FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | POH |
| Lat/Long: | 42-44-34.4000N 094-38-50.5000W
42-44.573333N 094-38.841667W
42.7428889,-94.6473611
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1225.5 ft. / 373.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02E (2010) |
| From city: | 1 mile NE of POCAHONTAS, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 50574 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FOD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD
FOR SVC CALL SHERIFFS OFFICE (712) 335-3308. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 12 & 30; PAPI RWY 12 & 30; MIRL RWY 12/30 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 134.0/288.3 (FORT DODGE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SPWr131/35.0 | | SPENCER VOR/DME | | 115.15 | | 05E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 4100 x 60 ft. / 1250 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 12 /R/B/W/U | | Single wheel: | 15.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Operational restrictions: | RWY 30 CALM WIND RWY. |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 42-44.742647N | | 42-44.390550N |
| Longitude: | 094-39.273460W | | 094-38.492360W |
| Elevation: | 1225.5 ft. | | 1221.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 119 magnetic, 121 true | | 299 magnetic, 301 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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 |
| Obstructions: | 62 ft. tree, 915 ft. from runway, 355 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 545 ft. from runway, 260 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 1999 x 135 ft. / 609 x 41 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 42-44.752270N | | 42-44.424180N |
| Longitude: | 094-38.742010W | | 094-38.775770W |
| Elevation: | 1224.1 ft. | | 1218.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 182 magnetic, 184 true | | 002 magnetic, 004 true |
| Markings: | NSTD, in fair condition | | NSTD, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 19 ft. road, 405 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF POCAHONTAS
CITY HALL 23 WEST ELM
POCAHONTAS, IA 50574
Phone 712-335-4841 |
| Manager: | DENNIS DAHL
212 SOUTH MAIN
POCAHONTAS, IA 50574
Phone 712-335-4236
OFFICE NUMBER 712-335-4382 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
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 12 June 2025 at 0901Z to 10 July 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (208KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (228KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (158KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEGQ - Emmetsburg Municipal Airport (22 nm N)
KFOD - Fort Dodge Regional Airport (23 nm SE)
KAXA - Algona Municipal Airport (26 nm NE)
KSKI - Sac City Municipal Airport (26 nm SW)
KSLB - Storm Lake Municipal Airport (28 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Iden Mersereau
Photo taken 08-Jul-2018
looking north.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Pocahontas Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Jun-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:07 | | 10:07 |
| Sunrise | | 05:43 | | 10:43 |
| Sunset | | 21:00 | | 02:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:35 | | 02:35 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jun-2025 12:51:17 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Jun-2025 07:51:17 |
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| METAR |
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KFOD
25nm SE | 251156Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM -RA OVC006 22/21 A3011 RMK AO2 CIG 004V008 SLP201 P0005 60018 70018 T02170211 10222 20211 56004 $
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KAXA
26nm NE | 251235Z AUTO 16009KT 9SM SCT014 BKN020 SCT030 21/21 A3009 RMK A01
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KSLB
27nm W | 251235Z AUTO 16010KT 3SM -RA OVC003 21/21 A3009 RMK AO2
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KSPW
36nm NW | 251153Z AUTO 16009KT 10SM OVC008 22/21 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP175 T02220206 10228 20222 58005
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KCAV
39nm E | 251235Z AUTO 16009KT 9SM SCT006 OVC029 22/22 A3011 RMK A01
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KEBS
40nm SE | 251235Z AUTO 16012KT 9SM BKN004 BKN009 21/21 A3009 RMK AO2
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KEST
40nm N | 251208Z AUTO 16012KT 10SM OVC009 22/21 A3007 RMK AO2 CIG 007V012 T02170206
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KCKP
40nm W | 251235Z AUTO 17006KT 8SM -RA OVC007 22/21 A3007 RMK AO2
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KCIN
43nm S | 251235Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM OVC016 21/21 A3011 RMK AO2
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KFOD
25nm SE | 251121Z 2512/2612 14006KT 5SM -RA OVC010 TEMPO 2512/2516 2SM SHRA OVC007 FM251600 15010KT P6SM BKN014 FM251900 18010G18KT P6SM SCT050 PROB30 2520/2524 4SM -TSRA BKN050CB FM260500 19006KT P6SM BKN015 PROB30 2605/2609 5SM -SHRA OVC010
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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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