FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | OLZ |
| Lat/Long: | 42-40-51.3282N 091-58-27.8234W
42-40.855470N 091-58.463723W
42.6809245,-91.9743954
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1076.3 ft. / 328.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of OELWEIN, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 50662 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1946 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | OLZ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 & REIL RY 13/31 CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.675 (319-283-3518) |
| DES MOINES APPROACH: | 118.9 |
| DES MOINES DEPARTURE: | 118.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at IIB (13 nm S): | 120.825 (319-334-3879) |
- 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 |
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| ALOr068/20.2 | | WATERLOO VOR/DME | | 112.20 | | 00E |
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 13/31
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete/wired/combed, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 42-41.047712N | | 42-40.586070N |
| Longitude: | 091-58.801773W | | 091-58.165505W |
| Elevation: | 1076.3 ft. | | 1059.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 133 magnetic, 135 true | | 313 magnetic, 315 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 17 ft. road, 480 ft. from runway, 290 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 1822 x 85 ft. / 555 x 26 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | & 36 THLDS & EDGES MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 42-41.090000N | | 42-40.790333N |
| Longitude: | 091-58.412333W | | 091-58.427667W |
| Elevation: | 1075.0 ft. | | 1073.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 180 magnetic, 182 true | | 000 magnetic, 002 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 10 ft. road, 390 ft. from runway, 39:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF OELWEIN
20 2ND AVE SW
OELWEIN, IA 50662
Phone 319-283-5440 |
| Manager: | DYLAN MULFINGER
20 - 2ND AVENUE SW
OELWEIN, IA 50662
Phone (319) 283-5440 |
Additional Remarks
| - | RWY 18/36 CLSD AFT FST SNWFL. |
| - | AG OPS DRG SUMMER MONTHS |
| - | FOR CD CTC DES MOINES APCH AT 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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (192KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (124KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (435KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KIIB - James H Connell Field at Independence Municipal Airport (13 nm S)
3Y2 - George L Scott Municipal Airport (20 nm NE)
KALO - Waterloo Regional Airport (20 nm W)
C25 - Waverly Municipal Airport (24 nm W)
KVTI - Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark (28 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Ekman
Photo taken 04-Sep-2020
looking north.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Oelwein Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 21-Jan-2026
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:02 | | 13:02 |
| Sunrise | | 07:33 | | 13:33 |
| Sunset | | 17:06 | | 23:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:36 | | 23:36 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Jan-2026 06:59:58 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 21-Jan-2026 00:59:58 |
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| METAR |
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| KOLZ | 202335Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM BKN038 BKN048 OVC060 M09/M14 A3013 RMK A01
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KIIB
14nm S | 202335Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM OVC055 M09/M13 A3015 RMK AO2 T10861134
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KALO
20nm SW | 210535Z 2106/2206 09003KT 3SM -SN OVC021 FM210700 VRB03KT P6SM BKN035 FM211300 27007KT P6SM BKN100 FM211800 24014G25KT P6SM BLSN BKN060 PROB30 2119/2120 4SM -SN OVC025 FM212000 23016G35KT 4SM -SN BLSN BKN022 FM220100 30021G34KT P6SM BLSN BKN035
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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