FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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: | DUSK-DAWN 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) |
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: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
- 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. |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 32 | |
download (184KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (208KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (265KB) |
| VOR RWY 14 | |
download (167KB) |
| VOR RWY 32 | |
download (175KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (16KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (41KB) |
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:43 | | 12:43 |
| Sunrise | | 07:11 | | 13:11 |
| Sunset | | 17:42 | | 23:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:10 | | 00:10 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 16:06:37 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Feb-2012 10:06:37 |
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| METAR |
| KTNU | 131455Z AUTO 14011KT 3/4SM -SN OVC007 M03/M07 A2997 RMK AO2
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KGGI 13nm E | 131455Z AUTO 15012KT 1 3/4SM -SN SCT005 OVC015 M03/M03 A2998 RMK AO2 T10271035
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KPEA 17nm S | 131455Z AUTO 13010KT 1SM -SN OVC006 M03/M04 A2999 RMK AO2 T10351045
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| TAF |
KDSM 30nm W | 131420Z 1314/1412 16011KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR FEW009 BKN016 OVC025 FM131600 17012KT 4SM -SN BR SCT009 BKN014 OVC020 FM131900 18010KT 4SM -DZSN BR SCT007 BKN012 OVC018 FM132300 19007KT 3SM -FZDZSN BR SCT005 OVC011 FM140700 23005KT 3SM BR BKN005 OVC010
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| NOTAMs |
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