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KSLB Storm Lake Municipal Airport
Storm Lake, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: SLB
Lat/Long: 42-35-50.1000N / 095-14-26.4000W
42-35.835000N / 095-14.440000W
42.5972500 / -95.2406667
(estimated)
Elevation: 1488 ft. / 453.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04E (1995)
From city: 3 miles SW of STORM LAKE, IA
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 50588

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1946
Sectional chart: OMAHA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: SLB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-SAT 0800-1700
FOR ATTANDANT AFTER HRS CALL 712-732-6301.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 & RY 17/35 & REIL RYS 17 & 35 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
WX AWOS-3: 118.525 (712-732-2301)
WX AWOS-3 at CKP (16 nm NW): 119.225 (712-225-1088)
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 134.0/288.3 (FORT DODGE RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SPWr178/33.9SPENCER VOR/DME110.0005E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
STORM LAKEat field43404ESLB ... .-.. -...
PILOT ROCK115/16.042305ECKP -.-. -.- .--.
SAC CITY315/17.335604ESKI ... -.- ..
POCAHONTAS245/27.642806EPOH .--. --- ....
LITTLE SIOUX183/32.132605ELTU .-.. - ..-
MAPLETON039/35.033505EMEY -- . -.--
DENISON005/37.335004EDNS -.. -. ...
EMMETSBURG214/38.341004EEGQ . --. --.-
CARROLL325/38.839704ECIN -.-. .. -.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100 JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 38.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 42-36.063793N42-35.243685N
Longitude: 095-14.531548W095-14.432707W
Elevation: 1479.6 ft.1479.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 171 magnetic, 175 true351 magnetic, 355 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesno
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 3034 x 50 ft. / 925 x 15 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 4.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 42-36.211683N42-35.864132N
Longitude: 095-14.622755W095-14.137118W
Elevation: 1477.4 ft.1466.7 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.4% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 130 magnetic, 134 true310 magnetic, 314 true
Displaced threshold: 172 ft.no
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Touchdown point: no, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 24 ft. road, 460 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO FM DSPLCD THR 26:1.
none

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 1855 x 90 ft. / 565 x 27 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
CLSD WINTER MONTHS NOV THRU MAR.
Runway edge markings: 06/24 MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES.
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 42-35.904833N42-36.026167N
Longitude: 095-14.631000W095-14.252000W
Elevation: 1487.9 ft.1487.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 063 magnetic, 067 true243 magnetic, 247 true
Obstructions: 6 ft. fence, 210 ft. from runway, 35:1 slope to clearnone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF STORM LAKE
CITY HALL P.O. BOX 1086
STORM LAKE, IA 50588
Phone 712-732-8001
Manager: JIM BARTHOLOMEW
850 630TH ST
STORM LAKE, IA 50588
Phone 712-732-6494
EVENING PHONE 712-732-6301

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 37
Single engine airplanes: 36
Jet airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 54/day *
57% transient general aviation
43% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 07 May 2009

Additional Remarks

GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU FOD AFSS.
RY 35 IS CALM WIND RY.
GCO 121.725 OTS INDEFLY.

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
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17   download (203KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35   download (229KB)
NDB RWY 17   download (178KB)
NDB RWY 35   download (147KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (16KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCKP - Cherokee County Regional Airport (16 nm NW)
KSKI - Sac City Municipal Airport (17 nm SE)
KPOH - Pocahontas Municipal Airport (28 nm E)
KSPW - Spencer Municipal Airport (34 nm N)
KMEY - James G. Whiting Memorial Field Airport (35 nm SW)
 
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From to KSLB

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3512:35
Sunrise07:0513:05
Sunset17:0523:05
Evening civil twilight17:3523:35

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 14:34:04
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 08:34:04
 
METAR
KSLB 081415Z AUTO 13009KT 10SM CLR 08/02 A2989 RMK AO2
KCKP 
16nm NW 
081415Z AUTO 12010G15KT 10SM CLR 10/01 A2988 RMK AO2
TAF
KFOD 
48nm E 
081122Z 0812/0912 12007KT P6SM BKN200 FM081500 18012G19KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150 FM082300 23011KT P6SM BKN040 BKN150 FM090600 33009KT P6SM BKN035 OVC120
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Bart's Flying Service 712-732-6494
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Phillips 66
100LL Jet A
AS $4.20 $3.34 
 Updated 07-Oct-2009
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Storm Lake Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
KINGS POINTE WATERPARK RESORT 4.0 
BAYMONT INN AND SUITES STORM LAKE 4.0 74-75
SUPER 8 STORM LAKE IA 4.0 51-60

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Storm Lake Municipal Airport

3 in Storm Lake
2 in Cherokee
 

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