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C27 Manchester Municipal Airport
Manchester, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: C27
Lat/Long: 42-29-25.7850N 091-29-52.3450W
42-29.429750N 091-29.872417W
42.4904958,-91.4978736
(estimated)
Elevation: 987 ft. / 300.8 m (surveyed)
Variation: 02E (1985)
From city: 2 miles W of MANCHESTER, IA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 52057

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1963
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: FOD (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: ON CALL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
DBQr275/35.3DUBUQUE VORTAC115.8004E
CIDr014/38.4CEDAR RAPIDS VOR/DME114.1005E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 3465 x 50 ft. / 1056 x 15 m
EXTENDED 190' RWY 18 END
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 42-29.715167N42-29.144333N
Longitude: 091-29.873500W091-29.871333W
Elevation: 948.0 ft.948.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: no305 ft.
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Obstructions: 6 ft. tree, 296 ft. from runway, 60 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear28 ft. bldg, 295 ft. from runway, 95 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear
RWY 36 APCH SLOPE 21:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF MANCHESTER
208 E MAIN STREET
MANCHESTER, IA 52057
Phone 563-927-1116
Manager: BROCK WATERS
208 E MAIN STREET
MANCHESTER, IA 52057
Phone 563-927-1116
563-608-3966 CELL OR 563-927-3355 POLICE.

Additional Remarks

- DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
- FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at C27.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KIIB - James H Connell Field at Independence Municipal Airport (20 nm W)
KMXO - Monticello Regional Airport (22 nm SE)
KOLZ - Oelwein Municipal Airport (24 nm NW)
C17 - Marion Airport (28 nm S)
KVTI - Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark (29 nm SW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 15-Sep-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1911:19
Sunrise06:4711:47
Sunset19:1600:16
Evening civil twilight19:4400:44

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  15-Sep-2026 20:03:25
Local (UTC-5)  15-Sep-2026 15:03:25
 
METAR
KIIB 
20nm W 		151955Z AUTO 25005KT 10SM CLR 19/17 A3013 RMK AO2 T01920169
KMXO 
22nm SE 		151955Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM -RA CLR 20/18 A3008 RMK AO2
KOLZ 
23nm NW 		151955Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM CLR 20/16 A3011 RMK A01
KVTI 
29nm SW 		151955Z AUTO 25004KT 10SM FEW032 OVC048 19/17 A3010 RMK AO2
KDBQ 
36nm E 		151953Z 25006KT 10SM -RA FEW042 SCT100 BKN120 21/18 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP185 P0000 T02110183
KPDC 
36nm NE 		151955Z AUTO 30006KT 10SM CLR 23/14 A3006 RMK AO2 T02260140
KCID 
38nm S 		151952Z 32012KT 10SM SCT046 SCT070 BKN120 19/16 A3010 RMK AO2 RAE35 SLP190 T01890156 PNO
KALO 
40nm W 		151954Z 26007KT 10SM CLR 21/16 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP191 T02110161
TAF
KDBQ 
36nm E 		151729Z 1518/1618 25006KT P6SM -RA BKN008 OVC035 TEMPO 1518/1520 4SM -SHRA BR BKN010 FM152000 30012KT P6SM SCT010 BKN060 FM160000 35006KT P6SM BKN060 FM160800 04006KT P6SM BKN070 PROB30 1608/1614 4SM -SHRA BR BKN035 FM161400 08007KT P6SM OVC020 PROB30 1614/1618 4SM -SHRA BR BKN012
KCID 
38nm S 		151729Z 1518/1618 31012KT P6SM SCT014 BKN060 TEMPO 1518/1521 5SM -SHRA BR BKN035 FM152300 25006KT P6SM BKN060 FM160600 04005KT P6SM FEW035 OVC080 PROB30 1608/1614 4SM -SHRA BR BKN035 FM161400 08007KT P6SM OVC035 PROB30 1614/1618 4SM -SHRA BR BKN030
KALO 
40nm W 		151720Z 1518/1618 28006KT P6SM FEW011 BKN120 FM151900 32008KT P6SM BKN230 FM161400 08007KT P6SM SCT035 BKN100
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Manchester Municipal Airport 563-927-3636
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100LL
SS $5.50 
 Updated 12-Jun-2026
  
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SS=Self service
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www.manchester-ia.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={E5D83828-A509-4E02-AAD5-ECE7F706B512}
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