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 |
| TNUr146/7.6 | | NEWTON VOR/DME | | 112.50 | | 03E |
| JWJr188/26.7 | | ELMWOOD VOR/DME | | 109.40 | | 03E |
| DSMr056/31.5 | | DES MOINES VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 07E |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 41-40.825117N | | 41-40.106433N |
| Longitude: | 093-01.688883W | | 093-00.918700W |
| Elevation: | 952.3 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 fair condition | | precision, 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 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: | | 21 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 19 | | 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 12 September 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
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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Taken in December 2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Sep-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:19 | | 11:19 |
| Sunrise | | 06:47 | | 11:47 |
| Sunset | | 19:32 | | 00:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:00 | | 01:00 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Sep-2008 17:36:48 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Sep-2008 12:36:48 |
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| METAR |
| KTNU | 081715Z AUTO 04007KT 10SM -RA SCT008 BKN012 OVC028 12/10 A3022 RMK AO2
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KGGI 13nm E | 081715Z AUTO 02007KT 10SM -RA OVC011 11/09 A3021 RMK AO2
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KPEA 17nm S | 081715Z AUTO 03003KT 4SM RA BKN007 OVC016 12/11 A3020 RMK AO2 P0003
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| 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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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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