FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | IIB |
| Lat/Long: | 42-27-24.7620N / 091-56-51.5920W 42-27.412700N / 091-56.859867W 42.4568783 / -91.9476644 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 979 ft. / 298 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 02E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of INDEPENDENCE, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 50644 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1967 |
| Sectional chart: | CHICAGO |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | IIB (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST; TO ACTVT HIGHER INTST & REILS & PAPI RYS 17 & 35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.825 (319-334-3879) |
| WATERLOO APPROACH: | 118.9 |
| WATERLOO DEPARTURE: | 118.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at OLZ (13 nm N): | 119.675 (319-283-3518) |
| WX AWOS-3 at VTI (15 nm S): | 120.075 (319-472-3122) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 118.9/251.15 (REMOTED FROM WATERLOO) WHEN WATERLOO APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ALOr101/20.8 | | WATERLOO VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 06E |
| CIDr343/34.9 | | CEDAR RAPIDS VOR/DME | | 114.10 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| WAPSIE | | at field | | 206 | | 02E | | IIB | .. .. -... |
| OELWEIN | | 173/13.7 | | 260 | | 02E | | OLZ | --- .-.. --.. |
| GARRISON | | 010/14.5 | | 338 | | 03E | | VTI | ...- - .. |
| WEST UNION | | 192/30.1 | | 278 | | 02E | | XWY | -..- .-- -.-- |
| BELLE PLAINE | | 022/37.4 | | 371 | | 02E | | TZT | - --.. - |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 5500 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 40.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | SOUTH. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 42-27.865500N | | 42-26.960000N |
| Longitude: | 091-56.866000W | | 091-56.853833W |
| Elevation: | 970.0 ft. | | 979.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% UP | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 177 magnetic, 179 true | | 357 magnetic, 359 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, lighted |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF INDEPENDENCE 331 1ST ST. EAST INDEPENDENCE, IA 50644 Phone 319-334-2780 CITY CLERK DEBRA LYNN. |
| Manager: | JIM CONNELL 1684 - 230TH ST;PO BOX 506 INDEPENDENCE, IA 50644-0506 Phone 319-334-4000 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 24 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 19 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 25/day * | | 58% | local general aviation | | 29% | transient general aviation | | 12% | military | | 1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 26 March 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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 17 | |
download (171KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (29KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KOLZ - Oelwein Municipal Airport (13 nm N)
KVTI - Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark (15 nm S)
KALO - Waterloo Regional Airport (21 nm W)
C25 - Waverly Municipal Airport (30 nm NW)
3Y2 - George L Scott Municipal Airport (32 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:20 | | 12:20 |
| Sunrise | | 06:50 | | 12:50 |
| Sunset | | 16:53 | | 22:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:23 | | 23:23 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 03:30:25 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 07-Nov-2009 21:30:25 |
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| METAR |
| KIIB | 080315Z AUTO 02007KT 7SM CLR 05/01 A2998 RMK AO1
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KOLZ 13nm N | 080315Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM CLR 07/01 A3001 RMK AO2
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KVTI 15nm S | 080315Z AUTO 03003KT 10SM CLR 09/02 A2998 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KALO 21nm W | 072325Z 0800/0824 03006KT P6SM SKC FM080600 07004KT P6SM FEW250 FM081000 10007KT P6SM SCT250 FM081400 13011G17KT P6SM SCT250 FM081800 17011G17KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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