FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FOD |
| Lat/Long: | 42-33-04.3180N / 094-11-30.6250W
42-33.071967N / 094-11.510417W
42.5511994 / -94.1918403
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1157 ft. / 352.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of FORT DODGE, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 50501 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1952 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FOD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-2000,
FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL (515) 955-3434/332-4955. |
| Pattern altitude: | 2000 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 06/24; MIRL RY 12/30; REIL RYS 12, 24 & 30; MALSR RY 06 & VASI RYS 06; 24; 12 & PAPI RY 30 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | PPR 24 HRS FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS CALL AMGR (515) 573-3881. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.775 (515-955-5490) |
| WX AWOS-3 at EBS (16 nm SE): | 127.825 (515-832-2794) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 134.0/288.3 (FORT DODGE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FODr121/5.8 | | FORT DODGE VORTAC | | 113.50 | | 07E |
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 6/24
| Dimensions: | 6548 x 150 ft. / 1996 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 65.0 | | Double wheel: | 110.0 | | Double tandem: | 165.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 42-32.857717N | | 42-33.313117N |
| Longitude: | 094-12.344600W | | 094-11.023283W |
| Elevation: | 1079.5 ft. | | 1156.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.1% | | 1.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 060 magnetic, 065 true | | 240 magnetic, 245 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 5300 x 100 ft. / 1615 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 36.0 | | Double wheel: | 58.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 42-33.317788N | | 42-32.792925N |
| Longitude: | 094-11.767488W | | 094-10.824625W |
| Elevation: | 1112.0 ft. | | 1142.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% UP | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 122 magnetic, 127 true | | 302 magnetic, 307 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 30 ft. pole, 1340 ft. from runway, 224 ft. left of centerline, 38:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF FORT DODGE
819 FIRST AVE SOUTH
FORT DODGE, IA 50501
Phone 515-573-7144 |
| Manager: | MS. RHONDA CHAMBERS
1639 NELSON AVE SUITE 2
FORT DODGE, IA 50501
Phone 515-573-3881 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 29 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 61/day * | | 45% | transient general aviation | | 34% | local general aviation | | 18% | commercial | | 2% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MIGRATORY WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | WHEN DEP RYS 06/24 & 13/30 ENDS OF OTHER RYS NOT VISIBLE. ALL DEP/ARR ACFT USE CTAF. |
| - | ACR OPNS INVOLVING ACFT WITH MORE THAN 9 PASSENGER SEATS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED IN EXCESS OF 15 MINS BEFORE OR AFT SCHEDULED ARR OR DEP TIMES WITHOUT PRIOR COORD WITH ARPT MANAGEMENT AND/OR ARPT MAINT & CONFIRMATION THAT ARFF SVCS ARE AVBL PRIOR TO LANDING OR TAKEOFF. |
| - | RY 06 IS CALM WIND RY. |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS RWY 06 | |
download (230KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (213KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (215KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (208KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (213KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 30 | |
download (238KB) |
| VOR RWY 12 | |
download (237KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (21KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (49KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEAG - Eagle Grove Municipal Airport (15 nm NE)
KEBS - Webster City Municipal Airport (16 nm SE)
KCAV - Clarion Municipal Airport (22 nm NE)
KPOH - Pocahontas Municipal Airport (23 nm NW)
KAXA - Algona Municipal Airport (32 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Thomas W. Young
Photo taken 16-Sep-2005
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-May-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:21 | | 10:21 |
| Sunrise | | 05:54 | | 10:54 |
| Sunset | | 20:33 | | 01:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:05 | | 02:05 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-May-2008 17:18:14 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-May-2008 12:18:14 |
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| METAR |
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KFOD
2nm SE | 161655Z 29012G18KT 10SM BKN095 22/03 A2993 RMK AO2 PWINO FZRANO RVRNO
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KEBS
16nm SE | 161655Z AUTO 28010G15KT 10SM SCT075 SCT085 21/03 A2993 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KFOD
2nm SE | 161120Z 161212 25005KT P6SM FEW100 FM1800 28013G19KT P6SM SCT080 FM0700 33008KT P6SM SCT050
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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