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KIIB James H Connell Field at Independence Municipal Airport
Independence, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: IIB
Lat/Long: 42-27-24.8000N 091-56-51.6000W
42-27.413333N 091-56.860000W
42.4568889,-91.9476667
(estimated)
Elevation: 979 ft. / 298.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 00E (2010)
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
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: IIB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0700-DUSK
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: MIRL RWY 18/36 PRESET LOW INTST; TO ACTVT HIGHER INTST & REILS & PAPI RWYS 18 & 36 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 120.825 (319-334-3879)
DES MOINES APPROACH: 118.9
DES MOINES 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 MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 118.9/251.15 (REMOTED FROM WATERLOO) WHEN DES MOINES APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ALOr107/20.8WATERLOO VOR/DME112.2000E
CIDr343/34.9CEDAR RAPIDS VOR/DME114.1005E

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 18/36

Dimensions: 5500 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 15 /R/D/W/U
Single wheel: 40.0
Double wheel: 60.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 42-27.865352N42-26.959970N
Longitude: 091-56.865960W091-56.853783W
Elevation: 970.3 ft.979.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 179359
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
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

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 SUSI LAMPE
Manager: BRETT SOUKUP
1684 - 230TH STREET, P.O. BOX 214
INDEPENDENCE, IA 50644-0506
Phone (319) 332-0118

Additional Remarks

- PAEW PERFORMING SNOW REMOVAL OPS WILL MONITOR CTAF.
- AG OPS DURG SUMMER MONTHS.
- RWY 36 IS CALM WIND RWY.
- FOR CD CTC DES MOINES AT APCH 515-974-8016. WHEN DES MOINES APP CLSD, FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

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 from 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (189KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36   download (198KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (139KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (453KB)

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)
C17 - Marion Airport (32 nm SE)
  
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Taken in October 2010
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From to KIIB

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 17-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0413:04
Sunrise07:3513:35
Sunset17:0123:01
Evening civil twilight17:3223:32

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  17-Jan-2026 21:07:42
Local (UTC-6)  17-Jan-2026 15:07:42
 
METAR
KIIB 172055Z AUTO 30021G25KT 3/4SM -SN BKN012 BKN021 OVC030 M12/M14 A3010 RMK AO2 T11191143
KOLZ 
13nm N 		172055Z AUTO 30020KT 1 1/2SM BR CLR M12/M13 A3006 RMK A01
KVTI 
15nm S 		172055Z AUTO 29017G23KT 1 3/4SM -SN VV007 M11/M14 A3010 RMK AO2 T11151144
TAF
KALO 
21nm W 		171729Z 1718/1818 31016G24KT 1 1/2SM -SN BLSN BKN013 TEMPO 1718/1720 3/4SM -SN BLSN FM172200 31017G29KT 3SM -SN BLSN BKN013 OVC016 FM180200 31012KT P6SM BKN027 FM180800 25008KT P6SM BKN080 BKN180 FM181300 19011G20KT P6SM BKN045 PROB30 1813/1818 4SM -SN OVC025
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
City of Independence 319-332-0118
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100LL Jet A
SS $5.45 $5.00 
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