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C27 Manchester Municipal Airport
Manchester, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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: 25 ft. tree, 1033 ft. from runway, 60 ft. right of centerline, 33:1 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: JASON HAIGHT
208 E MAIN STREET
MANCHESTER, IA 52057
Phone 563-920-8484
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 06-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4612:46
Sunrise07:1513:15
Sunset17:2523:25
Evening civil twilight17:5423:54

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  06-Feb-2026 09:34:22
Local (UTC-6)  06-Feb-2026 03:34:22
 
METAR
KIIB 
20nm W 		060915Z AUTO 28012KT 10SM CLR 02/00 A2968 RMK AO2 T00180002
KMXO 
22nm SE 		060915Z AUTO 25004KT 9SM FEW055 00/00 A2963 RMK AO2
KOLZ 
23nm NW 		060915Z AUTO 30012KT 10SM CLR 01/01 A2966 RMK A01
KVTI 
29nm SW 		060915Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM CLR 01/00 A2968 RMK AO2 T00120002
KDBQ 
36nm E 		060853Z AUTO 24008KT 8SM OVC070 01/M01 A2962 RMK AO2 SLP041 T00061006 58029 $
KPDC 
36nm NE 		060920Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR SCT046 SCT055 M02/M02 A2965 RMK AO2 T10161022
KCID 
38nm S 		060852Z AUTO 26006KT 10SM CLR 00/M02 A2966 RMK AO2 SLP051 T00001017 58028 $
KALO 
40nm W 		060854Z AUTO 29015KT 10SM CLR 04/01 A2968 RMK AO2 SLP056 T00390011 56020
TAF
KDBQ 
36nm E 		060520Z 0606/0706 27006KT P6SM BKN100 FM060800 29009KT P6SM BKN050 WS010/31035KT FM061200 32018G30KT P6SM BKN020 FM061800 33018G32KT P6SM BKN030
KCID 
38nm S 		060755Z 0608/0706 25007KT P6SM SCT120 FM060900 27009KT P6SM BKN070 WS010/31040KT FM061200 31018G33KT P6SM BKN025 FM062000 33021G31KT P6SM BKN035
KALO 
40nm W 		060520Z 0606/0706 27007KT P6SM SCT150 FM061000 31014G23KT P6SM BKN100 FM061300 33017G27KT P6SM OVC015 FM061700 34020G30KT P6SM OVC025 FM062200 34016G24KT P6SM SCT200
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 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
Manchester Municipal Airport 563-927-3636
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100LL
SS $5.50 
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www.manchester-ia.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={E5D83828-A509-4E02-AAD5-ECE7F706B512}
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