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IA03 Blackberry Ridge Heliport
Iowa City, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: IA03
Lat/Long: 41-41-36.2400N 091-31-20.5100W
41-41.604000N 091-31.341833W
41.6934000,-91.5223639
(estimated)
Elevation: 713 ft. / 217 m (estimated)
From city: 2 miles NE of IOWA CITY, IA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 52245

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/2015
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at IOW (3 nm S): 128.075 (319-339-9491)
WX ASOS at CID (14 nm NW): PHONE 319-558-5153

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
IOWr016/11.2IOWA CITY VOR/DME116.2005E
CIDr130/16.6CEDAR RAPIDS VOR/DME114.1005E

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 33 x 33 ft. / 10 x 10 m
Surface: turf
Latitude: 41-41.604000N
Longitude: 091-31.341833W
Elevation: 713.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsno

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: RYAN VEATCH
2286 PRARIE DU CHIEN RD NE
IOWA CITY, IA 52240
Phone 319-400-6222
Manager: RYAN VEATCH
2286 PRARIE DU CHIEN RD NE
IOWA CITY, IA 52240
Phone 319-400-6222

Additional Remarks

FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at IA03.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KIOW - Iowa City Municipal Airport (3 nm S)
KCID - The Eastern Iowa Airport (14 nm NW)
8C4 - Mathews Memorial Airport (17 nm E)
C17 - Marion Airport (20 nm N)
KMUT - Muscatine Municipal Airport (26 nm SE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4510:45
Sunrise06:1511:15
Sunset19:5400:54
Evening civil twilight20:2401:24

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  23-Apr-2026 22:56:14
Local (UTC-5)  23-Apr-2026 17:56:14
 
METAR
KIOW 
4nm S 
232152Z AUTO 18016G26KT 10SM OVC060 27/16 A2961 RMK AO2 PK WND 19030/2055 SLP022 T02670156
KCID 
14nm NW 
232152Z 18012KT 8SM BKN049 BKN060 OVC085 25/16 A2959 RMK AO2 PK WND 18030/2123 SLP015 T02500161
TAF
KCID 
14nm NW 
231720Z 2318/2418 18015G30KT P6SM SCT025 OVC040 PROB30 2321/2401 4SM -TSRA BR BKN025CB FM240100 17014G23KT P6SM OVC025 TEMPO 2403/2405 VRB25G35KT 2SM TSRA BR OVC015CB FM240500 21012KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN030 FM241100 29009KT P6SM SCT030 SCT050
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