AirNav: IA70 - Friesenborg & Larson Airport

IA70

Friesenborg & Larson Airport
Buffalo Center, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	IA70
Lat/Long:	43-25-32.8390N 093-50-08.8130W 43-25.547317N 093-50.146883W 43.4257886,-93.8357814 (estimated)
Elevation:	1220 ft. / 372 m (estimated)
Variation:	04E (1985)
From city:	5 miles NE of BUFFALO CENTER, IA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	50424

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	09/1979
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at FXY (15 nm SE):

123.925 (641-581-2347)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
AELr232/25.4		ALBERT LEA VOR/DME		109.80		01E
MCWr306/29.7		MASON CITY VOR/DME		114.90		06E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	2900 x 100 ft. / 884 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	pline, 2500 ft. from runway	pline, 2500 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	FRIESENBORG & LARSON, INC. 45884 70TH AVE BUFFALO CENTER, IA 50424 Phone 515-584-2379
Manager:	JOE LARSON 45884 70TH AVE BUFFALO CENTER, IA 50424 Phone (515) 584-2258

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at IA70.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFXY - Forest City Municipal Airport/Trimble Field (15 nm SE)
KSBU - Blue Earth Municipal Airport (15 nm NW)
KAEL - Albert Lea Municipal Airport (25 nm NE)
KMCW - Mason City Municipal Airport (27 nm SE)
KAXA - Algona Municipal Airport (28 nm SW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 05-May-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:32	10:32
Sunrise	06:04	11:04
Sunset	20:20	01:20
Evening civil twilight	20:52	01:52

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	05-May-2026 20:15:07
Local (UTC-5)	05-May-2026 15:15:07

METAR

KFXY 15nm SE	051955Z AUTO 30010G15KT 10SM OVC065 10/M02 A2986 RMK AO2
KAEL 25nm NE	051955Z AUTO 30008G15KT 10SM OVC070 10/M06 A2985 RMK AO2 T01011058
KMCW 27nm SE	051953Z AUTO 31011G22KT 10SM BKN070 12/M04 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP109 T01171044
KFRM 28nm NW	051956Z AUTO 33015G19KT 10SM OVC075 11/M06 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP127 T01061061 PNO $
KAXA 29nm SW	051955Z AUTO 33012G20KT 290V010 10SM SCT070 12/M05 A2986 RMK A01

TAF

KMCW
27nm SE

051723Z 0518/0618 30011KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM052200 32012KT P6SM BKN100 FM060500 35006KT P6SM BKN250 FM061100 32004KT P6SM FEW250

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