FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FOD |
| Lat/Long: | 42-33-04.3180N / 094-11-30.6250W
42-33.071967N / 094-11.510417W
42.5511994 / -94.1918403
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1157 ft. / 352.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of FORT DODGE, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 50501 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1952 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FOD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-2000,
FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL (515) 955-3434/332-4955. |
| Pattern altitude: | 2000 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 06/24; MIRL RY 12/30; REIL RYS 12, 24 & 30; MALSR RY 06 & VASI RYS 06; 24; 12 & PAPI RY 30 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | PPR 24 HRS FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR (515) 573-3881. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.775 (515-955-5490) |
| WX AWOS-3 at EBS (16 nm SE): | 127.825 (515-832-2794) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 134.0/288.3 (FORT DODGE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FODr121/5.8 | | FORT DODGE VORTAC | | 113.50 | | 07E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 6548 x 150 ft. / 1996 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 65.0 | | Double wheel: | 110.0 | | Double tandem: | 165.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 42-32.857717N | | 42-33.313117N |
| Longitude: | 094-12.344600W | | 094-11.023283W |
| Elevation: | 1079.5 ft. | | 1156.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.1% | | 1.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 060 magnetic, 065 true | | 240 magnetic, 245 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 5300 x 100 ft. / 1615 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 36.0 | | Double wheel: | 58.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 42-33.317788N | | 42-32.792925N |
| Longitude: | 094-11.767488W | | 094-10.824625W |
| Elevation: | 1112.0 ft. | | 1142.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% UP | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 122 magnetic, 127 true | | 302 magnetic, 307 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 30 ft. pole, 1340 ft. from runway, 224 ft. left of centerline, 38:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF FORT DODGE
819 FIRST AVE SOUTH
FORT DODGE, IA 50501
Phone 515-573-7144 |
| Manager: | MS. RHONDA CHAMBERS
1639 NELSON AVE SUITE 2
FORT DODGE, IA 50501
Phone 515-573-3881 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 29 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 61/day * | | 45% | transient general aviation | | 34% | local general aviation | | 18% | commercial | | 2% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MIGRATORY WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | WHEN DEP RYS 06/24 & 13/30 ENDS OF OTHER RYS NOT VISIBLE. ALL DEP/ARR ACFT USE CTAF. |
| - | ACR OPNS INVOLVING ACFT WITH MORE THAN 9 PASSENGER SEATS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED IN EXCESS OF 15 MINS BEFORE OR AFT SCHEDULED ARR OR DEP TIMES WITHOUT PRIOR COORD WITH ARPT MANAGEMENT AND/OR ARPT MAINT & CONFIRMATION THAT ARFF SVCS ARE AVBL PRIOR TO LANDING OR TAKEOFF. |
| - | RY 06 IS CALM WIND RY. |
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 between 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS RWY 06 | |
download (230KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (213KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (215KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (208KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (213KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 30 | |
download (238KB) |
| VOR RWY 12 | |
download (237KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (21KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (49KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEAG - Eagle Grove Municipal Airport (15 nm NE)
KEBS - Webster City Municipal Airport (16 nm SE)
KCAV - Clarion Municipal Airport (22 nm NE)
KPOH - Pocahontas Municipal Airport (23 nm NW)
KAXA - Algona Municipal Airport (32 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Thomas W. Young
Photo taken 16-Sep-2005
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Sep-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:20 | | 11:20 |
| Sunrise | | 06:49 | | 11:49 |
| Sunset | | 19:40 | | 00:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:09 | | 01:09 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Sep-2008 06:44:57 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 06-Sep-2008 01:44:57 |
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| METAR |
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KFOD
2nm SE | 060635Z 00000KT 1/2SM VV005 09/08 A3003 RMK AO2 PWINO FZRANO RVRNO
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KEBS
16nm SE | 060635Z AUTO 27005KT 1/4SM FG OVC002 11/11 A3004 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KFOD
2nm SE | 060520Z 060606 VRB03KT 3SM BR SCT005 TEMPO 0913 1/2SM FG VV002 FM1400 24005KT P6SM BKN250 FM0100 22003KT P6SM BKN080
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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