FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PEA |
| Lat/Long: | 41-24-04.4000N 092-56-45.1000W
41-24.073333N 092-56.751667W
41.4012222,-92.9458611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 885 ft. / 269.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (2000) |
| From city: | 1 mile W of PELLA, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 50219 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1968 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PEA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0700-DUSK, ALL SUN 0900-1700
AFTER HRS CALL 641-780-0244. |
| Pattern altitude: | 1701 ft. MSL
ONLY APPLIES TO NON-TURBINE ACFT. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | MIRL RWY 16/34 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCREASE INTST AND ACTVT PAPI RWY 16 & 34; REIL RWYS 16 & 34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.875 (641-628-3459) |
| DES MOINES APPROACH: | 123.9 |
| DES MOINES DEPARTURE: | 123.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at OXV (10 nm SW): | 119.775 (641-828-8406) |
| WX AWOS-3 at TNU (17 nm N): | 132.275 (641-791-3302) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TNUr159/24.1 | | NEWTON VOR/DME | | 112.50 | | 03E |
| DSMr087/31.7 | | DES MOINES VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 07E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 5402 x 75 ft. / 1647 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 8 /R/D/W/T | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 40.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 41-24.507440N | | 41-23.639143N |
| Longitude: | 092-56.879948W | | 092-56.623508W |
| Elevation: | 884.8 ft. | | 869.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 165 magnetic, 167 true | | 345 magnetic, 347 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 199 ft. | | 200 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:5402 TODA:5402 ASDA:5202 LDA:5003 | | TORA:5402 TODA:5402 ASDA:5203 LDA:5003 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.30 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 |
| Obstructions: | 32 ft. tree, 527 ft. from runway, 191 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
RWY 16 APCH SLP TO DTHR 22:1. | | 31 ft. trees, 474 ft. from runway, 188 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
RWY 34 APCH SLP TO DTHR 21:1. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF PELLA
717 MAIN
PELLA, IA 50219
Phone 641-628-4173 |
| Manager: | SHANE VANDEVOORT
501 WEST 15TH STREET
PELLA, IA 50219
Phone 641-628-9393
CELL PHONE 641-780-0244 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC DES MOINES ATCT AT 515-974-8016. |
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 06 August 2026 at 0901Z to 03 September 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (236KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (211KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (146KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (158KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KOXV - Knoxville Municipal Airport (10 nm SW)
KTNU - Newton Municipal Airport-Earl Johnson Field (17 nm N)
KGGI - Grinnell Regional Airport (21 nm NE)
KOOA - Oskaloosa Municipal Airport (23 nm SE)
4C8 - Albia Municipal Airport (26 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 15-Aug-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:52 | | 10:52 |
| Sunrise | | 06:22 | | 11:22 |
| Sunset | | 20:11 | | 01:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:40 | | 01:40 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 15-Aug-2026 11:07:59 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 15-Aug-2026 06:07:59 |
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| METAR |
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| KPEA | 151055Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM BR OVC003 23/23 A3000 RMK AO2 T02290227
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KOXV
10nm SW | 151055Z AUTO 10004KT 6SM BR SCT002 SCT006 BKN011 23/23 A2999 RMK AO2 P0001
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KTNU
16nm N | 151055Z AUTO 10006KT 3SM BR OVC003 23/23 A2999 RMK A01
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| TAF |
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KOTM
29nm SE | 150520Z 1506/1606 10007KT P6SM BKN006 BKN050 TEMPO 1507/1511 2SM -TSRA OVC003CB FM151100 11007KT 4SM BR BKN007 OVC015 PROB30 1511/1512 4SM -TSRA OVC005CB FM151200 16007KT P6SM SCT013 BKN018 FM160500 27004KT P6SM BKN090 AMD NOT SKED
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KDSM
33nm W | 150921Z 1509/1606 11007KT 2SM BR OVC002 FM151400 12005KT 4SM BR BKN008 BKN017 FM151600 VRB05KT P6SM BKN012 BKN017 FM151800 30005KT P6SM FEW019 SCT050 PROB30 1523/1602 4SM -SHRA BKN025
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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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