FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CBF |
| Lat/Long: | 41-15-36.4000N 095-45-31.1000W
41-15.606667N 095-45.518333W
41.2601111,-95.7586389
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1244.8 ft. / 379.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (2000) |
| From city: | 4 miles E of COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 51503 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1967 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CBF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-2000 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 14/32; HIRL RWY 18/36; REIL RWYS 14, 32, 18 & 36 - CTAF. PAPI RWYS 14, 32, 18 & 36 ARE ON 24/7. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.725 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 126.575 (712-323-1542) |
| OMAHA APPROACH: | 124.5 [0500-2330] |
| OMAHA DEPARTURE: | 124.5 [0500-2330] |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 127.675 |
| WX ASOS at OMA (7 nm NW): | PHONE 402-271-7515 |
| WX AWOS-3 at MLE (16 nm W): | 118.25 (402-895-6778) |
| WX AWOS-3 at BTA (18 nm NW): | 120.225 (402-426-0448) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| OVRr342/5.7 | | OMAHA VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 08E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PLATTSMOUTH | | 015/20.2 | | 329 | | 05E | | PMV | .--. -- ...- |
| WAHOO | | 082/37.9 | | 400 | | 06E | | AHQ | .- .... --.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 5500 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m |
| Surface: | concrete/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 13 /R/C/W/U | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 41-16.116838N | | 41-15.211507N |
| Longitude: | 095-45.445053W | | 095-45.477020W |
| Elevation: | 1231.1 ft. | | 1242.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 176 magnetic, 181 true | | 356 magnetic, 001 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 3650 x 60 ft. / 1113 x 18 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 9 /R/C/W/U | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Operational restrictions: | RY 14 PREFERRED CALM WIND RUNWAY. |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 41-15.754527N | | 41-15.287593N |
| Longitude: | 095-45.856972W | | 095-45.355627W |
| Elevation: | 1239.8 ft. | | 1241.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 136 magnetic, 141 true | | 316 magnetic, 321 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 32 ft. tree, 1191 ft. from runway, 236 ft. right of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNCIL BLUFFS AIRPORT AUTHORITY
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA 51501
Phone 712-322-2284 |
| Manager: | ANDY BILLER
101 MCCANDLESS LANE
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA 51503
Phone 712-322-2284 |
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 15 May 2025 at 0901Z to 13 June 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 36 | |
download (286KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (218KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (260KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (216KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (261KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (181KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (59KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KOMA - Eppley Airfield (7 nm NW)
KOFF - Offutt Air Force Base (11 nm SW)
KMLE - Millard Airport (16 nm W)
KBTA - Blair Executive Airport (18 nm NW)
KPMV - Plattsmouth Municipal Airport/Douglas V Duey Field (20 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 01-Oct-2008
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Jun-2025
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:18 | | 10:18 |
| Sunrise | | 05:52 | | 10:52 |
| Sunset | | 20:51 | | 01:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:25 | | 02:25 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jun-2025 17:07:19 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 05-Jun-2025 12:07:19 |
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| METAR |
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| KCBF | 051655Z AUTO 13011KT 9SM CLR 21/13 A3009 RMK AO2
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KOMA
7nm NW | 051652Z 12006KT 10SM SCT100 BKN120 OVC150 22/12 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP185 T02170117
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KOFF
11nm SW | 051655Z 11011KT 6SM HZ BKN100 OVC120 22/12 A3009 RMK AO2A SLP191 T02230120
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KMLE
16nm W | 051655Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM OVC100 21/13 A3010 RMK AO2 T02070131
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KBTA
18nm NW | 051655Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM -RA SCT046 SCT060 OVC080 19/14 A3010 RMK AO2 T01900139
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| TAF |
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KOMA
7nm NW | 051120Z 0512/0612 09005KT P6SM BKN150 FM051600 13007KT P6SM SCT040 OVC090 FM060300 07004KT P6SM OVC050
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KOFF
11nm SW | 051000Z 0510/0616 11006KT 9999 SCT030 BKN100 QNH3008INS BECMG 0515/0516 11006KT 9999 VCSH SCT030 BKN100 QNH3010INS BECMG 0517/0518 14009KT 9000 -SHRA SCT030 BKN100 QNH3003INS BECMG 0523/0524 06006KT 9999 NSW BKN030 OVC075 QNH3001INS TX21/0518Z TN15/0510Z
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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