AirNav: KIFA - Iowa Falls Municipal Airport

KIFA

Iowa Falls Municipal Airport
Iowa Falls, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	IFA
Lat/Long:	42-28-16.8800N 093-16-14.6030W 42-28.281333N 093-16.243383W 42.4713556,-93.2707231 (estimated)
Elevation:	1137.4 ft. / 346.7 m (surveyed)
Variation:	01E (2015)
From city:	3 miles S of IOWA FALLS, IA
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	50126

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	10/1945
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	IFA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	MON-FRI 0800-1700
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31; REIL & PAPI RYS 13 & 31 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3:	120.425 (641-648-2469)
DES MOINES APPROACH:	118.9
DES MOINES DEPARTURE:	118.9
WX AWOS-3 at HPT (15 nm N):	121.025 (641-456-4055)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 118.9/251.15 (REMOTED FROM WATERLOO) WHEN DES MOINES APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
MCWr170/37.5		MASON CITY VOR/DME		114.90		06E
ALOr262/38.9		WATERLOO VOR/DME		112.20		00E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A+ 100LL:24 HOUR SELF SERVE FUEL AVAILABLE
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions:

4602 x 75 ft. / 1403 x 23 m

Surface:

concrete, in excellent condition

Weight bearing capacity:

PCN 16 /F/B/X/T
Single wheel:	47.0
Double wheel:	69.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 13

RUNWAY 31

Latitude:

42-28.550272N

42-28.012633N

Longitude:

093-16.603878W

093-15.882943W

Elevation:

1129.6 ft.

1137.3 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

134 magnetic, 135 true

314 magnetic, 315 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in fair condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

none

33 ft. tree, 1132 ft. from runway, 292 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF IOWA FALLS PO BOX 698 IOWA FALLS, IA 50126 Phone 641-648-2527
Manager:	RENA HEEM 16041 HWY 65 IOWA FALLS, IA 50126-8443 Phone 515-290-5450

Additional Remarks

-	RY 31 IS CALM WIND RY.
-	FOR CD CTC DES MOINES APCH AT 515-974-8016. WHEN DES MOINES APP CLSD, 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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 13		download (192KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 31		download (200KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (109KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (158KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHPT - Hampton Municipal Airport (15 nm N)
KEBS - Webster City Municipal Airport (27 nm W)
KMIW - Marshalltown Municipal Airport (27 nm SE)
KCAV - Clarion Municipal Airport (27 nm NW)
KEAG - Eagle Grove Municipal Airport (32 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 18-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:07	13:07
Sunrise	07:39	13:39
Sunset	16:41	22:41
Evening civil twilight	17:13	23:13

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	19-Dec-2025 02:31:26
Local (UTC-6)	18-Dec-2025 20:31:26

METAR

KIFA	190215Z AUTO 30027G36KT 10SM BKN019 OVC024 M11/M17 A2972 RMK AO2 T11151171
KHPT 15nm N	190215Z AUTO 31026G37KT 10SM OVC020 M13/M17 A2968 RMK AO2

TAF

KALO 39nm E	181739Z 1818/1918 28022G35KT P6SM SCT060 BKN100 FM181900 28023G38KT P6SM BKN030 PROB30 1821/1824 4SM -SN OVC025 FM190000 30024G38KT P6SM OVC025 FM190300 31026G37KT P6SM OVC020 FM191100 31015G24KT P6SM BKN050
KFOD 40nm W	182029Z 1820/1918 28023G39KT 5SM -SN OVC020 TEMPO 1820/1822 1/2SM SN OVC015 FM190000 31025G39KT P6SM OVC025 FM190500 32022G33KT P6SM OVC250 FM190900 31012G21KT P6SM BKN250
KMCW 41nm N	182207Z 1822/1918 30026G42KT 2SM -SN OVC030 TEMPO 1822/1901 1/4SM +SN VV015 FM190100 31026G40KT P6SM OVC030 FM190600 31025G32KT P6SM OVC025 FM191000 32015G24KT P6SM FEW200

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Touch N Go Aviation LLC

515-290-5450
[web site]
[email]

Airport management, Aviation fuel, Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, Courtesy transportation, Pilots lounge / snooze room, Restrooms

More info about Touch N Go Aviation LLC

	100LL		Jet A
SS		$6.10		$5.75
Updated 30-Sep-2025

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SS=Self service

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