FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 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 12 June 2025 at 0901Z to 10 July 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 36 | |
download (285KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (217KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (258KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (214KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (260KB) |
VOR-A | |
download (180KB) |
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 07-Jul-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:25 | | 10:25 |
Sunrise | | 05:58 | | 10:58 |
Sunset | | 20:58 | | 01:58 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:31 | | 02:31 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 08-Jul-2025 00:42:25 |
Local (UTC-5) | 07-Jul-2025 19:42:25 |
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METAR |
KCBF | 080015Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM CLR 28/24 A2996 RMK AO2
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KOMA 7nm NW | 072352Z 16009KT 10SM FEW040 FEW110 BKN200 30/20 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP136 TCU SW T03000200 10306 20289 58016
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KOFF 11nm SW | 072355Z 13010KT 10SM CLR 31/22 A2995 RMK AO2A SLP135 T03070217 10324 20294 57016 $
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KMLE 16nm W | 080015Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM CLR 30/21 A2997 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N T03000210
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KBTA 18nm NW | 080015Z AUTO 11004KT 10SM CLR 28/23 A2997 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW T02750227
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TAF |
KOMA 7nm NW | 071720Z 0718/0818 13005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM080300 34020G30KT 4SM -TSRA OVC070CB FM080500 34007KT P6SM -SHRA OVC070 TEMPO 0805/0809 -TSRA OVC070CB FM081000 32004KT P6SM BKN100
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KOFF 11nm SW | 072100Z 0721/0824 VRB06KT 9999 SCT040 BKN220 QNH3003INS TEMPO 0721/0724 -TSRA BKN040CB BECMG 0723/0724 16009KT 9999 BKN050 QNH2999INS BECMG 0803/0804 16009KT 8000 -SHRA OVC080 QNH3004INS TEMPO 0804/0808 VRB15G30KT 4800 TSRA OVC080CB BECMG 0809/0810 19009KT 8000 -SHRA OVC070 QNH3003INS BECMG 0813/0814 22009KT 9999 NSW OVC070 QNH3001INS TX32/0721Z TN23/0810Z
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NOTAMs |
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