FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | CBF |
Lat/Long: | 41-15-36.4000N 095-45-31.1000W 41-15.606667N 095-45.518333W 41.2601111,-95.7586389 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1244.8 ft. / 379.4 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 05E (2000) |
From city: | 4 miles E of COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 51503 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 11/1967 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | CBF (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0700-2000 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 14/32; HIRL RWY 18/36; REIL RWYS 14, 32, 18 & 36 - CTAF. PAPI RWYS 14, 32, 18 & 36 ARE ON 24/7. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.725 |
WX AWOS-3: | 126.575 (712-323-1542) |
OMAHA APPROACH: | 124.5 [0500-2330] |
OMAHA DEPARTURE: | 124.5 [0500-2330] |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 127.675 |
WX ASOS at OMA (7 nm NW): | PHONE 402-271-7515 |
WX AWOS-3 at MLE (16 nm W): | 118.25 (402-895-6778) |
WX AWOS-3 at BTA (18 nm NW): | 120.225 (402-426-0448) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
OVRr342/5.7 | | OMAHA VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 08E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
PLATTSMOUTH | | 015/20.2 | | 329 | | 05E | | PMV | .--. -- ...- |
WAHOO | | 082/37.9 | | 400 | | 06E | | AHQ | .- .... --.- |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
Dimensions: | 5500 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m |
Surface: | concrete/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 13 /R/C/W/U | Single wheel: | 30.0 | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
Latitude: | 41-16.116838N | | 41-15.211507N |
Longitude: | 095-45.445053W | | 095-45.477020W |
Elevation: | 1231.1 ft. | | 1242.1 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 176 magnetic, 181 true | | 356 magnetic, 001 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
Runway 14/32
Dimensions: | 3650 x 60 ft. / 1113 x 18 m |
Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 9 /R/C/W/U | Single wheel: | 30.0 | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
Operational restrictions: | RY 14 PREFERRED CALM WIND RUNWAY. |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
Latitude: | 41-15.754527N | | 41-15.287593N |
Longitude: | 095-45.856972W | | 095-45.355627W |
Elevation: | 1239.8 ft. | | 1241.7 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 136 magnetic, 141 true | | 316 magnetic, 321 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 32 ft. tree, 1191 ft. from runway, 236 ft. right of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | COUNCIL BLUFFS AIRPORT AUTHORITY COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA 51501 Phone 712-322-2284 |
Manager: | ANDY BILLER 101 MCCANDLESS LANE COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA 51503 Phone 712-322-2284 |
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 from 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 36 | |
download (286KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (218KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (260KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (216KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (261KB) |
VOR-A | |
download (181KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (59KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KOMA - Eppley Airfield (7 nm NW)
KOFF - Offutt Air Force Base (11 nm SW)
KMLE - Millard Airport (16 nm W)
KBTA - Blair Executive Airport (18 nm NW)
KPMV - Plattsmouth Municipal Airport/Douglas V Duey Field (20 nm S)
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Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 01-Oct-2008
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 16-Jul-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:32 | | 10:32 |
Sunrise | | 06:05 | | 11:05 |
Sunset | | 20:53 | | 01:53 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:26 | | 02:26 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 16-Jul-2025 22:41:18 |
Local (UTC-5) | 16-Jul-2025 17:41:18 |
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METAR |
KCBF | 162215Z AUTO 31012KT 10SM BKN034 25/23 A2994 RMK AO2
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KOMA 7nm NW | 162152Z 34014KT 10SM FEW021 BKN040 BKN055 26/21 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP130 T02610206
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KOFF 11nm SW | 162155Z 32008KT 10SM BKN037 BKN046 BKN250 27/19 A2992 RMK AO2A SLP127 T02740194 $
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KMLE 16nm W | 162215Z AUTO 32011KT 10SM SCT026 SCT037 25/19 A2995 RMK AO2 T02530190
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KBTA 18nm NW | 162215Z AUTO 32012G15KT 10SM OVC033 23/19 A2997 RMK AO2 T02320192
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TAF |
KOMA 7nm NW | 161720Z 1618/1718 34011KT P6SM BKN025 BKN060 FM162000 34012KT P6SM BKN035 FM170400 36009KT P6SM SCT025 BKN060
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KOFF 11nm SW | 161800Z 1618/1724 34012KT 9999 SCT019 BKN040 QNH2989INS TEMPO 1618/1624 BKN019 BECMG 1705/1706 34012KT 8000 -SHRA VCTS SCT015CB BKN040 QNH3005INS TEMPO 1706/1712 BKN019 BECMG 1711/1712 03012KT 9999 NSW SCT019 QNH3009INS TX25/1700Z TN18/1710Z
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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