FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 MAY 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | CBF |
Lat/Long: | 41-15-36.4000N 095-45-31.1000W 41-15.606667N 095-45.518333W 41.2601111,-95.7586389 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1244.8 ft. / 379.4 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 05E (2000) |
From city: | 4 miles E of COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 51503 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 11/1967 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | CBF (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0700-2000 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32; HIRL RY 18/36; PAPI RYS 14, 32, 18 & 36; REIL RYS 14, 32, 18 & 36 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.725 |
WX AWOS-3: | 126.575 (712-323-1542) |
OMAHA APPROACH: | 124.5 [0500-2330] |
OMAHA DEPARTURE: | 124.5 [0500-2330] |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 127.675 |
WX ASOS at OMA (7 nm NW): | PHONE 402-271-7515 |
WX AWOS-3 at MLE (16 nm W): | 118.25 (402-895-6778) |
WX AWOS-3 at BTA (18 nm NW): | 120.225 (402-426-0448) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
OVRr342/5.7 | | OMAHA VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 08E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
PLATTSMOUTH | | 015/20.2 | | 329 | | 05E | | PMV | .--. -- ...- |
WAHOO | | 082/37.9 | | 400 | | 06E | | AHQ | .- .... --.- |
NEBRASKA CITY | | 002/39.6 | | 347 | | 05E | | AFK | .- ..-. -.- |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
Dimensions: | 5500 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m |
Surface: | concrete/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 13 /R/C/W/U | Single wheel: | 30.0 | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
Latitude: | 41-16.116838N | | 41-15.211507N |
Longitude: | 095-45.445053W | | 095-45.477020W |
Elevation: | 1231.1 ft. | | 1242.1 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 176 magnetic, 181 true | | 356 magnetic, 001 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
Runway 14/32
Dimensions: | 3650 x 60 ft. / 1113 x 18 m |
Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 9 /R/C/W/U | Single wheel: | 30.0 | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
Operational restrictions: | RY 14 PREFERRED CALM WIND RUNWAY. |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
Latitude: | 41-15.754527N | | 41-15.287593N |
Longitude: | 095-45.856972W | | 095-45.355627W |
Elevation: | 1239.8 ft. | | 1241.7 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 136 magnetic, 141 true | | 316 magnetic, 321 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 32 ft. tree, 1191 ft. from runway, 236 ft. right of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | COUNCIL BLUFFS AIRPORT AUTHORITY COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA 51501 Phone 712-322-2284 |
Manager: | ANDY BILLER 101 MCCANDLES LANE COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA 51503 Phone 712-322-2284 |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 56 | Single engine airplanes: | | 48 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 91/day * | 48% | transient general aviation | 48% | local general aviation | 4% | air taxi | <1% | military | * for 12-month period ending 13 August 2021 | |
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 18 May 2023 at 0901Z to 15 June 2023 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (286KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (218KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (260KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (216KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (261KB) |
VOR-A | |
download (182KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (59KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KOMA - Eppley Airfield (7 nm NW)
KOFF - Offutt Air Force Base (11 nm SW)
KMLE - Millard Airport (16 nm W)
KBTA - Blair Executive Airport (18 nm NW)
KPMV - Plattsmouth Municipal Airport/Douglas V Duey Field (20 nm S)
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Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 01-Oct-2008
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 27-May-2023
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:23 | | 10:23 |
Sunrise | | 05:56 | | 10:56 |
Sunset | | 20:44 | | 01:44 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:17 | | 02:17 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 28-May-2023 04:38:31 |
Local (UTC-5) | 27-May-2023 23:38:31 |
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METAR |
KCBF | 280415Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM CLR 17/M01 A3008 RMK AO2
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KOMA 7nm NW | 280352Z 14008KT 10SM FEW250 19/03 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP181 T01940028
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KOFF 11nm SW | 280355Z 12005KT 10SM CLR 18/01 A3011 RMK AO2A SLP195 T01780013 PWINO PNO FZRANO TSNO CHINO RWY31 $
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KMLE 16nm W | 280415Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/03 A3009 RMK AO2 T01750033
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KBTA 18nm NW | 280415Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM CLR 18/03 A3009 RMK AO2 T01770025
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TAF |
KOMA 7nm NW | 272227Z 2722/2818 13013G20KT P6SM FEW250 FM280100 13009KT P6SM FEW250
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KOFF 11nm SW | 280200Z 2802/2908 13009KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3009INS BECMG 2815/2816 14012G18KT 9999 SCT250 QNH2995INS BECMG 2902/2903 13006KT 9999 SCT070 QNH2997INS TX30/2820Z TN13/2811Z
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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