FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 0700-1800, 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 |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS OR LOC RWY 32 | |
download (184KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (208KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (265KB) |
| VOR RWY 14 | |
download (167KB) |
| VOR RWY 32 | |
download (175KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (16KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:51 | | 11:51 |
| Sunrise | | 07:19 | | 12:19 |
| Sunset | | 18:40 | | 23:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:08 | | 00:08 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Oct-2008 07:56:27 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Oct-2008 02:56:27 |
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| METAR |
| KTNU | 080735Z AUTO 26006KT 5SM CLR 06/05 A2992 RMK AO2
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KGGI 13nm E | 080735Z AUTO 27005KT 10SM CLR 07/05 A2991 RMK AO2
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KPEA 17nm S | 080735Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM CLR 07/07 A2993 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KDSM 30nm W | 080520Z 080606 28005KT P6SM SKC FM1800 24008KT P6SM FEW070 SCT200 FM0000 VRB06KT P6SM SCT070 BKN150
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| NOTAMs |
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