FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TNU |
| Lat/Long: | 41-40-27.9470N / 093-01-18.2250W 41-40.465783N / 093-01.303750W 41.6744297 / -93.0217292 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 953 ft. / 290 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 03E (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of NEWTON, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 50208 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1956 |
| Sectional chart: | OMAHA |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TNU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0730-1800, ALL SAT-SUN 0800-1700 AFT HRS ONLY CALL (641) 791-0590. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 14/32 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT VASI RYS 14 & 32; REIL RY 14 AND MALSR RY 32 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 132.275 (641-791-3302) |
| DES MOINES APPROACH: | 123.9 |
| DES MOINES DEPARTURE: | 123.9 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 126.3 |
| WX AWOS-3 at GGI (13 nm E): | 120.725 (641-236-9720) |
| WX AWOS-3 at PEA (17 nm S): | 118.875 (641-628-3459) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| TNUr146/7.6 | | NEWTON VOR/DME | | 112.50 | | 03E |
| JWJr188/26.7 | | ELMWOOD VOR/DME | | 109.40 | | 03E |
| DSMr056/31.5 | | DES MOINES VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| GRINNELL | | 259/13.3 | | 248 | | 02E | | GGI | --. --. .. |
| PELLA | | 346/16.6 | | 257 | | 02E | | PEA | .--. . .- |
| KNOXVILLE | | 008/23.1 | | 284 | | 02E | | OXV | --- -..- ...- |
| ANKENY | | 090/24.3 | | 275 | | 03E | | IKV | .. -.- ...- |
| BELLE PLAINE | | 247/35.4 | | 371 | | 02E | | TZT | - --.. - |
| OSKALOOSA | | 317/36.1 | | 414 | | 01E | | OOA | --- --- .- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 5599 x 100 ft. / 1707 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 22.0 | | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 41-40.825117N | | 41-40.106433N |
| Longitude: | 093-01.688883W | | 093-00.918700W |
| Elevation: | 952.3 ft. | | 945.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 138 magnetic, 141 true | | 318 magnetic, 321 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) VASI UNUSBL BYD 9 DEGS LEFT OF COURSE. |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. road, 860 ft. from runway, 350 ft. left of centerline, 36:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF NEWTON 115 N. 2ND AVE E. PO BOX 399 NEWTON, IA 50208 Phone 641-792-2787 |
| Manager: | ETHAN NASALROAD BOX 986-2901 RUSTY WALLACE DRIVE NEWTON, IA 50208 Phone 641-792-1292 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 16 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 14 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
- ULTRA-LIGHT ACTIVITY DISCOURAGED.
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| Aircraft operations: avg 25/day * | | 54% | local general aviation | | 38% | transient general aviation | | 7% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 12 September 2007 | |
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 |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 32 | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download |
| VOR RWY 14 | |
download (167KB) |
| VOR RWY 32 | |
download (175KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (16KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (41KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGGI - Grinnell Regional Airport (13 nm E)
KPEA - Pella Municipal Airport (17 nm S)
KOXV - Knoxville Municipal Airport (23 nm S)
KIKV - Ankeny Regional Airport (24 nm W)
KMIW - Marshalltown Municipal Airport (27 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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Taken in December 2006
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:47 | | 12:47 |
| Sunrise | | 07:16 | | 13:16 |
| Sunset | | 17:36 | | 23:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:05 | | 00:05 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 20:34:27 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 09-Feb-2010 14:34:27 |
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| METAR |
| KTNU | 092015Z AUTO 36019G25KT 5SM OVC018 M02/M05 A2997 RMK AO2
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KGGI 13nm E | 092015Z AUTO 34020G26KT 5SM -SN OVC018 M01/M05 A2994 RMK AO2
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KPEA 17nm S | 092015Z AUTO 34018G23KT 2SM -SN BKN005 OVC014 M03/M06 A2997 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KDSM 30nm W | 091732Z 0918/1018 33015G25KT 5SM -SN BLSN SCT025 BKN035 FM092000 33018G28KT 3SM -SN BLSN SCT015 BKN025 FM100000 33018G25KT 5SM BLSN SCT015 BKN035 FM100600 32015KT P6SM SCT025 SCT250 FM101200 31010KT P6SM SCT025 SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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