FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 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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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:55 | | 12:55 |
| Sunrise | | 07:25 | | 13:25 |
| Sunset | | 17:41 | | 23:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:10 | | 00:10 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 17:50:53 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Feb-2010 11:50:53 |
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| METAR |
KFOD 25nm SE | 091735Z AUTO 01013G20KT 4SM SCT014 BKN021 OVC036 M04/M07 A3005 RMK AO1
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KAXA 26nm NE | 091735Z AUTO 36014KT 2SM -SN SCT016 BKN021 OVC027 M04/M06 A3006 RMK AO2
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KSLB 27nm W | 091735Z AUTO 35019KT 3 1/2SM -SN OVC016 M05/M07 A3009 RMK AO2
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KSPW 36nm NW | 091735Z AUTO 35019G26KT 5SM BLSN BKN012 M06/M09 A3013 RMK AO2 PK WND 35026/1728 UPE01 P0000
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KCAV 39nm E | 091735Z AUTO 36017G22KT 2 1/2SM HZ SCT009 BKN020 OVC047 M03/M07 A3001 RMK AO2
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KEBS 40nm SE | 091735Z AUTO 36013G19KT 4SM HZ BKN013 M04/M07 A3002 RMK AO2
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KEST 40nm N | 091724Z AUTO 36019KT 3SM HZ FEW039 BKN049 BKN055 M07/M09 A3011 RMK AO2 SNE1654 P0000
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KCKP 40nm W | 091735Z AUTO 35014G20KT 5SM -SN BKN013 OVC024 M04/M07 A3014 RMK AO2
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KCIN 43nm S | 091735Z AUTO 35020KT 1 3/4SM -SN OVC016 M05/M06 A3006 RMK AO2
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KFOD 25nm SE | 091518Z 0915/1012 01012G20KT 2SM -SN BLSN SCT025 OVC030 FM091800 36015G25KT 1SM -SN BLSN SCT015 BKN020 FM100100 35012G17KT P6SM OVC025 FM100500 34009KT P6SM BKN030
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| NOTAMs |
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