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KIIB

James H Connell Field at Independence Municipal Airport
Independence, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	IIB
Lat/Long:	42-27-24.8000N 091-56-51.6000W 42-27.413333N 091-56.860000W 42.4568889,-91.9476667 (estimated)
Elevation:	979 ft. / 298.4 m (surveyed)
Variation:	00E (2010)
From city:	3 miles SW of INDEPENDENCE, IA
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	50644

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	12/1967
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	IIB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	0700-DUSK
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	MIRL RWY 18/36 PRESET LOW INTST; TO ACTVT HIGHER INTST & REILS & PAPI RWYS 18 & 36 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3:	120.825 (319-334-3879)
DES MOINES APPROACH:	118.9
DES MOINES DEPARTURE:	118.9
WX AWOS-3 at OLZ (13 nm N):	119.675 (319-283-3518)
WX AWOS-3 at VTI (15 nm S):	120.075 (319-472-3122)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 118.9/251.15 (REMOTED FROM WATERLOO) WHEN DES MOINES APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ALOr107/20.8		WATERLOO VOR/DME		112.20		00E
CIDr343/34.9		CEDAR RAPIDS VOR/DME		114.10		05E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:

5500 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m

Surface:

concrete, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

PCN 15 /R/D/W/U
Single wheel:	40.0
Double wheel:	60.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 18

RUNWAY 36

Latitude:

42-27.865352N

42-26.959970N

Longitude:

091-56.865960W

091-56.853783W

Elevation:

970.3 ft.

979.0 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

179

359

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF INDEPENDENCE 331 1ST ST. EAST INDEPENDENCE, IA 50644 Phone 319-334-2780 CITY CLERK SUSI LAMPE
Manager:	BRETT SOUKUP 1684 - 230TH STREET, P.O. BOX 214 INDEPENDENCE, IA 50644-0506 Phone (319) 332-0118

Additional Remarks

-	PAEW PERFORMING SNOW REMOVAL OPS WILL MONITOR CTAF.
-	AG OPS DURG SUMMER MONTHS.
-	RWY 36 IS CALM WIND RWY.
-	FOR CD CTC DES MOINES AT APCH 515-974-8016. WHEN DES MOINES APP CLSD, FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18		download (189KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36		download (198KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (139KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (453KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KOLZ - Oelwein Municipal Airport (13 nm N)
KVTI - Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark (15 nm S)
KALO - Waterloo Regional Airport (21 nm W)
C25 - Waverly Municipal Airport (30 nm NW)
C17 - Marion Airport (32 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 01-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:47	12:47
Sunrise	07:19	13:19
Sunset	16:35	22:35
Evening civil twilight	17:06	23:06

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	02-Dec-2025 02:06:02
Local (UTC-6)	01-Dec-2025 20:06:02

METAR

KIIB	020135Z AUTO 22003KT 7SM BKN015 BKN020 OVC110 M08/M09 A3009 RMK AO2 T10831094
KOLZ 13nm N	020135Z AUTO 22006KT 9SM BKN009 OVC022 M08/M08 A3006 RMK A01
KVTI 15nm S	020135Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR M07/M08 A3009 RMK AO2 T10751081

TAF

KALO
21nm W

012046Z 0121/0218 19005KT P6SM OVC008 FM020200 VRB04KT P6SM BKN011 FM021000 VRB04KT P6SM BKN007

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