AirNav: IA35 - Ruckl Airport

IA35

Ruckl Airport
Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	IA35
Lat/Long:	41-11-13.9950N 095-54-15.0440W 41-11.233250N 095-54.250733W 41.1872208,-95.9041789 (estimated)
Elevation:	970 ft. / 296 m (estimated)
Variation:	06E (1985)
From city:	3 miles SW of COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	51501

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	07/1966
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at OMA (7 nm N):	PHONE 402-271-7515
WX AWOS-3 at CBF (8 nm NE):	126.575 (712-323-1542)
WX AWOS-3 at MLE (9 nm W):	118.25 (402-895-6778)
WX AWOS-3 at PMV (14 nm S):	118.975 (402-298-7524)
WX AWOS-3 at BTA (16 nm NW):	120.225 (402-426-0448)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
OVRr271/7.7		OMAHA VORTAC		116.30		08E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
PLATTSMOUTH		356/14.6		329		05E		PMV	.--. -- ...-
WAHOO		090/31.5		400		06E		AHQ	.- .... --.-

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway E/W

Dimensions:	2400 x 120 ft. / 732 x 37 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY E	RUNWAY W
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	ERNEST RUCKL 1308 N 52ND ST OMAHA, NE 68132
Manager:	Phone 402-556-5431

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC OMAHA APCH AT 402-682-4395.
E137-1	TREES ADJACENT TO RUNWAY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at IA35.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KOFF - Offutt Air Force Base (4 nm S)
KOMA - Eppley Airfield (7 nm N)
KCBF - Council Bluffs Municipal Airport (8 nm NE)
KMLE - Millard Airport (9 nm W)
KPMV - Plattsmouth Municipal Airport/Douglas V Duey Field (14 nm S)
KBTA - Blair Executive Airport (16 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 20-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:44	12:44
Sunrise	07:12	13:12
Sunset	18:02	00:02
Evening civil twilight	18:30	00:30

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Feb-2026 13:51:16
Local (UTC-6)	20-Feb-2026 07:51:16

METAR

KOFF 4nm S	201255Z 31011KT 10SM HZ OVC023 M09/M15 A2988 RMK AO2A SLP138 T10931153 $
KOMA 8nm N	201252Z 32006KT 10SM BKN030 M11/M16 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP140 T11111156
KCBF 8nm NE	201335Z AUTO 32012KT 10SM SCT014 M11/M14 A2985 RMK AO2
KMLE 9nm W	201335Z AUTO 30011KT 10SM CLR M11/M16 A2991 RMK AO2 T11091156
KPMV 14nm S	201335Z AUTO 30010KT 10SM CLR M11/M16 A2989 RMK AO2 T11111157
KBTA 16nm NW	201335Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM CLR M12/M16 A2987 RMK AO2 T11201161

TAF

KOFF 4nm S	201100Z 2011/2117 30012G18KT 9999 BKN018 BKN060 620189 QNH2985INS TEMPO 2011/2015 9000 BLSN BKN025 620258 BECMG 2014/2015 30012G18KT 9999 SCT030 BKN100 QNH2992INS BECMG 2018/2019 30009KT 9999 FEW150 SCT250 QNH2992INS BECMG 2100/2101 33006KT 9999 BKN100 BKN200 QNH3000INS TXM02/2022Z TNM09/2013Z
KOMA 8nm N	201120Z 2012/2112 31013G23KT P6SM OVC025 FM201300 31015G22KT P6SM OVC060 FM201800 31011KT P6SM SCT250 FM202200 33004KT P6SM BKN150

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