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5D2

Northwood Municipal Airport
Northwood, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	5D2
Lat/Long:	43-26-55.6000N 093-12-06.0000W 43-26.926667N 093-12.100000W 43.4487778,-93.2016667 (estimated)
Elevation:	1226 ft. / 373.7 m (surveyed)
Variation:	03E (1985)
From city:	1 mile E of NORTHWOOD, IA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	50459

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	12/1961
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:	SOLAR LIGHTS OPERATE SUNSET TO SUNRISE.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3PT at AEL (16 nm NW):	119.575 (507-377-1583)
WX AWOS-3 at AUM (17 nm NE):	119.025 (507-433-6667)
WX ASOS at MCW (18 nm S):	120.300 (641-255-0381)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
AELr151/15.8	ALBERT LEA VOR/DME	109.80	01E
MCWr009/22.0	MASON CITY VOR/DME	114.90	06E
RSTr228/33.0	ROCHESTER VOR/DME	112.00	05E

Airport Services

Parking:

hangars and tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	3300 x 100 ft. / 1006 x 30 m
Surface:	turf, in fair condition
Runway edge lights:	non-standard SOLAR LIGHTS MOUNTED ON YELLOW CONES.
Runway edge markings:	RWYS 17 & 35 THLDS & EDGES MKD WITH YELLOW CONES.
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Latitude:	43-27.198338N	43-26.655313N
Longitude:	093-12.112337W	093-12.086910W
Elevation:	1225.0 ft.	1226.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	175 magnetic, 178 true	355 magnetic, 358 true
Markings:	NSTD	NSTD
Obstructions:	20 ft. road, 120 ft. left of centerline CONTROLLING OBSTRUCTION EXCEEDS A 45 DEGREE SLOPE RY 17/35 +18FT RD 100 FT E & PARALLEL CNTRLN.	18 ft. road, 120 ft. right of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF NORTHWOOD CENTRAL AVE. NORTHWOOD, IA 50459 Phone 641-324-1075
Manager:	DR MIKE DIERENFELD CENTRAL AVE NORTHWOOD, IA 50459 Phone 641-324-1084

Additional Remarks

-	CROP DUSTING ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	RY 17/35 +18 FT BIT RD 100 FT E & PARALLEL CNTRLN.
-	FOR CD CTC ROCHESTER APCH AT 507-424-8111. FOR CD WHEN ROCHESTER APCH IS CLOSED, CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
-	NO SNOW REMOVAL. ARPT CLOSED WHEN SNOW CONDITIONS EXIST.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 5D2.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KAEL - Albert Lea Municipal Airport (16 nm NW)
KAUM - Austin Municipal Airport (17 nm NE)
KMCW - Mason City Municipal Airport (18 nm S)
KFXY - Forest City Municipal Airport/Trimble Field (22 nm SW)
KCCY - Northeast Iowa Regional Airport (34 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 29-Apr-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:38	10:38
Sunrise	06:09	11:09
Sunset	20:11	01:11
Evening civil twilight	20:42	01:42

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	29-Apr-2025 05:27:08
Local (UTC-5)	29-Apr-2025 00:27:08

METAR

KAEL 15nm NW	290516Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC014 07/06 A2974 RMK AO2 TSNO
KAUM 18nm NE	290515Z AUTO 28010G16KT 10SM SCT080 08/07 A2973 RMK AO2
KMCW 19nm S	290453Z AUTO 32019G27KT 10SM FEW120 11/08 A2974 RMK AO2 PK WND 31031/0415 SLP065 T01060083
KFXY 22nm SW	290515Z AUTO 31011KT 10SM SCT014 08/05 A2975 RMK AO2

TAF

KMCW
19nm S

290338Z 2904/2924 29008KT P6SM FEW035 SCT060 BKN070 FM290600 31012G25KT P6SM OVC010 FM291700 32013G21KT P6SM SKC

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