From city: | 1 mile NE of POCAHONTAS, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 50574 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FOD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD
FOR SVC CALL SHERIFFS OFFICE (712) 335-3308. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 12 & 30; PAPI RWY 12 & 30; MIRL RWY 12/30 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 134.0/288.3 (FORT DODGE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SPWr131/35.0 | | SPENCER VOR/DME | | 115.15 | | 05E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 4100 x 60 ft. / 1250 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 12 /R/B/W/U | | Single wheel: | 15.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Operational restrictions: | RWY 30 CALM WIND RWY. |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 42-44.742647N | | 42-44.390550N |
| Longitude: | 094-39.273460W | | 094-38.492360W |
| Elevation: | 1225.5 ft. | | 1221.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 119 magnetic, 121 true | | 299 magnetic, 301 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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 |
| Obstructions: | 62 ft. tree, 915 ft. from runway, 355 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 545 ft. from runway, 260 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 1999 x 135 ft. / 609 x 41 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 42-44.752270N | | 42-44.424180N |
| Longitude: | 094-38.742010W | | 094-38.775770W |
| Elevation: | 1224.1 ft. | | 1218.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 182 magnetic, 184 true | | 002 magnetic, 004 true |
| Markings: | NSTD, in fair condition | | NSTD, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 19 ft. road, 405 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF POCAHONTAS
CITY HALL 23 WEST ELM
POCAHONTAS, IA 50574
Phone 712-335-4841 |
| Manager: | DENNIS DAHL
212 SOUTH MAIN
POCAHONTAS, IA 50574
Phone 712-335-4236
OFFICE NUMBER 712-335-4382 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
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 from 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (209KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (229KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (158KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEGQ - Emmetsburg Municipal Airport (22 nm N)
KFOD - Fort Dodge Regional Airport (23 nm SE)
KAXA - Algona Municipal Airport (26 nm NE)
KSKI - Sac City Municipal Airport (26 nm SW)
KSLB - Storm Lake Municipal Airport (28 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Iden Mersereau
Photo taken 08-Jul-2018
looking north.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Pocahontas Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 30-Jul-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:37 | | 10:37 |
| Sunrise | | 06:09 | | 11:09 |
| Sunset | | 20:41 | | 01:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:13 | | 02:13 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Jul-2025 22:59:55 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 30-Jul-2025 17:59:55 |
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| METAR |
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KFOD
25nm SE | 302156Z AUTO 05007KT 10SM CLR 26/22 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP209 T02560222 $
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KAXA
26nm NE | 302235Z AUTO 05011KT 9SM FEW028 FEW036 25/20 A3013 RMK A01
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KSLB
27nm W | 302235Z AUTO 04010KT 7SM -DZ BKN030 OVC035 23/21 A3015 RMK AO2
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KSPW
36nm NW | 302253Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM BKN039 BKN100 OVC120 23/21 A3016 RMK AO2 RAE53 SLP209 P0000 T02280206
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KCAV
39nm E | 302235Z AUTO 04011KT 10SM SCT023 BKN027 BKN036 A3013 RMK A01
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KEBS
40nm SE | 302235Z AUTO 03007KT 10SM FEW026 FEW040 SCT070 26/21 A3010 RMK AO2
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KEST
40nm N | 302252Z AUTO 04010KT 7SM CLR 24/18 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP206 T02390183
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KCKP
40nm W | 302235Z AUTO 03014G24KT 10SM SCT034 BKN045 OVC100 23/20 A3014 RMK AO2
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KCIN
43nm S | 302235Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM SCT060 26/21 A3012 RMK AO2
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KFOD
25nm SE | 301735Z 3018/3118 01006KT P6SM BKN025 PROB30 3020/3023 5SM -SHRA OVC015 FM310000 03008KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 3101/3106 5SM -SHRA OVC025 FM310800 04007KT P6SM BKN030
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