FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ORC |
| Lat/Long: | 42-59-24.9520N / 096-03-46.0680W 42-59.415867N / 096-03.767800W 42.9902644 / -96.0627967 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1414 ft. / 431 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 05E (1995) |
| From city: | 1 mile S of ORANGE CITY, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 51041 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1967 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ORC (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34; VASI & REIL RYS 16 & 34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) ROTG BCN OTS INDEFLY. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 127.825 (712-737-3193) |
| WX AWOS-3 at LRJ (14 nm SW): | 125.525 (712-546-8439) |
| WX AWOS-3 at SHL (17 nm NE): | 119.775 (712-324-5159) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 124.1/269.0 (SIOUX CITY RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| DDLr212/16.7 | | SHELDON VOR/DME | | 108.60 | | 05E |
| SPWr250/39.2 | | SPENCER VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 05E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 4250 x 60 ft. / 1295 x 18 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 28.0 | | Double wheel: | 48.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 42-59.753333N | | 42-59.078333N |
| Longitude: | 096-03.893000W | | 096-03.642667W |
| Elevation: | 1414.0 ft. | | 1392.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 160 magnetic, 165 true | | 340 magnetic, 345 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left | | 2-box VASI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 62 ft. tree, 1246 ft. from runway, 94 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 19 ft. road, 450 ft. from runway, 13:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF ORANGE CITY 125 CENTRAL AVE SE ORANGE CITY, IA 51041 Phone 712-707-4885 |
| Manager: | CITY ADMINISTRATOR RT 2 ORANGE CITY, IA 51041 Phone 712-707-4885 DUANE FEEKES; DITJ MANAGER; (712) 707-4885. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 5 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 65/week * | | 57% | transient general aviation | | 43% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 27 July 2006 | |
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 34 | |
download (165KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (29KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSOY - Sioux Center Municipal Airport (10 nm NW)
KLRJ - Le Mars Municipal Airport (14 nm SW)
KSHL - Sheldon Municipal Airport (16 nm NE)
KISB - Sibley Municipal Airport (26 nm NE)
KCKP - Cherokee County Regional Airport (27 nm SE)
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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 | | 05:27 | | 10:27 |
| Sunrise | | 06:00 | | 11:00 |
| Sunset | | 20:41 | | 01:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:14 | | 02:14 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-May-2008 14:57:12 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 16-May-2008 09:57:12 |
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| METAR |
| KORC | 161435Z AUTO 29009KT 10SM CLR 17/06 A2999 RMK AO2
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KLRJ 15nm SW | 161435Z AUTO 27008KT 10SM CLR 18/07 A3000 RMK AO2
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KSHL 17nm NE | 161435Z AUTO 30009KT 10SM CLR 18/05 A2999 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KSUX 39nm S | 161123Z 161212 31006KT P6SM SKC FM1700 30012KT P6SM SKC FM1900 30017G27KT P6SM FEW100 FM0100 28011KT P6SM FEW080 FM0900 33007KT P6SM SCT080
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KFSD 47nm NW | 161123Z 161212 26006KT P6SM FEW100 FM1500 27011KT P6SM FEW100 FM1800 28016G26KT P6SM SCT100 FM0200 31010KT P6SM SCT080 FM0800 33008KT P6SM SKC
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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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