FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 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 19 March 2026 at 0901Z to 16 April 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 06-Apr-2026
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:19 | | 11:19 |
| Sunrise | | 06:48 | | 11:48 |
| Sunset | | 19:41 | | 00:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:09 | | 01:09 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Apr-2026 18:15:36 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 06-Apr-2026 13:15:36 |
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| METAR |
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| KPEA | 061755Z AUTO 34013G19KT 10SM CLR 08/M01 A3038 RMK AO2 T00841009 10088 20033
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KOXV
10nm SW | 061755Z AUTO 34013G19KT 10SM CLR 09/M03 A3037 RMK AO2
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KTNU
16nm N | 061755Z AUTO 32015G21KT 10SM FEW085 07/M01 A3037 RMK A01
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KOTM
29nm SE | 061728Z 0618/0718 34012G22KT P6SM FEW250 FM070000 35009KT P6SM BKN070 FM070600 03008KT P6SM BKN070 FM071000 07008KT P6SM OVC080 PROB30 0711/0715 4SM -SN OVC028 FM071500 11010KT P6SM OVC028
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KDSM
33nm W | 061728Z 0618/0718 35010KT P6SM BKN100 TEMPO 0621/0624 6SM -SHRA OVC035 FM070000 35007KT P6SM OVC045 FM070400 03006KT P6SM BKN070 FM070900 07007KT P6SM OVC080 PROB30 0709/0714 4SM -SN OVC025 FM071400 10009KT P6SM OVC028 PROB30 0714/0716 4SM -SN OVC019 FM071700 12010KT P6SM OVC018
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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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