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KIIB

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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 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
ALOr107/20.8		WATERLOO VOR/DME		112.20		00E
CIDr343/34.9		CEDAR RAPIDS VOR/DME		114.10		05E

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:

42-27.865352N

42-26.959970N

Longitude:

091-56.865960W

091-56.853783W

Elevation:

970.3 ft.

979.0 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

179

359

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, 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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 CHANGED		download (189KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 CHANGED		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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 04-Nov-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:17	12:17
Sunrise	06:46	12:46
Sunset	16:57	22:57
Evening civil twilight	17:26	23:26

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	04-Nov-2025 08:52:03
Local (UTC-6)	04-Nov-2025 02:52:03

METAR

KIIB	040835Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM CLR 03/00 A3025 RMK AO2 T00330004
KOLZ 13nm N	040835Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM CLR 03/00 A3023 RMK A01
KVTI 15nm S	040835Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM CLR 05/00 A3024 RMK AO2 T00491004

TAF

KALO
21nm W

040520Z 0406/0506 21003KT P6SM BKN240 FM041200 14005KT P6SM SCT240 FM041800 17014G21KT P6SM FEW250 FM042300 19007KT P6SM FEW240

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