FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 36 | |
download (287KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (219KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (260KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (216KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (262KB) |
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 19-Apr-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:09 | | 11:09 |
Sunrise | | 06:38 | | 11:38 |
Sunset | | 20:06 | | 01:06 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:35 | | 01:35 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 19-Apr-2025 21:39:52 |
Local (UTC-5) | 19-Apr-2025 16:39:52 |
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METAR |
KCBF | 192115Z AUTO 07008KT 10SM CLR 13/M03 A3019 RMK AO2
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KOMA 7nm NW | 192052Z 01005KT 10SM FEW070 FEW200 14/M04 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP230 T01391044 58005
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KOFF 11nm SW | 192055Z 36004KT 10SM FEW210 15/M05 A3019 RMK AO2A SLP230 T01451048 55007
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KMLE 16nm W | 192115Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM CLR 14/M03 A3020 RMK AO2 T01351034
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KBTA 18nm NW | 192115Z AUTO 09004KT 10SM CLR 14/M03 A3019 RMK AO2 T01391035
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TAF |
KOMA 7nm NW | 191720Z 1918/2018 01007KT P6SM FEW060 SCT250 FM192200 08006KT P6SM BKN120 FM201200 08009KT P6SM -RA OVC050 FM201500 08010KT 4SM -RA OVC015
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KOFF 11nm SW | 191800Z 1918/2024 02009KT 9999 SCT250 QNH3017INS BECMG 1923/1924 07006KT 9999 SCT250 QNH3017INS BECMG 2005/2006 10010G15KT 9999 BKN070 QNH3017INS BECMG 2011/2012 07012G18KT 8000 -RA OVC015 QNH3016INS BECMG 2015/2016 05010G18KT 8000 -RA OVC015 QNH3004INS TX16/1922Z TN06/2012Z
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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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