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8C6

Traer Municipal Airport
Traer, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	8C6
Lat/Long:	42-12-03.0000N 092-27-23.9000W 42-12.050000N 092-27.398333W 42.2008333,-92.4566389 (estimated)
Elevation:	892 ft. / 272 m (estimated)
Variation:	03E (1985)
From city:	1 mile NE of TRAER, IA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	50675

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	05/1961
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:	SS-SR

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at VTI (19 nm E):	120.075 (319-472-3122)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
ALOr187/21.5	WATERLOO VOR/DME	112.20	00E
CIDr297/35.3	CEDAR RAPIDS VOR/DME	114.10	05E
TNUr046/38.4	NEWTON VOR/DME	112.50	03E

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	2555 x 100 ft. / 779 x 30 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	low intensity
Runway edge markings:	17/35 MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES.
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Latitude:	42-12.260862N	42-11.840165N
Longitude:	092-27.393860W	092-27.404377W
Elevation:	884.0 ft.	891.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	right
Runway heading:	178 magnetic, 181 true	358 magnetic, 001 true
Obstructions:	70 ft. trees, 806 ft. from runway, 176 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear	80 ft. tree, 1689 ft. from runway, 210 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF TRAER 649 2ND ST TRAER, IA 50675 Phone (319) 478-2580
Manager:	PETE HOLDON 649 2ND STREET TRAER, IA 50675 Phone (319) 478-2580

Additional Remarks

-	SNOW RMVL DELAYED AT TIMES; CONFIRM RY COND PRIOR TO USE - CALL 319-478-2580
-	TURF RY SOFT DURING SPRING THAW.
-	PARALLEL TWY IS MKD AND LGTD ALONG EAST EDGE.
-	MOGAS AND 100LL FUEL AVBL FOR EMERG ONLY; CALL 319-476-4353.
-	FOR CD CTC DES MOINES APCH AT 515-974-8016. WHEN DES MOINES APP CLSD, FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8C6.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KVTI - Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark (19 nm E)
KTZT - Belle Plaine Municipal Airport (21 nm S)
KMIW - Marshalltown Municipal Airport (21 nm W)
KALO - Waterloo Regional Airport (22 nm N)
KIIB - James H Connell Field at Independence Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 14-Nov-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:30	12:30
Sunrise	07:00	13:00
Sunset	16:49	22:49
Evening civil twilight	17:19	23:19

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	15-Nov-2026 03:41:54
Local (UTC-6)	14-Nov-2026 21:41:54

METAR

KVTI 19nm E	150315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M02 A3031 RMK AO2
KMIW 21nm W	150253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M04 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP279 T10061044 53008
KALO 21nm N	150254Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M04 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP275 T10281044 51002
KIIB 27nm NE	150315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M04 A3033 RMK AO2 T10111043
KGGI 32nm SW	140455Z AUTO 05004KT 10SM CLR M01/M04 A3022 RMK AO2 T10141042
KOLZ 35nm NE	150315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M02 A3031 RMK A01
KCID 38nm SE	150252Z 33003KT 10SM CLR 02/M04 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP273 T00171039 53003

TAF

KALO
21nm N

141732Z 1418/1518 VRB04KT P6SM SKC

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