FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3Y2 |
| Lat/Long: | 42-59-06.3210N / 091-47-26.1750W
42-59.105350N / 091-47.436250W
42.9850892 / -91.7906042
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1232 ft. / 375.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (1985) |
| 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 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FOD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT PAPI RYS 17 & 35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at DEH (18 nm N): | 120.925 (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 |
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| UKNr207/20.9 | | WAUKON VORTAC | | 116.60 | | 05E |
| ALOr040/37.1 | | WATERLOO VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 06E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| WEST UNION | | 350/2.5 | | 278 | | 02E | | XWY | -..- .-- -.-- |
| DECORAH | | 187/17.6 | | 236 | | 01E | | DEH | -.. . .... |
| OELWEIN | | 022/19.8 | | 260 | | 02E | | OLZ | --- .-.. --.. |
| CRESCO | | 145/27.3 | | 293 | | 02E | | CJJ | -.-. .--- .--- |
| WAPSIE | | 010/32.7 | | 206 | | 02E | | IIB | .. .. -... |
| CHARLES CITY | | 095/36.2 | | 375 | | 03E | | CCY | -.-. -.-. -.-- |
| CALEDONIA | | 197/38.4 | | 209 | | 03E | | CHU | -.-. .... ..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
FOR FUEL CALL 563-422-5842 OR 563-422-3966. NO CREDIT CARDS. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 4248 x 50 ft. / 1295 x 15 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 21.0 | | Double wheel: | 21.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 42-59.451917N | | 42-58.758317N |
| Longitude: | 091-47.496850W | | 091-47.375983W |
| Elevation: | 1232.0 ft. | | 1195.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 171 magnetic, 173 true | | 351 magnetic, 353 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RY 17 PAPI NSTD; KEY CTAF 5 TIMES. | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RY 35 PAPI NSTD; KEY CTAF 5 TIMES. |
| Obstructions: | 39 ft. tree, 924 ft. from runway, 162 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear | | none |
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 563-422-5842 |
| Manager: | DALE HALVERSON
10184 240TH STREET
WEST UNION, IA 52175
Phone 563-422-7267
AFT HRS CALL 563-422-3966. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 6 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 48/week * | | 61% | transient general aviation | | 39% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 19 August 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DROP OFF WITHIN RY SAFETY AREA E OF RY 17/35 APRXLY 1500 FT FM RY END. |
| - | JEFF MILLER CHMN ARPT CMSN. |
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 between 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 17 | |
download (180KB) |
| GPS RWY 35 | |
download (196KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download (175KB) |
| NDB RWY 35 | |
download (208KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (29KB) |
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 - Independence Municipal Airport (33 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Jul-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:19 | | 10:19 |
| Sunrise | | 05:52 | | 10:52 |
| Sunset | | 20:35 | | 01:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:08 | | 02:08 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 07:25:18 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 24-Jul-2008 02:25:18 |
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| METAR |
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KDEH
17nm N | 240655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A3013 RMK AO2
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KOLZ
21nm S | 240655Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM SCT050 18/15 A3011 RMK AO2
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KPDC
30nm E | 240655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/14 A3010 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KALO
37nm SW | 240520Z 240606 15008KT P6SM VCSH BKN100 FM0900 15005KT P6SM BKN090 FM1600 15008KT P6SM SCT020 BKN050 FM2100 16012KT P6SM 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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