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8C6

Traer Municipal Airport
Traer, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	8C6
Lat/Long:	42-12-03.0000N 092-27-23.9000W 42-12.050000N 092-27.398333W 42.2008333,-92.4566389 (estimated)
Elevation:	892 ft. / 272 m (estimated)
Variation:	03E (1985)
From city:	1 mile NE of TRAER, IA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	50675

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	05/1961
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	FOD (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	SS-SR

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at VTI (19 nm E):	120.075 (319-472-3122)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
ALOr187/21.5	WATERLOO VOR/DME	112.20	00E
CIDr297/35.3	CEDAR RAPIDS VOR/DME	114.10	05E
TNUr046/38.4	NEWTON VOR/DME	112.50	03E

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	2555 x 100 ft. / 779 x 30 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	low intensity
Runway edge markings:	17/35 MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES.
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Latitude:	42-12.260862N	42-11.840165N
Longitude:	092-27.393860W	092-27.404377W
Elevation:	884.0 ft.	891.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	right
Runway heading:	178 magnetic, 181 true	358 magnetic, 001 true
Obstructions:	70 ft. trees, 806 ft. from runway, 176 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear	80 ft. tree, 1689 ft. from runway, 210 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF TRAER 649 2ND ST TRAER, IA 50675 Phone (319) 478-2580
Manager:	PETE HOLDON 649 2ND STREET TRAER, IA 50675 Phone (319) 478-2580

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		8
Single engine airplanes:		8

Aircraft operations: avg 38/week *
51%	local general aviation
49%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 27 July 2023

Additional Remarks

-	SNOW RMVL DELAYED AT TIMES; CONFIRM RY COND PRIOR TO USE - CALL 319-478-2580
-	TURF RY SOFT DURING SPRING THAW.
-	PARALLEL TWY IS MKD AND LGTD ALONG EAST EDGE.
-	MOGAS AND 100LL FUEL AVBL FOR EMERG ONLY; CALL 319-476-4353.
-	FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8C6.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KVTI - Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark (19 nm E)
KTZT - Belle Plaine Municipal Airport (21 nm S)
KMIW - Marshalltown Municipal Airport (21 nm W)
KALO - Waterloo Regional Airport (22 nm N)
KIIB - James H Connell Field at Independence Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 25-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:43	10:43
Sunrise	06:13	11:13
Sunset	20:02	01:02
Evening civil twilight	20:32	01:32

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Apr-2024 17:12:38
Local (UTC-5)	25-Apr-2024 12:12:38

METAR

KVTI 19nm E	251655Z AUTO 13011G21KT 10SM CLR 15/00 A3024 RMK AO2 T01501001
KMIW 21nm W	251653Z AUTO 13017G25KT 10SM CLR 16/04 A3018 RMK AO2 PK WND 14027/1631 SLP222 T01560044
KALO 21nm N	251654Z 15012G21KT 10SM CLR 16/01 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP235 T01610011
KIIB 27nm NE	251655Z AUTO 12014G23KT 10SM CLR 14/00 A3026 RMK AO2 T01401003
KGGI 32nm SW	251655Z AUTO 12015G18KT 10SM CLR 16/04 A3021 RMK AO2 T01570037
KOLZ 35nm NE	251655Z AUTO 14018KT 10SM CLR 15/M01 A3025 RMK A01
KCID 38nm SE	251652Z 13015G21KT 10SM CLR 14/M01 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP242 T01441006

TAF

KALO
21nm N

251136Z 2512/2612 14009KT P6SM BKN090 FM251400 14012G17KT P6SM SCT200 FM251800 14014G20KT P6SM FEW250 FM260200 13015G21KT P6SM BKN150 FM260700 13018G28KT P6SM BKN100

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