FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8C4 |
| Lat/Long: | 41-45-48.0750N 091-09-10.5690W 41-45.801250N 091-09.176150W 41.7633542,-91.1529358 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 840 ft. / 256 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 02E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of TIPTON, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 52772 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1969 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FOD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | SS-SR |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| CEDAR RAPIDS APPROACH: | 119.7 [0600-2130] |
| CEDAR RAPIDS DEPARTURE: | 119.7 [0600-2130] |
| WX ASOS at IOW (19 nm SW): | 128.075 (319-339-9491) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 132.8/328.4 (CEDAR RAPIDS RCAG) WHEN CEDAR RAPIDS APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| IOWr050/25.3 | | IOWA CITY VOR/DME | | 116.20 | | 05E |
| CIDr100/29.3 | | CEDAR RAPIDS VOR/DME | | 114.10 | | 05E |
| CVAr272/30.2 | | DAVENPORT VORTAC | | 113.80 | | 04E |
| MZVr314/35.2 | | MOLINE VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 05E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 60 ft. / 914 x 18 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 41-45.887167N | | 41-45.715500N |
| Longitude: | 091-09.485500W | | 091-08.866833W |
| Elevation: | 840.0 ft. | | 840.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 108 magnetic, 110 true | | 288 magnetic, 290 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 70 ft. trees, 3042 ft. from runway, 7 ft. right of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear | | 20 ft. road, 450 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF TIPTON 407 LYNN ST. TIPTON, IA 52772 Phone 563-886-6187 BRIAN WAGNER - CITY ADMINISTRATOR. |
| Manager: | MAX COPPESS 303 2ND AVENUE STANWOOD, IA 52337 Phone 563-212-3308 OR 563-886-6187 |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 29 IS CALM WIND RY. |
| - | DEER AND WATERFOWL ON AND INVOF OF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921. |
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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 | |
download (174KB) |
| VOR RWY 11 | |
download (185KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (421KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KIOW - Iowa City Municipal Airport (19 nm SW)
C17 - Marion Airport (23 nm NW)
KMUT - Muscatine Municipal Airport (24 nm S)
KOQW - Maquoketa Municipal Airport (25 nm NE)
KCID - The Eastern Iowa Airport (26 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 16-Jun-2010
looking east.
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Times for 09-Nov-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:18 | | 12:18 |
| Sunrise | | 06:48 | | 12:48 |
| Sunset | | 16:49 | | 22:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:19 | | 23:19 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2025 21:44:26 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Nov-2025 15:44:26 |
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| METAR |
KIOW 19nm SW | 092052Z AUTO 32014G22KT 10SM SCT048 00/M10 A3033 RMK AO2 PK WND 33030/2004 SLP279 T00001100 53002
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KMUT 24nm S | 092135Z AUTO 33018G24KT 10SM 00/M10 A3034 RMK AO2 PWINO
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KCID 26nm W | 092052Z 33016KT 10SM OVC046 M01/M10 A3031 RMK AO2 PK WND 32028/1955 SLP273 T10111100 53003 $
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KDVN 27nm E | 092052Z AUTO 32013G22KT 10SM SCT044 00/M09 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP259 T00001089 53007
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KMXO 27nm N | 092135Z AUTO 31016KT 10SM FEW040 OVC048 M01/M09 A3028 RMK AO2
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KMLI 34nm SE | 092052Z 30019G25KT 10SM SCT044 01/M09 A3027 RMK AO2 PK WND 30026/2039 SLP256 T00061089 53008
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KCWI 38nm E | 092056Z AUTO 31017G20KT 10SM SCT039 00/M08 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP259 T00001078 53005 FZRANO
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KAWG 38nm SW | 092135Z AUTO 31016G23KT 10SM BKN042 BKN049 M01/M09 A3033 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KCID 26nm W | 091734Z 0918/1018 34019G29KT P6SM BKN035 FM092200 33016G24KT 6SM -SN BKN040 FM100800 33013KT P6SM SCT035
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| NOTAMs |
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