FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 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: | 884.8 ft. / 269.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (2000) |
| From city: | 1 mile W of PELLA, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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: | 1700.8 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 |
| 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: | 5403 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: | 41-24.507313N | | 41-23.639008N |
| Longitude: | 092-56.879908W | | 092-56.623452W |
| Elevation: | 884.8 ft. | | 869.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 165 magnetic, 167 true | | 345 magnetic, 347 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 200 ft. | | 201 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:5400 TODA:5400 ASDA:5200 LDA:5000 | | TORA:5400 TODA:5400 ASDA:5200 LDA:5000 |
| 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 19 February 2026 at 0901Z to 19 March 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (232KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (206KB) |
| 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-Mar-2026
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:57 | | 11:57 |
| Sunrise | | 07:25 | | 12:25 |
| Sunset | | 19:17 | | 00:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:45 | | 00:45 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Mar-2026 02:15:44 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 15-Mar-2026 21:15:44 |
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| METAR |
| KPEA | 160155Z AUTO 33023G30KT 1SM SN BR OVC013 M02/M03 A2973 RMK AO2 T10191031
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KOXV 10nm SW | 160155Z AUTO 32030G40KT 1SM -SN SCT002 BKN011 OVC016 M02/M03 A2973 RMK AO2
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KTNU 16nm N | 160155Z AUTO 33027G33KT 1 1/2SM BR BKN013 OVC019 M02/M02 A2972 RMK A01
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| TAF |
KOTM 29nm SE | 151728Z 1518/1618 33022G33KT P6SM OVC006 FM152100 33026G40KT 3SM -SN OVC011 FM160000 32026G40KT 1SM -SN BLSN OVC015 FM160600 31030G47KT 1SM BLSN OVC015 FM160900 31027G44KT 4SM BLSN OVC018 FM161500 31025G37KT P6SM BLSN BKN018
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KDSM 33nm W | 152050Z 1521/1618 34020G37KT 3SM -SN BLSN SCT009 OVC013 TEMPO 1521/1523 3/4SM -SN BKN006 FM152300 33030G48KT 3/4SM -SN BLSN SCT005 OVC009 FM160400 32029G47KT 4SM BLSN OVC015 FM161500 32022G35KT P6SM BLSN SCT022
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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