FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PEA |
| Lat/Long: | 41-24-04.4000N 092-56-45.1000W
41-24.073333N 092-56.751667W
41.4012222,-92.9458611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 884.8 ft. / 269.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (2000) |
| From city: | 1 mile W of PELLA, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 50219 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1968 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PEA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0700-DUSK, ALL SUN 0900-1700
AFTER HRS CALL 641-780-0244. |
| Pattern altitude: | 1700.8 ft. MSL
ONLY APPLIES TO NON-TURBINE ACFT. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | MIRL RWY 16/34 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCREASE INTST AND ACTVT PAPI RWY 16 & 34; REIL RWYS 16 & 34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.875 (641-628-3459) |
| DES MOINES APPROACH: | 123.9 |
| DES MOINES DEPARTURE: | 123.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at OXV (10 nm SW): | 119.775 (641-828-8406) |
| WX AWOS-3 at TNU (17 nm N): | 132.275 (641-791-3302) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TNUr159/24.1 | | NEWTON VOR/DME | | 112.50 | | 03E |
| DSMr087/31.7 | | DES MOINES VORTAC | | 117.50 | | 07E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 5403 x 75 ft. / 1647 x 23 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 8 /R/D/W/T | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 40.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 41-24.507313N | | 41-23.639008N |
| Longitude: | 092-56.879908W | | 092-56.623452W |
| Elevation: | 884.8 ft. | | 869.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 165 magnetic, 167 true | | 345 magnetic, 347 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 200 ft. | | 201 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:5400 TODA:5400 ASDA:5200 LDA:5000 | | TORA:5400 TODA:5400 ASDA:5200 LDA:5000 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.30 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: | 32 ft. tree, 527 ft. from runway, 191 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
RWY 16 APCH SLP TO DTHR 22:1. | | 31 ft. trees, 474 ft. from runway, 188 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
RWY 34 APCH SLP TO DTHR 21:1. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF PELLA
717 MAIN
PELLA, IA 50219
Phone 641-628-4173 |
| Manager: | SHANE VANDEVOORT
501 WEST 15TH STREET
PELLA, IA 50219
Phone 641-628-9393
CELL PHONE 641-780-0244 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC DES MOINES ATCT AT 515-974-8016. |
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 16 April 2026 at 0901Z to 14 May 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 | |
download (232KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 | |
download (206KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (146KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (158KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KOXV - Knoxville Municipal Airport (10 nm SW)
KTNU - Newton Municipal Airport-Earl Johnson Field (17 nm N)
KGGI - Grinnell Regional Airport (21 nm NE)
KOOA - Oskaloosa Municipal Airport (23 nm SE)
4C8 - Albia Municipal Airport (26 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 23-Apr-2026
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:52 | | 10:52 |
| Sunrise | | 06:21 | | 11:21 |
| Sunset | | 19:59 | | 00:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:29 | | 01:29 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Apr-2026 01:11:06 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 23-Apr-2026 20:11:06 |
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| METAR |
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| KPEA | 240055Z AUTO 19020G29KT 10SM OVC100 23/17 A2954 RMK AO2
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KOXV
10nm SW | 240055Z AUTO 19020G27KT 10SM BKN100 BKN140 BKN280 23/16 A2952 RMK AO2
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KTNU
16nm N | 240055Z AUTO 19017G22KT 10SM CLR 23/18 A2950 RMK A01
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KOTM
29nm SE | 231859Z 2319/2418 18019KT P6SM BKN045 FM232200 18016G25KT P6SM BKN035 PROB30 2322/2402 -TSRA OVC025CB FM240200 18014G22KT 6SM -TSRA BKN045CB FM240600 20010KT P6SM OVC060 FM241000 32009KT P6SM BKN045
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KDSM
33nm W | 240013Z 2400/2424 18019G26KT P6SM VCTS OVC035CB FM240200 27025G45KT 1SM +TSRA SQ OVC008CB FM240400 21011KT 4SM -TSRA OVC025CB FM240500 27012KT P6SM SCT035 OVC200 FM240800 35008KT P6SM SCT250 FM241300 34014G22KT P6SM SKC
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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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