FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | IOB |
| Lat/Long: | 38-03-29.2850N 083-58-46.4640W
38-03.488083N 083-58.774400W
38.0581347,-83.9795733
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1019.5 ft. / 310.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (2015) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of MOUNT STERLING, KY |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 40353 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1964 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LOUISVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LOU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1800
SVC AFT HR - AMGR OR 859-585-9936. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 03 & 21; PAPI RWY 03 & 21; MIRL RWY 03/21 - CTAF |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.675 (859-498-7001) |
| LEXINGTON APPROACH: | 120.15 |
| LEXINGTON DEPARTURE: | 120.15 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HYKr077/23.9 | | LEXINGTON VOR/DME | | 112.60 | | 00E |
| FLMr160/38.7 | | FALMOUTH VOR/DME | | 117.00 | | 04W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SECO | | 011/18.2 | | 393 | | 03W | | XYC | -..- -.-- -.-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+
100LL:FUEL AVBL 24/7 WITH CC. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN PCN/9 /F/D/X/T | | Single wheel: | /2024 | | Double wheel: | 20.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 38-03.121515N | | 38-03.854635N |
| Longitude: | 083-59.011940W | | 083-58.536832W |
| Elevation: | 1019.4 ft. | | 983.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 033 magnetic, 027 true | | 213 magnetic, 207 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 78 ft. tree, 1737 ft. from runway, 424 ft. right of centerline, 19:1 slope to clear | | 49 ft. tree, 1604 ft. from runway, 88 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MT STERLING-MONTGOMERY COUNTY
709 AIRPORT ROAD
MT. STERLING, KY 40353
Phone 859-498-1000 |
| Manager: | ZACHARY HILL
709 AIRPORT ROAD
MT. STERLING, KY 40353
Phone 859-498-1000
859-585-0824 |
Additional Remarks
| - | HELI 1.1 NM & 1.9 NM NE. |
| - | GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.72 THRU LEX CD. |
| - | FOR CD IF UNA VIA GCO CTC LEXINGTON APCH AT 859-514-7890. |
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 03 September 2026 at 0901Z to 01 October 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (224KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (275KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (363KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSYM - Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A Thomas Regional Airport (21 nm NE)
0I8 - Cynthiana-Harrison County Airport (23 nm NW)
27K - Georgetown-Scott County Regional Airport (24 nm NW)
KLEX - Blue Grass Airport (30 nm W)
KRGA - Central Kentucky Regional Airport (31 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 21-Jul-2010
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Sep-2026
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:48 | | 10:48 |
| Sunrise | | 07:14 | | 11:14 |
| Sunset | | 19:51 | | 23:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:18 | | 00:18 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 11-Sep-2026 03:42:22 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 10-Sep-2026 23:42:22 |
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| METAR |
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| KIOB | 110315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC060 23/22 A3002 RMK AO2 PWINO
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| TAF |
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| KIOB | 101721Z 1018/1118 25006KT P6SM BKN008 BKN040 BKN080 PROB30 1018/1020 3SM TSRA BKN030CB FM102000 VRB04KT P6SM BKN035 BKN150 TEMPO 1020/1024 VRB05G15KT 3SM TSRA BKN030CB FM110000 00000KT P6SM BKN035 BKN150 PROB30 1100/1106 3SM TSRA BKN030CB FM110600 VRB03KT 1SM BR BKN004 BKN035 PROB30 1106/1112 1SM TSRA BKN004 OVC035CB FM111500 VRB03KT 4SM BR SCT003 OVC007 FM111600 VRB03KT P6SM SCT007 OVC015
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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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