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3Y2

George L Scott Municipal Airport
West Union, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	3Y2
Lat/Long:	42-59-06.8000N 091-47-26.3000W 42-59.113333N 091-47.438333W 42.9852222,-91.7906389 (estimated)
Elevation:	1231.8 ft. / 375.5 m (surveyed)
Variation:	01W (2020)
From city:	1 mile NE of WEST UNION, IA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	52175

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	01/1964
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 PAPI RYS 17 & 35 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3 at DEH (18 nm N):	118.400 (563-382-2990)
WX AWOS-3 at OLZ (20 nm SW):	119.675 (319-283-3518)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNAEPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQ 118.85 (LA CROSSE RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ALOr046/37.1		WATERLOO VOR/DME		112.20		00E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A 100LL:AVBL 24-7 SELF SVC.
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:

4149 x 60 ft. / 1265 x 18 m

Surface:

concrete, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

PCN PCN/7 /R/C/W/U
Single wheel:	21.0
Double wheel:	21.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 17

RUNWAY 35

Latitude:

42-59.452100N

42-58.774705N

Longitude:

091-47.496832W

091-47.378785W

Elevation:

1231.8 ft.

1196.1 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

174 magnetic, 173 true

354 magnetic, 353 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI NSTD; KEY CTAF 5 TIMES.

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF WEST UNION P.O. BOX 151 WEST UNION, IA 52175-0151 Phone 563-422-3908
Manager:	TONY SOPPE 10184 240TH STREET WEST UNION, IA 52175 Phone 563-379-1946

Additional Remarks

-	RY 17 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 7 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
-	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 01 October 2026 at 0901Z to 29 October 2026 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17		download (210KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35		download (222KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (239KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDEH - Decorah Municipal Airport (18 nm N)
KOLZ - Oelwein Municipal Airport (20 nm SW)
KCJJ - Ellen Church Field Airport (27 nm NW)
KPDC - Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport (29 nm E)
KIIB - James H Connell Field at Independence Municipal Airport (32 nm S)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 01-Oct-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:37	11:37
Sunrise	07:05	12:05
Sunset	18:48	23:48
Evening civil twilight	19:16	00:16

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	01-Oct-2026 11:02:33
Local (UTC-5)	01-Oct-2026 06:02:33

METAR

KDEH 17nm N	011055Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM BKN006 BKN036 OVC060 18/18 A2981 RMK AO2 P0002
KOLZ 21nm S	011055Z AUTO 05008KT 4SM BR FEW023 OVC037 16/16 A2983 RMK A01 P0014
KPDC 30nm E	011055Z AUTO 08005KT 4SM RA SCT017 BKN022 OVC034 17/17 A2982 RMK AO2 P0035 T01650165
KIIB 33nm S	011055Z AUTO 02017G21KT 5SM RA BR SCT024 OVC033 16/16 A2984 RMK AO2 T01630156

TAF

KALO
37nm SW

010520Z 0106/0206 17005KT 3SM -SHRA BR BKN005 BKN015 OVC030 TEMPO 0106/0110 1 1/2SM RA BR BKN003 FM011000 03007KT 2SM RA BR BKN004 OVC009 FM011200 03008KT 3SM -SHRA BR SCT004 OVC015 FM011400 01008KT P6SM BKN015 OVC025 PROB30 0114/0118 6SM -SHRA BKN010 FM011800 36010G18KT P6SM OVC035 FM012000 35012G20KT P6SM OVC070

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

City of West Union

563-422-5842
563-422-3908
[web site]
[email]

Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Courtesy cars (free for pilots to use in the local area), ...

More info about City of West Union

independent
	100LL		Jet A
SS		$5.95		$5.16
Updated 11-Sep-2026

write

SS=Self service

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