FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 MAY 2023
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 MIRL RY 12/30; PAPI RYS 12 & 30; REIL RYS 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 |
SPWr131/35.0 | | SPENCER VOR/DME | | 115.15 | | 05E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | NONE |
Powerplant service: | NONE |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
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 |
| 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: | 57 ft. tree, 911 ft. from runway, 347 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 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: | RWY 18 /36 MARKED WITH 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 |
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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 17 | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 96/week * | 57% | transient general aviation | 43% | local general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 23 June 2021 | |
Additional Remarks
- | RY 30 IS CALM WIND RY. |
- | 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 18 May 2023 at 0901Z to 15 June 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (210KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (231KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Iden Mersereau
Photo taken 08-Jul-2018
looking north.
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 03-Jun-2023
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:09 | | 10:09 |
Sunrise | | 05:43 | | 10:43 |
Sunset | | 20:50 | | 01:50 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:25 | | 02:25 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 03-Jun-2023 21:43:35 |
Local (UTC-5) | 03-Jun-2023 16:43:35 |
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METAR |
KFOD 25nm SE | 032056Z AUTO 12011G16KT 10SM FEW110 28/14 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP176 T02830144 56008
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KAXA 26nm NE | 032115Z AUTO 36013G18KT 10SM CLR 26/18 A3002 RMK A01
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KSLB 27nm W | 032115Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/14 A3002 RMK AO2
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KSPW 36nm NW | 032053Z AUTO 14008KT 10SM FEW045 FEW070 OVC090 26/16 A3005 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W RAB31E41 SLP168 P0000 60000 T02610156 55007
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KCAV 39nm E | 032115Z AUTO 12010KT 10SM CLR 31/12 A3003 RMK A01
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KEBS 40nm SE | 032115Z AUTO 10006KT 10SM CLR 28/15 A3001 RMK AO2
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KEST 40nm N | 032052Z AUTO 09010KT 10SM SCT110 25/17 A3005 RMK AO2 PK WND 16045/2005 WSHFT 1953 LTG DSNT NE AND E RAB05E27 SLP170 P0018 60018 T02500167 55006
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KCKP 40nm W | 032115Z AUTO 03007G14KT 10SM BKN120 27/16 A3001 RMK AO2 T02650155
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KCIN 43nm S | 032115Z AUTO 12015G22KT 10SM CLR 32/13 A2998 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KFOD 25nm SE | 031904Z 0319/0418 14007KT P6SM SCT080 FM032130 09007KT P6SM VCSH SCT070 BKN110 FM040000 08006KT P6SM SCT090
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NOTAMs |
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