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53IA

Tama Airport
Tama, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	53IA
Lat/Long:	41-56-41.9700N 092-34-45.4750W 41-56.699500N 092-34.757917W 41.9449917,-92.5792986 (estimated)
Elevation:	814 ft. / 248 m (estimated)
Variation:	03E (1985)
From city:	1 mile S of TAMA, IA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	52339

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	05/1947
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Pattern altitude:	1414 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at GGI (16 nm SW):	120.725 (641-236-9720)
WX ASOS at MIW (18 nm NW):	128.325 (641-752-2339)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
TNUr065/25.6	NEWTON VOR/DME	112.50	03E
CIDr271/35.6	CEDAR RAPIDS VOR/DME	114.10	05E
ALOr192/37.6	WATERLOO VOR/DME	112.20	00E

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions:	2500 x 130 ft. / 762 x 40 m
Surface:	turf, in fair condition
	RUNWAY 2	RUNWAY 20
Latitude:	41-56.503667N	41-56.895333N
Longitude:	092-34.842833W	092-34.673000W
Elevation:	812.0 ft.	814.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	015 magnetic, 018 true	195 magnetic, 198 true
Obstructions:	48 ft. pline, marked, 1250 ft. from runway, 26:1 slope to clear	65 ft. trees, 640 ft. from runway, 80 ft. right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	TAMA AIRWAYS, INC 37W829 PINE NEEDLES CT. BATAVIA, IL 60510 Phone 319-363-9792
Manager:	FRED NEKOLA 800 25TH STREET, NE CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52402 Phone 319-363-9792 ADDITIONAL CONTACT MARY SCHUTTE; 630-606-9383 MHSCHUTTE@SBCGLOBAL.NET

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 53IA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTZT - Belle Plaine Municipal Airport (14 nm E)
KGGI - Grinnell Regional Airport (16 nm SW)
KMIW - Marshalltown Municipal Airport (18 nm NW)
KTNU - Newton Municipal Airport-Earl Johnson Field (26 nm SW)
KVTI - Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark (30 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 23-Jul-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:24	10:24
Sunrise	05:56	10:56
Sunset	20:37	01:37
Evening civil twilight	21:10	02:10

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	23-Jul-2025 05:22:36
Local (UTC-5)	23-Jul-2025 00:22:36

METAR

KGGI 16nm SW	230455Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM CLR 24/23 A2998 RMK AO2 T02440226
KMIW 18nm NW	230453Z AUTO 08003KT 10SM -RA BKN027 BKN050 OVC110 22/21 A2996 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW-E TSE0354 SLP137 P0020 T02220211
KTNU 26nm SW	230455Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM CLR 24/23 A2995 RMK A01
KVTI 30nm NE	230455Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM SCT014 BKN022 OVC075 27/26 A2996 RMK AO2 T02670261

TAF

KALO 37nm N	230421Z 2304/2324 14008KT P6SM SCT035 TEMPO 2304/2305 2SM -TSRA BKN028CB BKN050 FM230600 15011KT P6SM SCT035 BKN080 FM231100 18010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN160 FM231700 19012G19KT P6SM FEW050 FEW240
KCID 39nm E	221720Z 2218/2318 15011KT P6SM SCT020 FM222100 16012KT P6SM BKN080 FM230500 16008KT P6SM SCT150 FM231100 18009KT P6SM BKN200

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