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 26-Nov-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:37 | | 12:37 |
| Sunrise | | 07:08 | | 13:08 |
| Sunset | | 16:36 | | 22:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:07 | | 23:07 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 27-Nov-2025 02:41:57 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 26-Nov-2025 20:41:57 |
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| METAR |
KIOW 19nm SW | 270152Z AUTO 31019G30KT 10SM OVC036 00/M08 A3023 RMK AO2 PK WND 31034/0118 SLP244 T00001083
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KMUT 24nm S | 270215Z AUTO 29016G22KT 10SM 00/M05 A3024 RMK AO2 PWINO
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KCID 26nm W | 270152Z 31020G27KT 10SM CLR M03/M08 A3019 RMK AO2 PK WND 32032/0108 SLP235 T10281078
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KDVN 27nm E | 270152Z AUTO 30018G26KT 10SM CLR M02/M07 RMK AO2 PK WND 31031/0125 SLPNO T10171072
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KMXO 27nm N | 270215Z AUTO 31020G28KT 10SM OVC024 M02/M06 A3016 RMK AO2
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KMLI 34nm SE | 270152Z 30019G29KT 10SM CLR M01/M07 A3017 RMK AO2 PK WND 30031/0128 SLP223 T10111072
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KCWI 38nm E | 270156Z AUTO 30029G37KT 10SM BKN032 M02/M07 A3014 RMK AO2 PK WND 30037/0156 SLP219 T10171067 FZRANO $
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KAWG 38nm SW | 270215Z AUTO 28014G21KT 10SM BKN031 OVC038 M01/M05 A3024 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KCID 26nm W | 270216Z 2702/2724 30018G30KT P6SM BKN035 TEMPO 2702/2706 BKN025 FM271000 30013G23KT P6SM SCT030 FM272200 32012KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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