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Y76 Morningstar Field Airport
Des Moines, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: Y76
Lat/Long: 41-39-19.9590N / 093-38-38.7880W
41-39.332650N / 093-38.646467W
41.6555442 / -93.6441078
(estimated)
Elevation: 805 ft. / 245 m (estimated)
Variation: 04E (1985)
From city: 3 miles N of DES MOINES, IA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 50313

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1952
Sectional chart: OMAHA
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: FOD (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-2200
ACTVT LIRL RY 17/35 - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at IKV (4 nm NE): 119.175 (515-965-5764)
WX ASOS at DSM (7 nm S): PHONE 515-287-1012

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
DSMr354/13.1DES MOINES VORTAC117.5007E
TNUr249/25.2NEWTON VOR/DME112.5003E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ANKENY231/4.427503EIKV .. -.- ...-
PERRY108/25.425106EPRO .--. .-. ---
BOONE156/25.740703EBNW -... -. .--
KNOXVILLE310/32.128402EOXV --- -..- ...-
PELLA294/34.825702EPEA .--. . .-
GUTHRIE CENTER088/35.451605EGCT --. -.-. -
JEFFERSON122/37.939103EEFW . ..-. .--

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 2065 x 180 ft. / 629 x 55 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Runway edge lights: low intensity
Runway edge markings: 17/35 RY ENDS & EDGES MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES.
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 26 ft. pole, marked and lighted, 276 ft. from runway, 118 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear52 ft. tree, 930 ft. from runway, 90 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: LEORA MORNINGSTAR
4785 NW MORNINGSTAR DRIVE
DES MOINES, IA 50313
Phone 515-280-8615
Manager: NORM BURG
3000 MANSFIELD DRIVE
DES MOINES, IA 50317
Phone 515-266-1564
ARPT BOARD MEMBER.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 56
Single engine airplanes: 56
    
Aircraft operations: avg 54/day *
94% local general aviation
6% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 July 2007

Additional Remarks

WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at Y76.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KIKV - Ankeny Regional Airport (4 nm NE)
KDSM - Des Moines International Airport (7 nm S)
KAMW - Ames Municipal Airport (20 nm N)
3Y3 - Winterset-Madison County Airport (24 nm SW)
KPRO - Perry Municipal Airport (25 nm NW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1310:13
Sunrise05:4710:47
Sunset20:5101:51
Evening civil twilight21:2502:25

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 03:42:44
Local (UTC-5)  04-Jul-2009 22:42:44
 
METAR
KIKV 
4nm NE 
050235Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM OVC046 19/18 A2996 RMK AO2
KDSM 
7nm S 
050254Z 04007KT 10SM SCT020 OVC045 20/16 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP141 T02000161 53009
KAMW 
20nm N 
050253Z AUTO 04003KT 10SM FEW049 18/17 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP147 T01830167 53005
TAF
KDSM 
7nm S 
042355Z 0500/0524 06010KT P6SM VCSH SCT007 OVC015 FM050300 02006KT P6SM SCT010 BKN025 FM050500 33004KT 4SM BR SCT015 BKN050 FM051400 33007KT P6SM SCT035 FM051700 30008G13KT P6SM BKN060
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Morningstar Field Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Morningstar Field Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near Morningstar Field Airport

Miles Price ($)
RODEWAY INN DES MOINES 2.3 55-60
DES MOINES RED ROOF INN AND SUI 2.3 69-70
BAYMONT INN & SUITES DES MOINES 2.4 57-166
TRAVELODGE DES MOINES 2.4 79-89
QUALITY INN AND STES DES MOINES 2.8 57-85
DAYS INN MERLE HAY 2.8 51-70
RAMADA NORTHWEST 2.8 39-50
HOLIDAY INN HTL STES NORTHWEST 2.8 
ECONO LODGE INN & SUITES - DES MOINES/MERLE HAYS ROAD 2.8 54-60
VILLAGE INN MOTEL DES MOINES 2.9 68-85
SUPER 8 URBANDALE/MERLE HAY ROAD 3.0 58-70
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS DES MOINES 3.9 
HILTON GARDEN INN DES MOINES 4.1 
HOLIDAY INN DOWNTOWN 4.2 
QUALITY INN AND SUITES EVENT 4.4 100-101
STONEY CREEK INN CNFR CENTER 4.6 99-185
HAMPTON STE ANKENY 4.6 
MARRIOTT DES MOINES 4.8 199-200
RENAISSANCE DES MOINES SAVERY HOTEL 4.8 109-187
EMBASSY SUITES ON THE RIVER 4.8 119-120
THE SUITES OF 800 LOCUST HOTEL 4.9 149-375

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Morningstar Field Airport

3 in Johnston
6 in Urbandale
36 in Des Moines
6 in Clive
11 in Ankeny
12 in West Des Moines
1 in Grimes
4 in Altoona
 

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