FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8C4 |
| Lat/Long: | 41-45-48.0750N 091-09-10.5690W 41-45.801250N 091-09.176150W 41.7633542,-91.1529358 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 840 ft. / 256 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 02E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of TIPTON, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 52772 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1969 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FOD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | SS-SR |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| CEDAR RAPIDS APPROACH: | 119.7 [0600-2130] |
| CEDAR RAPIDS DEPARTURE: | 119.7 [0600-2130] |
| WX ASOS at IOW (19 nm SW): | 128.075 (319-339-9491) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 132.8/328.4 (CEDAR RAPIDS RCAG) WHEN CEDAR RAPIDS APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| IOWr050/25.3 | | IOWA CITY VOR/DME | | 116.20 | | 05E |
| CIDr100/29.3 | | CEDAR RAPIDS VOR/DME | | 114.10 | | 05E |
| CVAr272/30.2 | | DAVENPORT VORTAC | | 113.80 | | 04E |
| MZVr314/35.2 | | MOLINE VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 05E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 60 ft. / 914 x 18 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 41-45.887167N | | 41-45.715500N |
| Longitude: | 091-09.485500W | | 091-08.866833W |
| Elevation: | 840.0 ft. | | 840.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 108 magnetic, 110 true | | 288 magnetic, 290 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 70 ft. trees, 3042 ft. from runway, 7 ft. right of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear | | 20 ft. road, 450 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF TIPTON 407 LYNN ST. TIPTON, IA 52772 Phone 563-886-6187 BRIAN WAGNER - CITY ADMINISTRATOR. |
| Manager: | MAX COPPESS 303 2ND AVENUE STANWOOD, IA 52337 Phone 563-212-3308 OR 563-886-6187 |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 29 IS CALM WIND RY. |
| - | DEER AND WATERFOWL ON AND INVOF OF ARPT. |
| - | 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 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 11 | |
download (174KB) |
| VOR RWY 11 | |
download (185KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (421KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KIOW - Iowa City Municipal Airport (19 nm SW)
C17 - Marion Airport (23 nm NW)
KMUT - Muscatine Municipal Airport (24 nm S)
KOQW - Maquoketa Municipal Airport (25 nm NE)
KCID - The Eastern Iowa Airport (26 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 16-Jun-2010
looking east.
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Times for 17-Dec-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:56 | | 12:56 |
| Sunrise | | 07:27 | | 13:27 |
| Sunset | | 16:34 | | 22:34 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:06 | | 23:06 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Dec-2025 11:41:20 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 17-Dec-2025 05:41:20 |
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| METAR |
KIOW 19nm SW | 171052Z AUTO 31010KT 10SM CLR 03/00 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP148 T00280000
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KMUT 24nm S | 171115Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM 03/02 A2997 RMK AO2 PWINO
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KCID 26nm W | 171052Z 29011KT 10SM CLR M01/M02 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP144 T10111022
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KDVN 27nm E | 171052Z AUTO 27009KT 10SM CLR 01/M02 RMK AO2 SLPNO T00111017 $
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KMXO 27nm N | 171115Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM CLR M00/M01 A2992 RMK AO2
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KMLI 34nm SE | 171052Z 28009KT 10SM CLR 03/M01 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP135 T00281011
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KCWI 38nm E | 171056Z AUTO 29017KT 10SM CLR M01/M02 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP139 T10061017 FZRANO
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KAWG 38nm SW | 171115Z AUTO 28008KT 10SM CLR 01/01 A2995 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KCID 26nm W | 170710Z 1707/1806 28010G20KT P6SM BKN150 FM170800 31010KT P6SM BKN150 FM171700 14008KT P6SM BKN150 FM180200 16016G24KT P6SM BKN120 WS011/18045KT
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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