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Y76 Morningstar Field Airport
Des Moines, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: Y76
Lat/Long: 41-39-19.9590N / 093-38-38.7880W
41-39.332650N / 093-38.646467W
41.6555442 / -93.6441078
(estimated)
Elevation: 805 ft. / 245 m (estimated)
Variation: 04E (1985)
From city: 3 miles N of DES MOINES, IA
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 50313

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1952
Sectional chart: OMAHA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: FOD (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-2200
ACTVT LIRL RY 17/35 - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at IKV (4 nm NE): 119.175 (515-965-5764)
WX ASOS at DSM (7 nm S): PHONE 515-287-1012

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
DSMr354/13.1DES MOINES VORTAC117.5007E
TNUr249/25.2NEWTON VOR/DME112.5003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ANKENY231/4.427503EIKV .. -.- ...-
PERRY108/25.425106EPRO .--. .-. ---
BOONE156/25.740703EBNW -... -. .--
KNOXVILLE310/32.128402EOXV --- -..- ...-
PELLA294/34.825702EPEA .--. . .-
GUTHRIE CENTER088/35.451605EGCT --. -.-. -
JEFFERSON122/37.939103EEFW . ..-. .--

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 2065 x 180 ft. / 629 x 55 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Runway edge lights: low intensity
Runway edge markings: 17/35 RY ENDS & EDGES MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES.
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 26 ft. pole, marked and lighted, 276 ft. from runway, 118 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear52 ft. tree, 930 ft. from runway, 90 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: LEORA MORNINGSTAR
4785 NW MORNINGSTAR DRIVE
DES MOINES, IA 50313
Phone 515-280-8615
Manager: NORM BURG
3000 MANSFIELD DRIVE
DES MOINES, IA 50317
Phone 515-266-1564
ARPT BOARD MEMBER.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 56
Single engine airplanes: 56
    
Aircraft operations: avg 54/day *
94% local general aviation
6% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 July 2007

Additional Remarks

WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at Y76.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KIKV - Ankeny Regional Airport (4 nm NE)
KDSM - Des Moines International Airport (7 nm S)
KAMW - Ames Municipal Airport (20 nm N)
3Y3 - Winterset-Madison County Airport (24 nm SW)
KPRO - Perry Municipal Airport (25 nm NW)
 
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From to Y76

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2812:28
Sunrise06:5712:57
Sunset16:5922:59
Evening civil twilight17:2923:29

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 10:37:32
Local (UTC-6)  09-Nov-2009 04:37:32
 
METAR
KIKV 
4nm NE 
091015Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM CLR 10/05 A3019 RMK AO2
KDSM 
7nm S 
090954Z 32007KT 10SM BKN250 11/04 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP219 T01110044
KAMW 
20nm N 
090953Z AUTO 30004KT 10SM CLR 08/05 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP217 T00780050
TAF
KDSM 
7nm S 
090908Z 0909/1006 32008KT P6SM SCT180 BKN250 FM091100 35008KT P6SM BKN250 FM091400 03012KT P6SM BKN150 FM100000 06007KT P6SM BKN100
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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 Morningstar Field Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Morningstar Field Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near Morningstar Field Airport

Miles Price ($)
RODEWAY INN DES MOINES 2.3 55-80
DES MOINES RED ROOF INN AND SUI 2.3 64-71
BAYMONT INN & SUITES DES MOINES 2.4 56-164
TRAVELODGE DES MOINES 2.4 48-80
QUALITY INN AND STES DES MOINES 2.8 70-125
DAYS INN MERLE HAY 2.8 68-100
RAMADA NORTHWEST 2.8 63-119
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES NORTHWESTairport transportation 2.8 109-150
ECONO LODGE INN & SUITES - DES MOINES/MERLE HAYS ROAD 2.8 103-114
VILLAGE INN MOTEL DES MOINES 2.9 72-86
SUPER 8 URBANDALE/MERLE HAY ROAD 3.0 70
EXECUSTAY WINWOOD 3.2 
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS DES MOINES 3.9 90-120
HOLIDAY INN DES MOINES-DOWNTOWN-MERCY CAMPUSairport transportation 4.2 110-165
AMERICINN ANKENY 4.3 95-166
QUALITY INN AND SUITES EVENT 4.4 100-210
STONEY CREEK INN CNFR CENTER 4.6 114-135
HAMPTON INN AND SUITES ANKENY 4.7 86-160
MARRIOTT DES MOINES 4.8 189-209
RENAISSANCE DES MOINES SAVERY HOTEL 4.8 109-259
EMBASSY SUITES ON THE RIVER 4.8 109-249

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
airport transportation indicates that the hotel is reported to provide airport transportation. Please check with the hotel for hours and availability of transportation to/from Morningstar Field Airport. It is possible that transportation may not be available to/from Y76 but to other nearby airports such as KDSM.
    

Hotels in other cities near Morningstar Field Airport

3 in Johnston
7 in Urbandale
36 in Des Moines
6 in Clive
11 in Ankeny
13 in West Des Moines
1 in Grimes
3 in Altoona
 

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