FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TNU |
| Lat/Long: | 41-40-27.9000N / 093-01-18.2000W 41-40.465000N / 093-01.303333W 41.6744167 / -93.0217222 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 953 ft. / 290 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 03E (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of NEWTON, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 50208 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1956 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TNU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0730-1800, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-1700 AFT HRS ONLY CALL (641) 791-0590. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 14/32 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT VASI RYS 14 & 32; REIL RY 14 AND MALSR RY 32 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 132.275 (641-791-3302) |
| DES MOINES APPROACH: | 123.9 |
| DES MOINES DEPARTURE: | 123.9 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 126.3 |
| WX AWOS-3 at GGI (13 nm E): | 120.725 (641-236-9720) |
| WX AWOS-3 at PEA (17 nm S): | 118.875 (641-628-3459) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| TNUr146/7.6 | | NEWTON VOR/DME | | 112.50 | | 03E |
| JWJr190/26.7 | | ELMWOOD VOR/DME | | 109.40 | | 01E |
| DSMr056/31.5 | | DES MOINES VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| GRINNELL | | 259/13.3 | | 248 | | 02E | | GGI | --. --. .. |
| PELLA | | 346/16.6 | | 257 | | 02E | | PEA | .--. . .- |
| KNOXVILLE | | 008/23.1 | | 284 | | 02E | | OXV | --- -..- ...- |
| ANKENY | | 090/24.3 | | 275 | | 03E | | IKV | .. -.- ...- |
| BELLE PLAINE | | 247/35.4 | | 371 | | 02E | | TZT | - --.. - |
| OSKALOOSA | | 317/36.1 | | 414 | | 01E | | OOA | --- --- .- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 5599 x 100 ft. / 1707 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 45.0 | | Double wheel: | 51.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 41-40.825058N | | 41-40.106408N |
| Longitude: | 093-01.688800W | | 093-00.918578W |
| Elevation: | 952.4 ft. | | 945.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 138 magnetic, 141 true | | 318 magnetic, 321 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) VASI UNUSBL BYD 9 DEGS LEFT OF COURSE. |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. road, 860 ft. from runway, 350 ft. left of centerline, 36:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF NEWTON 115 N. 2ND AVE E. PO BOX 399 NEWTON, IA 50208 Phone 641-792-2787 |
| Manager: | ETHAN NASALROAD BOX 986-2901 RUSTY WALLACE DRIVE NEWTON, IA 50208 Phone 641-792-1292 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 16 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
- ULTRA-LIGHT ACTIVITY DISCOURAGED.
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| Aircraft operations: avg 25/day * | | 54% | local general aviation | | 38% | transient general aviation | | 7% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 23 September 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 14 IS CALM WIND RY. |
| - | STADIUM WITHIN 3NM, CHECK FOR EVENTS. |
| - | SEASONAL MIGRATORY WATERFOWL INVOF ARPT. |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 32 | |
download (150KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (172KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (221KB) |
| VOR RWY 14 | |
download (138KB) |
| VOR RWY 32 | |
download (149KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (16KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (158KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGGI - Grinnell Regional Airport (13 nm E)
KPEA - Pella Municipal Airport (17 nm S)
KOXV - Knoxville Municipal Airport (23 nm S)
KIKV - Ankeny Regional Airport (24 nm W)
KMIW - Marshalltown Municipal Airport (27 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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Taken in December 2006
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:58 | | 11:58 |
| Sunrise | | 07:26 | | 12:26 |
| Sunset | | 18:29 | | 23:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:57 | | 23:57 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 15:07:42 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 10:07:42 |
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| METAR |
| KTNU | 161435Z AUTO 30008G14KT 6SM BR OVC009 08/06 A2997 RMK AO2
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KGGI 13nm E | 161455Z AUTO 28012KT 10SM BKN010 OVC015 08/06 A2997 RMK AO2 T00800063
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KPEA 17nm S | 161435Z AUTO 31009G15KT 10SM OVC012 08/05 A3000 RMK AO2 T00800051
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| TAF |
KDSM 30nm W | 161137Z 1612/1712 29011G18KT P6SM SCT009 OVC014 FM161900 30012KT P6SM SCT014 OVC024 FM162200 30012KT P6SM BKN040 FM170600 27006KT P6SM SCT040 SCT080
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| NOTAMs |
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