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KIFA Iowa Falls Municipal Airport
Iowa Falls, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: IFA
Lat/Long: 42-28-14.8310N / 093-16-11.8330W
42-28.247183N / 093-16.197217W
42.4707864 / -93.2699536
(estimated)
Elevation: 1137 ft. / 346.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03E (1995)
From city: 3 miles S of IOWA FALLS, IA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 50126

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1945
Sectional chart: OMAHA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: IFA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 13/31 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT REIL & PAPI RYS 13 & 31 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 120.425 (641-648-2469)
WATERLOO APPROACH: 118.9
WATERLOO DEPARTURE: 118.9
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 118.9/261.5 (REMOTED FM WATERLOO) WHEN WATERLOO APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
JWJr320/26.9ELMWOOD VOR/DME109.4003E
MCWr170/37.5MASON CITY VORTAC114.9006E
ALOr256/38.9WATERLOO VORTAC112.2006E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
IOWA FALLSat field36803EIFA .. ..-. .-
HAMPTON184/15.423003EHPT .... .--. -
WEBSTER CITY083/26.632303EEBS . -... ...
CLARION124/27.238703ECAV -.-. .- ...-
EAGLE GROVE114/31.730203EEAG . .- --.
BOONE043/36.040703EBNW -... -. .--

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 4001 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 13.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 42-28.480167N42-28.012717N
Longitude: 093-16.509883W093-15.882933W
Elevation: 1127.0 ft.1137.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 132 magnetic, 135 true312 magnetic, 315 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Obstructions: none56 ft. tree, 1180 ft. from runway, 285 ft. right of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF IOWA FALLS
321 STEVENS STREET
IOWA FALLS, IA 50126
Phone 641-648-2527
Manager: JANE KNUTSON
16041 HWY 65
IOWA FALLS, IA 50126-8443
Phone 641-648-3191
AFT HRS CALL 515-599-4426

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 12
Single engine airplanes: 10
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 64/week *
45% transient general aviation
40% local general aviation
7% military
7% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 02 July 2007

Additional Remarks

RY 31 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
NDB OR GPS RWY 31   download (162KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHPT - Hampton Municipal Airport (15 nm N)
KMIW - Marshalltown Municipal Airport (27 nm SE)
KEBS - Webster City Municipal Airport (27 nm W)
KCAV - Clarion Municipal Airport (27 nm NW)
KEAG - Eagle Grove Municipal Airport (32 nm NW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1810:18
Sunrise05:5010:50
Sunset20:2901:29
Evening civil twilight21:0102:01

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-May-2008 15:59:52
Local (UTC-5)  16-May-2008 10:59:52
 
METAR
KIFA 161535Z AUTO 25009KT 10SM CLR 19/07 A2994 RMK AO2
TAF
KALO 
39nm E 
161120Z 161212 25008KT P6SM SCT100 FM1800 28013G20KT P6SM SCT050 FM0600 32009KT P6SM SCT050 TEMPO 0608 BKN035
KFOD 
40nm W 
161120Z 161212 25005KT P6SM FEW100 FM1800 28013G19KT P6SM SCT080 FM0700 33008KT P6SM SCT050
KMCW 
41nm N 
161120Z 161212 26009KT P6SM FEW100 FM1600 28014G21KT P6SM SCT080 FM0500 34008KT P6SM SCT050 TEMPO 0507 BKN035
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Four Winds Aviation 641-648-3191
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, Aircraft rental, ...

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100LL 
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Jet A 
$5.00 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Iowa Falls Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 IOWA FALLS IA 2.5 60-65
AMERICINN IOWA FALLS 3.2 

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