FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | IIB |
| Lat/Long: | 42-27-12.9540N / 091-56-51.4260W 42-27.215900N / 091-56.857100W 42.4535983 / -91.9476183 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 978 ft. / 298.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of INDEPENDENCE, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 & VASIS RYS 17 & 35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.275 (319-334-3879) |
| WATERLOO APPROACH: | 118.9 |
| WATERLOO DEPARTURE: | 118.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at OLZ (14 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 |
| ALOr101/20.9 | | WATERLOO VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 06E |
| CIDr343/34.7 | | CEDAR RAPIDS VOR/DME | | 114.10 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| WAPSIE | | at field | | 206 | | 02E | | IIB | .. .. -... |
| OELWEIN | | 173/13.9 | | 260 | | 02E | | OLZ | --- .-.. --.. |
| GARRISON | | 010/14.3 | | 338 | | 03E | | VTI | ...- - .. |
| WEST UNION | | 192/30.3 | | 278 | | 02E | | XWY | -..- .-- -.-- |
| BELLE PLAINE | | 022/37.2 | | 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: | 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 12.0 | | Double wheel: | 16.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 42-27.544500N | | 42-26.885917N |
| Longitude: | 091-56.861550W | | 091-56.852783W |
| Elevation: | 963.0 ft. | | 978.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 177 magnetic, 179 true | | 357 magnetic, 359 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | none | | 13 ft. road, 700 ft. from runway, 38:1 slope to clear |
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: | | 30 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 23 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 28/day * | | 59% | local general aviation | | 29% | transient general aviation | | 12% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 13 August 2007 | |
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 17 | |
download (176KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (29KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KOLZ - Oelwein Municipal Airport (14 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 (33 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 16-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:13 | | 10:13 |
| Sunrise | | 05:45 | | 10:45 |
| Sunset | | 20:23 | | 01:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:56 | | 01:56 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-May-2008 16:28:59 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-May-2008 11:28:59 |
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| METAR |
KOLZ 13nm N | 161615Z AUTO 28011G20KT 10SM CLR 20/08 A2993 RMK AO2
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KVTI 15nm S | 161615Z AUTO 27009KT 10SM CLR 20/08 A2993 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KALO 21nm W | 161120Z 161212 25008KT P6SM SCT100 FM1800 28013G20KT P6SM SCT050 FM0600 32009KT P6SM SCT050 TEMPO 0608 BKN035
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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