FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025
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: | 1225.5 ft. / 373.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (2010) |
| 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 |
| 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: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 12 & 30; PAPI RWY 12 & 30; MIRL RWY 12/30 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
- 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 |
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| SPWr131/35.0 | | SPENCER VOR/DME | | 115.15 | | 05E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 4100 x 60 ft. / 1250 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 12 /R/B/W/U | | Single wheel: | 15.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Operational restrictions: | RWY 30 CALM WIND RWY. |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 42-44.742647N | | 42-44.390550N |
| Longitude: | 094-39.273460W | | 094-38.492360W |
| Elevation: | 1225.5 ft. | | 1221.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 119 magnetic, 121 true | | 299 magnetic, 301 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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 |
| Obstructions: | 62 ft. tree, 915 ft. from runway, 355 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 545 ft. from runway, 260 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 1999 x 135 ft. / 609 x 41 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 42-44.752270N | | 42-44.424180N |
| Longitude: | 094-38.742010W | | 094-38.775770W |
| Elevation: | 1224.1 ft. | | 1218.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 182 magnetic, 184 true | | 002 magnetic, 004 true |
| Markings: | NSTD, in fair condition | | NSTD, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| 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: | DENNIS DAHL
212 SOUTH MAIN
POCAHONTAS, IA 50574
Phone 712-335-4236
OFFICE NUMBER 712-335-4382 |
Additional Remarks
| - | 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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (208KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (228KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (158KB) |
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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Iden Mersereau
Photo taken 08-Jul-2018
looking north.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Pocahontas Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-Dec-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:13 | | 13:13 |
| Sunrise | | 07:45 | | 13:45 |
| Sunset | | 16:45 | | 22:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:18 | | 23:18 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-Dec-2025 23:23:40 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 18-Dec-2025 17:23:40 |
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| METAR |
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KFOD
25nm SE | 182256Z AUTO 31017G24KT 9SM -SN OVC022 M11/M14 A2968 RMK AO2 PK WND 30037/2207 SLP079 P0000 T11061144 FZRANO $
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KAXA
26nm NE | 182255Z AUTO 32023G35KT 6SM HZ BKN021 BKN037 OVC049 M11/M15 A2963 RMK A01
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KSLB
27nm W | 182255Z AUTO 30033G43KT 1 1/2SM -SN FEW016 SCT055 BKN065 M11/M13 A2971 RMK AO2
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KSPW
36nm NW | 182253Z AUTO 31032G47KT 7SM -SN FEW013 BKN022 OVC100 M12/M16 A2969 RMK AO2 PK WND 31047/2252 SLP074 P0000 T11221156
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KCAV
39nm E | 182255Z AUTO 31032G44KT 2SM HZ FEW012 BKN022 SCT041 M11/M14 A2963 RMK A01 VIS 1 1/2V5
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KEBS
40nm SE | 182255Z AUTO 31039KT 1/4SM SN FZFG SCT008 BKN016 OVC043 M11/M12 A2964 RMK AO2
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KEST
40nm N | 182259Z AUTO 31028G40KT 1 1/4SM -SN BKN016 OVC050 M13/M16 A2967 RMK AO2 PK WND 31040/2259 P0000 T11281161
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KCKP
40nm W | 182256Z AUTO 30022G32KT 6SM -SN HZ BKN022 BKN048 M10/M15 A2977 RMK AO2 PK WND 32036/21
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KCIN
43nm S | 182255Z AUTO 31025G45KT 9SM -SN BKN035 BKN055 OVC120 M09/M12 A2973 RMK AO2
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KFOD
25nm SE | 182029Z 1820/1918 28023G39KT 5SM -SN OVC020 TEMPO 1820/1822 1/2SM SN OVC015 FM190000 31025G39KT P6SM OVC025 FM190500 32022G33KT P6SM OVC250 FM190900 31012G21KT P6SM BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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