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KIOW Iowa City Municipal Airport
Iowa City, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: IOW
Lat/Long: 41-38-22.6760N 091-32-52.4020W
41-38.377933N 091-32.873367W
41.6396322,-91.5478894
(estimated)
Elevation: 683.7 ft. / 208.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 01W (2020)
From city: 2 miles SW of IOWA CITY, IA
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 52246

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1946
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: IOW (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0630-2030
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: MIRL RWY 07/25 & 12/30 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT PAPI RWY 07, 25 & 30; REIL RWY 07, 25 & 30 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX ASOS: 128.075 (319-339-9491)
CEDAR RAPIDS APPROACH: 119.7
CHICAGO ARTCC APPROACH: 134.05
CEDAR RAPIDS DEPARTURE: 119.7
CHICAGO ARTCC DEPARTURE: 134.05
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 119.05
WX ASOS at CID (16 nm NW): PHONE 319-558-5153
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 132.8/328.4 (CEDAR RAPIDS RCAG) WHEN CEDAR RAPIDS APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
IOWr017/7.8IOWA CITY VOR/DME116.2005E
CIDr139/18.3CEDAR RAPIDS VOR/DME114.1005E

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 7/25

Dimensions: 5002 x 100 ft. / 1525 x 30 m
Surface: concrete/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 15 /R/C/W/T
Single wheel: 25.0
Double wheel: 45.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 41-38.293335N41-38.563640N
Longitude: 091-33.466775W091-32.429782W
Elevation: 683.7 ft.650.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 072 magnetic, 071 true252 magnetic, 251 true
Displaced threshold: no130 ft.
Declared distances: TORA:5002 TODA:5152 ASDA:5002 LDA:5002TORA:5002 TODA:5002 ASDA:5002 LDA:4872
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 88 ft. pole, 2079 ft. from runway, 263 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clearnone
RWY 25 APCH SLOPE 23:1 TO DTHR.

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 4200 x 75 ft. / 1280 x 23 m
Surface: concrete/grooved, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 6 /R/C/W/T
Single wheel: 15.0
Double wheel: 20.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 41-38.514355N41-38.121008N
Longitude: 091-33.163290W091-32.405047W
Elevation: 660.9 ft.648.4 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 126 magnetic, 125 true306 magnetic, 305 true
Displaced threshold: 500 ft.300 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 85 ft. tree, 1454 ft. from runway, 25 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear84 ft. tree, 1327 ft. from runway, 409 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF IOWA CITY
410 EAST WASHINGTON
IOWA CITY, IA 52240
Phone 319-356-5010
Manager: MICHAEL THARP
1801 S. RIVERSIDE
IOWA CITY, IA 52246
Phone 319-356-5045

Additional Remarks

A96 ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY DISCOURAGED-RDO RQRD.
- NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT, CTC ARPT MGR 319-356-5045.
- RY 25 DESIGNATED AS CALM WIND RY.
- WATERFOWL & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
- HEL ACTIVITY 3/4 MILE N OF ARPT INVOF UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL.
- NUMEROUS UNLGTD CRANES 200 FT AGL 2 NM RDS OF ARPT.
- GLIDER ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.
- STADIUM WITHIN 3NM, CHECK FOR EVENTS.

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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 **CHANGED**   download (279KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 **CHANGED**   download (254KB)
VOR-A **CHANGED**   download (168KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (61KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (425KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCID - The Eastern Iowa Airport (16 nm NW)
8C4 - Mathews Memorial Airport (19 nm NE)
KAWG - Washington Municipal Airport (23 nm S)
C17 - Marion Airport (23 nm N)
KMUT - Muscatine Municipal Airport (24 nm SE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0313:03
Sunrise07:3413:34
Sunset16:5422:54
Evening civil twilight17:2523:25

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-Jan-2026 02:32:28
Local (UTC-6)  10-Jan-2026 20:32:28
 
METAR
KIOW 110152Z AUTO 31021G31KT 10SM OVC037 M02/M10 A3015 RMK AO2 PK WND 32032/0054 SLP219 T10171100
KCID 
16nm NW 		110152Z 31027G36KT 10SM OVC029 M04/M08 A3013 RMK AO2 PK WND 31036/0151 SLP213 T10391083 $
TAF
KCID 
16nm NW 		102200Z 1022/1118 29013KT P6SM BKN040 PROB30 1022/1024 30020G30KT 5SM -SHSN BR BKN020 FM110000 30020G30KT P6SM -SN OVC035 FM111200 31015G22KT P6SM SCT035
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
Jet Air Inc. UNICOM 122.80
319-248-1200
toll-free 888-253-8247
[web site]
[email]		 - Quick-turn fueling available(Jet A and 100LL)
- Single Point Fueling (Ask about quantity discounts!)
- GPU / Power Cart
- Crew Cars
- Overnight Heated Hangar Space
- Aircraft Maintenance (Turbine & Piston)
- Wireless Internet
- Public Conference Room
- Restaurants within 1/2 Mile!
- 2 Miles from the University Hospital, Downtown Iowa City, and Kinnick Stadium!
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Titan
100LL Jet A
FS $5.74 $5.44 
SS $5.24 $5.09 
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SS=Self service
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