FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | POH |
| Lat/Long: | 42-44-34.4000N / 094-38-50.5000W 42-44.573333N / 094-38.841667W 42.7428889 / -94.6473611 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1226 ft. / 373.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile NE of POCAHONTAS, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 50574 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FOD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD FOR SVC CALL SHERIFFS OFFICE (712) 335-3308. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 11/29; PAPI RY 11; VASI RY 29 & REIL RYS 11 & 29 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SVC PROVIDED BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 134.0/288.3 (FORT DODGE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| FODr290/17.4 | | FORT DODGE VORTAC | | 113.50 | | 07E |
| SPWr131/35.0 | | SPENCER VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 05E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL MOGAS |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 4100 x 60 ft. / 1250 x 18 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 42-44.742615N | | 42-44.390533N |
| Longitude: | 094-39.273488W | | 094-38.492348W |
| Elevation: | 1225.5 ft. | | 1221.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 116 magnetic, 121 true | | 296 magnetic, 301 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.15 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes REIL OTS INDEFLY. | | yes REIL OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 54 ft. tree, 852 ft. from runway, 305 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 520 ft. from runway, 295 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 1998 x 135 ft. / 609 x 41 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 18 /36 MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 42-44.752162N | | 42-44.424197N |
| Longitude: | 094-38.741492W | | 094-38.775773W |
| Elevation: | 1223.9 ft. | | 1218.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 180 magnetic, 185 true | | 000 magnetic, 005 true |
| Obstructions: | 19 ft. road, 405 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF POCAHONTAS CITY HALL 23 WEST ELM POCAHONTAS, IA 50574 Phone 712-335-4841 |
| Manager: | GARY MC CARTAN 218 NORTH MAIN POCAHONTAS, IA 50574 Phone 712-335-4382 OFFICE NUMBER 712-335-4677 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 19 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 86/week * | | 57% | transient general aviation | | 43% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 07 May 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 29 | |
download (179KB) |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 11 | |
download (169KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (64KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEGQ - Emmetsburg Municipal Airport (22 nm N)
KFOD - Fort Dodge Regional Airport (23 nm SE)
KAXA - Algona Municipal Airport (26 nm NE)
KSKI - Sac City Municipal Airport (26 nm SW)
KSLB - Storm Lake Municipal Airport (28 nm W)
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| Sectional chart |
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Times for 01-Dec-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:59 | | 12:59 |
| Sunrise | | 07:30 | | 13:30 |
| Sunset | | 16:45 | | 22:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:17 | | 23:17 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Dec-2009 06:52:03 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 01-Dec-2009 00:52:03 |
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| METAR |
KFOD 25nm SE | 010635Z 23007KT 10SM CLR 03/M02 A2978 RMK AO1
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KAXA 26nm NE | 010635Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM CLR 02/00 A2975 RMK AO2
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KSLB 27nm W | 010635Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM CLR 03/M01 A2976 RMK AO2
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KSPW 36nm NW | 010553Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM CLR 02/M02 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP087 T00221022 10056 20017 401001067 56012
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KCAV 39nm E | 010635Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM CLR 02/00 A2977 RMK AO2
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KEBS 40nm SE | 010635Z AUTO 23011KT 10SM CLR 04/M01 A2978 RMK AO2
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KEST 40nm N | 010552Z AUTO 24010KT 10SM CLR 02/M02 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP086 T00221022 10056 20011 400831044 56011
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KCKP 40nm W | 010635Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 03/M01 A2977 RMK AO2
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KCIN 43nm S | 010635Z AUTO 22015KT 10SM CLR 04/00 A2981 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KFOD 25nm SE | 010536Z 0106/0206 22008KT P6SM SKC FM011500 24014KT P6SM BKN250 FM020000 33010KT P6SM BKN150
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| NOTAMs |
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