FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SLB |
| Lat/Long: | 42-35-50.0456N 095-14-26.3960W
42-35.834093N 095-14.439933W
42.5972349,-95.2406656
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1487.9 ft. / 453.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04E (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of STORM LAKE, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 50588 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1946 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SLB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | JUNE - SEPT MON-SAT 0800-1700, OCT - MAY MON - SAT 0900 - 1700
FOR ATTANDANT AFTER HRS CALL 712-732-6301. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 13/31 & RWY 17/35 & REIL RWY 17 & 35- CTAF. PAPI RWYS 17 & 35 OPER CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 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 |
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| SPWr178/33.9 | | SPENCER VOR/DME | | 115.15 | | 05E |
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: | 5002 x 75 ft. / 1525 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 38.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 42-36.063802N | | 42-35.243682N |
| Longitude: | 095-14.531545W | | 095-14.432698W |
| Elevation: | 1479.6 ft. | | 1479.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 171 magnetic, 175 true | | 351 magnetic, 355 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 3034 x 50 ft. / 925 x 15 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 42-36.211667N | | 42-35.864120N |
| Longitude: | 095-14.622703W | | 095-14.137082W |
| Elevation: | 1477.4 ft. | | 1466.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 130 magnetic, 134 true | | 310 magnetic, 314 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 165 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, 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: | 1962 x 95 ft. / 598 x 29 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: | 42-35.911862N | | 42-36.045613N |
| Longitude: | 095-14.624197W | | 095-14.226273W |
| Elevation: | 1487.9 ft. | | 1469.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 062 magnetic, 066 true | | 242 magnetic, 246 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
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 |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 35 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 12 June 2025 at 0901Z to 10 July 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (186KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (205KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (146KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (347KB) |
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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Michael Holm
Photo taken 18-Jun-2013
looking west.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Storm Lake Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 16-Jun-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:09 | | 10:09 |
| Sunrise | | 05:44 | | 10:44 |
| Sunset | | 21:00 | | 02:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:35 | | 02:35 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Jun-2025 01:30:13 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Jun-2025 20:30:13 |
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| METAR |
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| KSLB | 170115Z AUTO 31006KT 10SM CLR 21/18 A2980 RMK AO2
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KCKP
16nm NW | 170055Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR 22/17 A2980 RMK AO2 PK WND 29030/13 LTG DSNT E-S
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KFOD
48nm E | 161739Z 1618/1718 20012G20KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM162200 20012KT P6SM SCT035 BKN250 FM170200 20007KT P6SM SCT045 BKN250 FM170400 21006KT 6SM -SHRA BKN040 BKN250 FM170700 23006KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250 FM171100 33005KT P6SM SCT029 BKN210
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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