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Y48

Belmond Municipal Airport
Belmond, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	Y48
Lat/Long:	42-51-09.8870N 093-35-40.7530W 42-51.164783N 093-35.679217W 42.8527464,-93.5946536 (estimated)
Elevation:	1201 ft. / 366.1 m (surveyed)
Variation:	04E (1985)
From city:	1 mile E of BELMOND, IA
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	50421

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	08/1969
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	FOD (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT LIRL RY 17/35 - CTAF.
Beacon:	Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at CAV (10 nm SW):	126.575 (515-532-3515)
WX AWOS-3 at HPT (18 nm SE):	121.025 (641-456-4055)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
MCWr213/18.6		MASON CITY VOR/DME		114.90		06E

Airport Services

Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	3245 x 95 ft. / 989 x 29 m
Surface:	turf, in fair condition
Runway edge lights:	non-standard RY 17/35 NSTD LIRL; LIGHTS MOUNTED ON NONFRANGIBLE STAKES.
Runway edge markings:	RY 17/35 MKD WITH YELLOW CONES.
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	none	35 ft. tree, 609 ft. from runway, 57 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	JOEL BUSEMAN 1601 3RD STREET NE BELMOND, IA 50421 Phone 515-988-7677
Manager:	JOEL BUSEMAN 1601 3RD STREET NE BELMOND, IA 50421 Phone 515-988-7677

Additional Remarks

-	ARPT CLSD DEC-MAR EXCP PPR 641-444-3386.
-	GROUND DROPS OFF 25 FT FM RY 17 END.
-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at Y48.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCAV - Clarion Municipal Airport (10 nm SW)
KEAG - Eagle Grove Municipal Airport (17 nm SW)
KHPT - Hampton Municipal Airport (18 nm SE)
KMCW - Mason City Municipal Airport (22 nm NE)
KFXY - Forest City Municipal Airport/Trimble Field (23 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 10-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:50	12:50
Sunrise	07:19	13:19
Sunset	17:38	23:38
Evening civil twilight	18:07	00:07

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	10-Feb-2026 10:06:07
Local (UTC-6)	10-Feb-2026 04:06:07

METAR

KCAV 10nm SW	100955Z AUTO 34008KT 10SM CLR 00/00 A2993 RMK A01
KHPT 18nm SE	100955Z AUTO 32009KT 7SM CLR M01/M01 A2989 RMK AO2

TAF

KMCW
21nm NE

100520Z 1006/1106 33012G21KT P6SM BKN120 OVC200 FM101300 33014G23KT P6SM SCT025 BKN045 FM101500 33016KT P6SM BKN025 FM101800 32016KT P6SM SCT050 FM110000 31009KT P6SM FEW250

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