FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | SLB |
Lat/Long: | 42-35-50.0456N 095-14-26.3960W 42-35.834093N 095-14.439933W 42.5972349,-95.2406656 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1487.9 ft. / 453.5 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 04E (1995) |
From city: | 3 miles SW of STORM LAKE, IA |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 50588 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 01/1946 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | SLB (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | JUNE - SEPT MON-SAT 0800-1700, OCT - MAY MON - SAT 0900 - 1700 FOR ATTANDANT AFTER HRS CALL 712-732-6301. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 13/31 & RWY 17/35 & REIL RWY 17 & 35- CTAF. PAPI RWYS 17 & 35 OPER CONTINUOUSLY. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
WX AWOS-3: | 118.525 (712-732-2301) |
WX AWOS-3 at CKP (16 nm NW): | 119.225 (712-225-1088) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 134.0/288.3 (FORT DODGE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
SPWr178/33.9 | | SPENCER VOR/DME | | 115.15 | | 05E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100 JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
Dimensions: | 5002 x 75 ft. / 1525 x 23 m |
Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 30.0 | Double wheel: | 38.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
Latitude: | 42-36.063802N | | 42-35.243682N |
Longitude: | 095-14.531545W | | 095-14.432698W |
Elevation: | 1479.6 ft. | | 1479.8 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 171 magnetic, 175 true | | 351 magnetic, 355 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 13/31
Dimensions: | 3034 x 50 ft. / 925 x 15 m |
Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
Latitude: | 42-36.211667N | | 42-35.864120N |
Longitude: | 095-14.622703W | | 095-14.137082W |
Elevation: | 1477.4 ft. | | 1466.7 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 130 magnetic, 134 true | | 310 magnetic, 314 true |
Displaced threshold: | 165 ft. | | no |
Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 24 ft. road, 460 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO FM DSPLCD THR 26:1. | | none |
Runway 6/24
Dimensions: | 1962 x 95 ft. / 598 x 29 m |
Surface: | turf, in good condition CLSD WINTER MONTHS NOV THRU MAR. |
Runway edge markings: | 06/24 MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
Latitude: | 42-35.911862N | | 42-36.045613N |
Longitude: | 095-14.624197W | | 095-14.226273W |
Elevation: | 1487.9 ft. | | 1469.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 062 magnetic, 066 true | | 242 magnetic, 246 true |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF STORM LAKE CITY HALL P.O. BOX 1086 STORM LAKE, IA 50588 Phone 712-732-8001 |
Manager: | JIM BARTHOLOMEW 850 630TH ST STORM LAKE, IA 50588 Phone 712-732-6494 EVENING PHONE 712-732-6301 |
Additional Remarks
- | RY 35 IS CALM WIND RY. |
- | 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 15 May 2025 at 0901Z to 13 June 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (188KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (207KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (146KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (347KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCKP - Cherokee County Regional Airport (16 nm NW)
KSKI - Sac City Municipal Airport (17 nm SE)
KPOH - Pocahontas Municipal Airport (28 nm E)
KSPW - Spencer Municipal Airport (34 nm N)
KMEY - James G Whiting Memorial Field Airport (35 nm SW)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Michael Holm
Photo taken 18-Jun-2013
looking west.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Storm Lake Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 19-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:23 | | 10:23 |
Sunrise | | 05:56 | | 10:56 |
Sunset | | 20:39 | | 01:39 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:12 | | 02:12 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 20-May-2025 04:32:38 |
Local (UTC-5) | 19-May-2025 23:32:38 |
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METAR |
KSLB | 200415Z AUTO 06027KT 2 1/2SM RA BKN004 BKN025 OVC032 11/11 A2961 RMK AO2
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KCKP 16nm NW | 200415Z AUTO 07025G32KT 10SM FEW075 FEW110 11/11 A2955 RMK AO2 PK WND 10034/20 PRESFR
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TAF |
KFOD 48nm E | 200221Z 2002/2024 10016G28KT 6SM -SHRA SCT009 OVC013 FM200400 09020G29KT 6SM -SHRA BKN009 OVC013 PROB30 2004/2007 3SM -TSRA OVC007CB FM200700 08017G26KT 4SM -SHRA SCT005 OVC007 FM201300 08014G23KT 3SM -SHRA OVC006 FM201700 06013G22KT 6SM BR OVC006
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NOTAMs |
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