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KIIB James H Connell Field at Independence Municipal Airport
Independence, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: IIB
Lat/Long: 42-27-24.8000N 091-56-51.6000W
42-27.413333N 091-56.860000W
42.4568889,-91.9476667
(estimated)
Elevation: 979 ft. / 298.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 00E (2010)
From city: 3 miles SW of INDEPENDENCE, IA
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 50644

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1967
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: IIB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0700-DUSK
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET LOW INTST; TO ACTVT HIGHER INTST & REILS & PAPI RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3: 120.825 (319-334-3879)
WATERLOO APPROACH: 118.9
WATERLOO DEPARTURE: 118.9
WX AWOS-3 at OLZ (13 nm N): 119.675 (319-283-3518)
WX AWOS-3 at VTI (15 nm S): 120.075 (319-472-3122)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 118.9 (REMOTED FROM WATERLOO) WHEN WATERLOO APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ALOr107/20.8WATERLOO VOR/DME112.2000E
CIDr343/34.9CEDAR RAPIDS VOR/DME114.1005E

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 18/36

Dimensions: 5500 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 15 /R/D/W/U
Single wheel: 40.0
Double wheel: 60.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 42-27.865352N42-26.959970N
Longitude: 091-56.865960W091-56.853783W
Elevation: 970.3 ft.979.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 179359
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF INDEPENDENCE
331 1ST ST. EAST
INDEPENDENCE, IA 50644
Phone 319-334-2780
CITY CLERK SUSI LAMPE
Manager: BRETT SOUKUP
1684 - 230TH STREET, P.O. BOX 214
INDEPENDENCE, IA 50644-0506
Phone (319) 332-0118

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 27
Single engine airplanes: 23
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Helicopters: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 125/week *
58% local general aviation
29% transient general aviation
12% military
1% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 06 July 2021

Additional Remarks

PAEW PERFORMING SNOW REMOVAL OPS WILL MONITOR CTAF.
AG OPS DURG SUMMER MONTHS.
RY 36 IS CALM WIND RY.
CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: FOR CD CTC WATERLOO APCH 319-233-4835. WHEN WATERLOO APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

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 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (195KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36   download (205KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (139KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (453KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KOLZ - Oelwein Municipal Airport (13 nm N)
KVTI - Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark (15 nm S)
KALO - Waterloo Regional Airport (21 nm W)
C25 - Waverly Municipal Airport (30 nm NW)
C17 - Marion Airport (32 nm SE)
 
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Aerial photo of KIIB (James H Connell Field at Independence Municipal Airport)
Photo by Jonathan Walter
Taken in October 2010
looking northwest.

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2611:26
Sunrise06:5511:55
Sunset19:3000:30
Evening civil twilight19:5800:58

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Mar-2024 11:35:59
Local (UTC-5)  29-Mar-2024 06:35:59
 
METAR
KIIB 291115Z AUTO 10008KT 10SM SCT100 01/M06 A3003 RMK AO2 T00101060
KOLZ 
13nm N 
291115Z AUTO 10009KT 10SM BKN100 01/M06 A3001 RMK A01
KVTI 
15nm S 
291115Z AUTO 10007KT 10SM CLR 01/M04 A3001 RMK AO2 T00111043
TAF
KALO 
21nm W 
290520Z 2906/3006 08005KT P6SM SCT250 FM291400 11014G23KT P6SM BKN250 FM300000 11009KT P6SM BKN050
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
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 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Fuel Prices
 
Comments
  
P&N Flight and Charter 319-777-9488
319-377-0457
[web site]
[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft ground handling, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, ...

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100LL Jet A
SS $5.50 $5.00 
 Updated 01-Mar-2024
 
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