FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 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 |
| 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 | | 8 ft. brush, 445 ft. from runway, 81 ft. left of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear |
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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| 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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by David Ekman
Photo taken 04-Sep-2020
looking north.
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Times for 01-Dec-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:48 | | 12:48 |
| Sunrise | | 07:19 | | 13:19 |
| Sunset | | 16:34 | | 22:34 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:06 | | 23:06 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Dec-2025 02:07:10 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 01-Dec-2025 20:07:10 |
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| METAR |
| KOLZ | 020135Z AUTO 22006KT 9SM BKN009 OVC022 M08/M08 A3006 RMK A01
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KIIB 14nm S | 020135Z AUTO 22003KT 7SM BKN015 BKN020 OVC110 M08/M09 A3009 RMK AO2 T10831094
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| TAF |
KALO 20nm SW | 012046Z 0121/0218 19005KT P6SM OVC008 FM020200 VRB04KT P6SM BKN011 FM021000 VRB04KT P6SM BKN007
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| NOTAMs |
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