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C27 Manchester Municipal Airport
Manchester, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: C27
Lat/Long: 42-29-25.7850N 091-29-52.3450W
42-29.429750N 091-29.872417W
42.4904958,-91.4978736
(estimated)
Elevation: 987 ft. / 300.8 m (surveyed)
Variation: 02E (1985)
From city: 2 miles W of MANCHESTER, IA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 52057

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1963
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: FOD (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: ON CALL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
DBQr275/35.3DUBUQUE VORTAC115.8004E
CIDr014/38.4CEDAR RAPIDS VOR/DME114.1005E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 3465 x 50 ft. / 1056 x 15 m
EXTENDED 190' RWY 18 END
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 42-29.715167N42-29.144333N
Longitude: 091-29.873500W091-29.871333W
Elevation: 948.0 ft.948.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: no305 ft.
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Obstructions: 6 ft. tree, 296 ft. from runway, 60 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear28 ft. bldg, 295 ft. from runway, 95 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear
RWY 36 APCH SLOPE 21:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF MANCHESTER
208 E MAIN STREET
MANCHESTER, IA 52057
Phone 563-927-1116
Manager: BROCK WATERS
208 E MAIN STREET
MANCHESTER, IA 52057
Phone 563-927-1116
563-608-3966 CELL OR 563-927-3355 POLICE.

Additional Remarks

- DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
- FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at C27.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KIIB - James H Connell Field at Independence Municipal Airport (20 nm W)
KMXO - Monticello Regional Airport (22 nm SE)
KOLZ - Oelwein Municipal Airport (24 nm NW)
C17 - Marion Airport (28 nm S)
KVTI - Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark (29 nm SW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 14-Sep-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1711:17
Sunrise06:4611:46
Sunset19:1700:17
Evening civil twilight19:4600:46

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  14-Sep-2026 22:31:52
Local (UTC-5)  14-Sep-2026 17:31:52
 
METAR
KIIB 
20nm W 		142215Z AUTO 14024G32KT 10SM CLR 19/13 A2993 RMK AO2 T01880134
KMXO 
22nm SE 		142215Z AUTO 14010G19KT 10SM FEW070 19/13 A2995 RMK AO2
KOLZ 
23nm NW 		142215Z AUTO 15021G31KT 10SM CLR 17/15 A2989 RMK A01
KVTI 
29nm SW 		142215Z AUTO 16018G25KT 10SM CLR 21/14 A2989 RMK AO2 PRESFR
KDBQ 
36nm E 		142153Z 15017G29KT 10SM SCT080 SCT090 18/12 A2998 RMK AO2 PK WND 15029/2134 SLP152 T01780122
KPDC 
36nm NE 		142215Z AUTO 12008KT 10SM SCT080 OVC090 15/14 A2995 RMK AO2 T01520138
KCID 
38nm S 		142152Z 14013G26KT 10SM CLR 22/14 A2994 RMK AO2 PK WND 13027/2108 SLP136 T02170139
KALO 
40nm W 		142154Z 15020G33KT 10SM CLR 18/14 A2986 RMK AO2 PK WND 15035/2122 SLP109 T01830139
TAF
KDBQ 
36nm E 		141731Z 1418/1518 15014G24KT P6SM BKN080 OVC120 TEMPO 1418/1420 6SM -SHRA FM150200 15016KT P6SM BKN120 WS020/19045KT PROB30 1505/1507 4SM -TSRA BR BKN050CB FM150700 19014KT 3SM -TSRA BR OVC050CB TEMPO 1507/1511 2SM TSRA BR FM151300 22009KT P6SM BKN025 OVC040 PROB30 1513/1515 4SM -SHRA BR
KCID 
38nm S 		141731Z 1418/1518 14014G24KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120 TEMPO 1418/1419 6SM -SHRA FM150100 15014KT P6SM BKN120 WS020/18045KT PROB30 1504/1506 4SM -TSRA BR BKN050CB FM150600 19012KT 3SM -TSRA BR OVC050CB TEMPO 1506/1510 2SM TSRA BR FM151400 29007KT P6SM OVC040
KALO 
40nm W 		141739Z 1418/1518 18011KT 6SM -SHRA SCT050 BKN100 BKN110 FM142200 15018G30KT P6SM SCT060 BKN100 FM150000 14017G26KT 6SM -SHRA SCT060 BKN100 WS020/16045KT PROB30 1503/1505 4SM -TSRA BKN060CB FM150500 17015KT 6SM -TSRA SCT040 OVC080CB WS020/22035KT PROB30 1505/1510 4SM -TSRA BKN040CB FM151000 22008KT 6SM -SHRA OVC045 FM151200 28005KT P6SM OVC050
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 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
Manchester Municipal Airport 563-927-3636
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100LL
SS $5.50 
 Updated 12-Jun-2026
  
   1 read write
SS=Self service
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www.manchester-ia.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={E5D83828-A509-4E02-AAD5-ECE7F706B512}
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