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KTNU Newton Municipal Airport
Newton, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: TNU
Lat/Long: 41-40-27.9470N / 093-01-18.2250W
41-40.465783N / 093-01.303750W
41.6744297 / -93.0217292
(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 0700-1800, 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
TNUr146/7.6NEWTON VOR/DME112.5003E
JWJr188/26.7ELMWOOD VOR/DME109.4003E
DSMr056/31.5DES MOINES VORTAC117.5007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GRINNELL259/13.324802EGGI --. --. ..
PELLA346/16.625702EPEA .--. . .-
KNOXVILLE008/23.128402EOXV --- -..- ...-
ANKENY090/24.327503EIKV .. -.- ...-
MARSHALLTOWN187/26.523903EMIW -- .. .--
BELLE PLAINE247/35.437102ETZT - --.. -
OSKALOOSA315/36.141403EOOA --- --- .-

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 fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 22.0
Double wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 41-40.825117N41-40.106433N
Longitude: 093-01.688883W093-00.918700W
Elevation: 952.3 ft.945.5 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 138 magnetic, 141 true318 magnetic, 321 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionprecision, in fair 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 lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
Obstructions: 18 ft. road, 860 ft. from runway, 350 ft. left of centerline, 36:1 slope to clearnone

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: 21
Single engine airplanes: 19
Multi engine airplanes: 2
  • ULTRA-LIGHT ACTIVITY DISCOURAGED.
    
Aircraft operations: avg 25/day *
54% local general aviation
38% transient general aviation
7% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 12 September 2007

Additional Remarks

RY 14 IS CALM WIND RY.

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 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 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 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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Aerial photo of KTNU (Newton Municipal Airport)
Taken in December 2006

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Sectional chart
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Sep-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1911:19
Sunrise06:4711:47
Sunset19:3200:32
Evening civil twilight20:0001:00

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Sep-2008 17:36:48
Local (UTC-5)  08-Sep-2008 12:36:48
 
METAR
KTNU 081715Z AUTO 04007KT 10SM -RA SCT008 BKN012 OVC028 12/10 A3022 RMK AO2
KGGI 
13nm E 
081715Z AUTO 02007KT 10SM -RA OVC011 11/09 A3021 RMK AO2
KPEA 
17nm S 
081715Z AUTO 03003KT 4SM RA BKN007 OVC016 12/11 A3020 RMK AO2 P0003
TAF
KDSM 
30nm W 
081558Z 081612 02003KT 6SM -RA BR FEW008 SCT017 OVC060 TEMPO 1618 4SM RA BR BKN008 OVC017 FM1900 01010KT 6SM -RA BR OVC025 FM2100 01008KT P6SM SCT015 BKN080 FM0100 30004KT P6SM SKC FM0600 30003KT 4SM BR SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Johnson Aviation / Midland Aircraft 641-792-1292
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100LL 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Newton Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Newton Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KTNU have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
ECONO LODGE INN AND SUITES 3.0 
SUPER 8 MOTEL NEWTON 2.9 64
 

Other hotels near Newton Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
THE NEWTON INN HOTEL AND BANQUET FACILITY 2.8 50-72
NEWTON-DAYS INN 3.0 54-65
QUALITY INN NEWTON 3.1 69-70

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 Newton Municipal Airport

5 in Newton
5 in Grinnell
5 in Pella
 

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