FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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: | 1226 ft. / 373.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile NE of POCAHONTAS, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 50574 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| 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: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 11/29; PAPI RY 11; VASI RY 29 & REIL RYS 11 & 29 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SVC PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 134.0/288.3 (FORT DODGE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| FODr290/17.4 | | FORT DODGE VORTAC | | 113.50 | | 07E |
| SPWr131/35.0 | | SPENCER VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 05E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL MOGAS |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 4100 x 60 ft. / 1250 x 18 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 42-44.742615N | | 42-44.390533N |
| Longitude: | 094-39.273488W | | 094-38.492348W |
| Elevation: | 1225.5 ft. | | 1221.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 116 magnetic, 121 true | | 296 magnetic, 301 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.15 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes REIL OTS INDEFLY. | | yes REIL OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 54 ft. tree, 852 ft. from runway, 305 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 520 ft. from runway, 295 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 1998 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: | 42-44.752162N | | 42-44.424197N |
| Longitude: | 094-38.741492W | | 094-38.775773W |
| Elevation: | 1223.9 ft. | | 1218.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 180 magnetic, 185 true | | 000 magnetic, 005 true |
| 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: | GARY MC CARTAN 218 NORTH MAIN POCAHONTAS, IA 50574 Phone 712-335-4382 OFFICE NUMBER 712-335-4677 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 19 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 86/week * | | 57% | transient general aviation | | 43% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 07 May 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 29 | |
download (179KB) |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 11 | |
download (169KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (64KB) |
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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| Sectional chart |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:33 | | 12:33 |
| Sunrise | | 07:03 | | 13:03 |
| Sunset | | 17:02 | | 23:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:32 | | 23:32 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 11:26:58 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 08-Nov-2009 05:26:58 |
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| METAR |
KFOD 25nm SE | 081115Z 10010KT 10SM CLR 06/M01 A2996 RMK AO1
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KAXA 26nm NE | 081115Z AUTO 11012KT 10SM CLR 09/M01 A2996 RMK AO2
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KSLB 27nm W | 081115Z AUTO 10010KT 10SM CLR 08/M01 A2992 RMK AO2
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KSPW 36nm NW | 081053Z AUTO 10008KT 10SM CLR 06/M01 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP146 T00561011
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KCAV 39nm E | 081115Z AUTO 10016KT 10SM CLR 08/M01 A2997 RMK AO2
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KEBS 40nm SE | 081115Z AUTO 10007KT 10SM CLR 07/M01 A2996 RMK AO2
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KEST 40nm N | 081052Z AUTO 11006KT 10SM CLR 06/M01 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP150 T00611011 $
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KCKP 40nm W | 081115Z AUTO 08004KT 10SM CLR 08/M01 A2991 RMK AO2
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KCIN 43nm S | 081115Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/01 A2993 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KFOD 25nm SE | 080533Z 0806/0906 09007KT P6SM BKN250 FM081000 12009KT P6SM BKN250 FM081400 14010G16KT P6SM BKN200 FM081800 18012G18KT P6SM SCT200 FM090000 22010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN150
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| NOTAMs |
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