FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | DEH |
| Lat/Long: | 43-16-31.8000N / 091-44-21.8000W 43-16.530000N / 091-44.363333W 43.2755000 / -91.7393889 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1158 ft. / 353.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 01E (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of DECORAH, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 52101 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1963 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | DEH (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 11/29 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT VASI RY 29 & PAPI RY 11 & REIL RYS 11 & 29 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.925 (563-382-2990) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNAEPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQ 118.85 (LA CROSSE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| UKNr263/8.8 | | WAUKON VORTAC | | 116.60 | | 05E |
| ODIr196/40.0 | | NODINE VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| DECORAH | | at field | | 236 | | 01E | | DEH | -.. . .... |
| CRESCO | | 106/17.9 | | 293 | | 02E | | CJJ | -.-. .--- .--- |
| WEST UNION | | 003/20.0 | | 278 | | 02E | | XWY | -..- .-- -.-- |
| CALEDONIA | | 207/21.6 | | 209 | | 03E | | CHU | -.-. .... ..- |
| OELWEIN | | 014/37.0 | | 260 | | 02E | | OLZ | --- .-.. --.. |
| CHARLES CITY | | 069/40.0 | | 375 | | 03E | | CCY | -.-. -.-. -.-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 4001 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 43-16.668168N | | 43-16.393277N |
| Longitude: | 091-44.772002W | | 091-43.952917W |
| Elevation: | 1145.5 ft. | | 1157.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 114 magnetic, 115 true | | 294 magnetic, 295 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left | | 4-box VASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 68 ft. trees, 1869 ft. from runway, 315 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF DECORAH 400 CLAYBORNE DR. PO BOX 138 DECORAH, IA 52101 Phone 563-382-3651 DAVE BACCAM ARPT COMM 319-382-2230 |
| Manager: | MIKE CONNELL 1705 HIGHWAY 9 DECORAH, IA 52101 Phone 563-382-8338 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 25 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 24 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 25/day * | | 55% | local general aviation | | 45% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 19 July 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | HAZARD MARKERS AT EDGE OF RY 11/29 SAFETY AREA DEFINE START OF DROPOFF. |
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 between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 | |
download (170KB) |
| VOR RWY 29 | |
download (156KB) |
| NDB RWY 29 | |
download (203KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (23KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (51KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
3Y2 - George L Scott Municipal Airport (18 nm S)
KCJJ - Ellen Church Field Airport (18 nm W)
KCHU - Houston County Airport (22 nm NE)
KFKA - Fillmore County Airport (31 nm NW)
KPDC - Prairie du Chien Municipal Airport (31 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Thomas W. Young
Photo taken 10-Oct-2005
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 01-Dec-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:48 | | 12:48 |
| Sunrise | | 07:20 | | 13:20 |
| Sunset | | 16:32 | | 22:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:04 | | 23:04 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Dec-2009 06:07:43 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 01-Dec-2009 00:07:43 |
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| METAR |
| KDEH | 010555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/01 A2980 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KLSE 42nm NE | 010520Z 0106/0206 22005KT P6SM SCT250 FM011200 16006KT P6SM BKN200 FM011800 21010KT P6SM BKN200 FM020300 31010KT P6SM BKN120
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KRST 50nm NW | 010520Z 0106/0206 24008KT P6SM SCT250 FM011200 19010KT P6SM BKN200 FM011800 23012KT P6SM BKN200 FM020000 31013KT P6SM BKN120
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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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