FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | IOB |
Lat/Long: | 38-03-29.3000N 083-58-46.5000W 38-03.488333N 083-58.775000W 38.0581389,-83.9795833 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1019.3 ft. / 310.7 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 06W (2015) |
From city: | 2 miles W of MOUNT STERLING, KY |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 |
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 |
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 9 /F/D/X/T | Single wheel: | 20.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
Latitude: | 38-03.121515N | | 38-03.854632N |
Longitude: | 083-59.011952W | | 083-58.536852W |
Elevation: | 1019.3 ft. | | 983.7 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: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 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 |
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 23 January 2025 at 0901Z to 20 February 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (223KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (273KB) |
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 |
Times for 19-Feb-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:55 | | 11:55 |
Sunrise | | 07:22 | | 12:22 |
Sunset | | 18:18 | | 23:18 |
Evening civil twilight | | 18:44 | | 23:44 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 20-Feb-2025 02:49:57 |
Local (UTC-5) | 19-Feb-2025 21:49:57 |
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METAR |
KIOB | 200235Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC039 M07/M11 A3030 RMK AO2 PWINO
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TAF |
KSYM 21nm NE | 200206Z 2002/2024 VRB03KT P6SM -SN OVC035 FM200400 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 PROB30 2004/2006 4SM -SN BKN010 FM200600 VRB04KT 1SM -SN OVC008 FM201100 32005KT P6SM VCSH BKN020 FM202300 29006KT P6SM BKN035
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NOTAMs |
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