FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025
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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (230KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (205KB) |
| 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 20-Nov-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:37 | | 12:37 |
| Sunrise | | 07:07 | | 13:07 |
| Sunset | | 16:48 | | 22:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:18 | | 23:18 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Nov-2025 22:47:38 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 20-Nov-2025 16:47:38 |
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| METAR |
| KPEA | 202235Z AUTO 00000KT 2SM BR OVC003 07/07 A3006 RMK AO2 T00690066
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KOXV 10nm SW | 202235Z AUTO 01003KT 2SM BR OVC004 07/07 A3004 RMK AO2
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KTNU 16nm N | 202235Z AUTO 29003KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC004 07/07 A3004 RMK A01
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| TAF |
KOTM 29nm SE | 202059Z 2021/2118 21004KT 3SM BR OVC005 FM202200 34005KT 6SM BR BKN007 FM210700 03005KT P6SM OVC009 FM211300 04007KT P6SM OVC015
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KDSM 33nm W | 201729Z 2018/2118 29007KT 3SM BR BKN004 TEMPO 2018/2020 1SM BR FM202300 35005KT P6SM BKN010 FM210500 03005KT 6SM BR OVC009 FM211400 05007KT P6SM BKN015
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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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