AirNav: IA70 - Friesenborg & Larson Airport

IA70

Friesenborg & Larson Airport
Buffalo Center, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	IA70
Lat/Long:	43-25-32.8390N 093-50-08.8130W 43-25.547317N 093-50.146883W 43.4257886,-93.8357814 (estimated)
Elevation:	1220 ft. / 372 m (estimated)
Variation:	04E (1985)
From city:	5 miles NE of BUFFALO CENTER, IA
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	50424

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	09/1979
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at FXY (15 nm SE):

123.925 (641-581-2347)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
AELr232/25.4		ALBERT LEA VOR/DME		109.80		01E
MCWr306/29.7		MASON CITY VOR/DME		114.90		06E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	2900 x 100 ft. / 884 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	pline, 2500 ft. from runway	pline, 2500 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	FRIESENBORG & LARSON, INC. 45884 70TH AVE BUFFALO CENTER, IA 50424 Phone 515-584-2379
Manager:	JOE LARSON 45884 70TH AVE BUFFALO CENTER, IA 50424 Phone (515) 584-2258

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at IA70.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFXY - Forest City Municipal Airport/Trimble Field (15 nm SE)
KSBU - Blue Earth Municipal Airport (15 nm NW)
KAEL - Albert Lea Municipal Airport (25 nm NE)
KMCW - Mason City Municipal Airport (27 nm SE)
KAXA - Algona Municipal Airport (28 nm SW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 28-Nov-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:54	12:54
Sunrise	07:26	13:26
Sunset	16:41	22:41
Evening civil twilight	17:13	23:13

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	29-Nov-2025 01:35:35
Local (UTC-6)	28-Nov-2025 19:35:35

METAR

KFXY 15nm SE	290115Z AUTO 07004KT 4SM -SN SCT015 BKN026 OVC039 M03/M08 A3027 RMK AO2
KAEL 25nm NE	290115Z AUTO 07005KT 6SM HZ BKN060 OVC070 M04/M09 A3027 RMK AO2 T10371094
KMCW 27nm SE	290053Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM OVC055 M03/M09 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP268 T10331094
KFRM 28nm NW	290108Z AUTO 12006KT 1 1/4SM -SN BR BKN015 OVC024 M06/M06 A3028 RMK AO2 P0000 FZRANO
KAXA 29nm SW	290115Z AUTO 12006KT 2 1/2SM BR BKN022 SCT034 BKN040 M05/M05 A3024 RMK A01

TAF

KMCW
27nm SE

281730Z 2818/2918 VRB02KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200 FM290000 11004KT 4SM -SN BKN070 FM290300 11006KT 1 1/2SM -SN BKN015 FM291100 10010KT 1SM -SN SCT005 OVC010 FM291400 08011KT 3/4SM -SN SCT004 OVC008

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