FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 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: | MON-SAT 24 HOURS/DAY, ALL SUN ON CALL ATNDNC SCHEDULE SUN CALL 563-382-8338. |
| 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 | | 96 ft. trees, 1935 ft. from runway, 297 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 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 17 September 2009 | |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 | |
download |
| 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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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:44 | | 12:44 |
| Sunrise | | 07:14 | | 13:14 |
| Sunset | | 17:28 | | 23:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:58 | | 23:58 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 19:20:30 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Feb-2010 13:20:30 |
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| METAR |
| KDEH | 091855Z AUTO 01009G18KT 2 1/2SM -SN BKN015 OVC022 M02/M04 A2996 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KLSE 42nm NE | 091720Z 0918/1018 02009KT 3SM -SN BR OVC020 FM092300 36012KT 4SM -SN BR OVC020 FM100300 35012KT 5SM -SN OVC025 FM100600 35011KT P6SM OVC025 FM101400 33010KT P6SM SCT025
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KRST 50nm NW | 091720Z 0918/1018 01015G22KT 2SM -SN BLSN OVC012 FM100000 35015G20KT 3SM -SN BLSN OVC015 FM100300 34015KT 4SM -SN BLSN BKN015 FM100500 34014KT P6SM BKN015 FM100900 32013KT P6SM SCT015
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