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KIIB

James H Connell Field at Independence Municipal Airport
Independence, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	IIB
Lat/Long:	42-27-24.8000N 091-56-51.6000W 42-27.413333N 091-56.860000W 42.4568889,-91.9476667 (estimated)
Elevation:	979 ft. / 298.4 m (surveyed)
Variation:	00E (2010)
From city:	3 miles SW of INDEPENDENCE, IA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	50644

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	12/1967
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	IIB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	0700-DUSK
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET LOW INTST; TO ACTVT HIGHER INTST & REILS & PAPI RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3:	120.825 (319-334-3879)
WATERLOO APPROACH:	118.9
WATERLOO DEPARTURE:	118.9
WX AWOS-3 at OLZ (13 nm N):	119.675 (319-283-3518)
WX AWOS-3 at VTI (15 nm S):	120.075 (319-472-3122)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQ 118.9 (REMOTED FROM WATERLOO) WHEN WATERLOO APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ALOr107/20.8		WATERLOO VOR/DME		112.20		00E
CIDr343/34.9		CEDAR RAPIDS VOR/DME		114.10		05E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:

5500 x 100 ft. / 1676 x 30 m

Surface:

concrete, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

PCN 15 /R/D/W/U
Single wheel:	40.0
Double wheel:	60.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 18

RUNWAY 36

Latitude:

42-27.865352N

42-26.959970N

Longitude:

091-56.865960W

091-56.853783W

Elevation:

970.3 ft.

979.0 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

179

359

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF INDEPENDENCE 331 1ST ST. EAST INDEPENDENCE, IA 50644 Phone 319-334-2780 CITY CLERK SUSI LAMPE
Manager:	BRETT SOUKUP 1684 - 230TH STREET, P.O. BOX 214 INDEPENDENCE, IA 50644-0506 Phone (319) 332-0118

Additional Remarks

-	PAEW PERFORMING SNOW REMOVAL OPS WILL MONITOR CTAF.
-	AG OPS DURG SUMMER MONTHS.
-	RY 36 IS CALM WIND RY.
-	FOR CD CTC WATERLOO APCH 319-233-4835. WHEN WATERLOO APCH CLSD, 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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18		download (196KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36		download (205KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (139KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (453KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KOLZ - Oelwein Municipal Airport (13 nm N)
KVTI - Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark (15 nm S)
KALO - Waterloo Regional Airport (21 nm W)
C25 - Waverly Municipal Airport (30 nm NW)
C17 - Marion Airport (32 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 25-Apr-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:42	10:42
Sunrise	06:12	11:12
Sunset	19:59	00:59
Evening civil twilight	20:30	01:30

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	26-Apr-2025 04:04:05
Local (UTC-5)	25-Apr-2025 23:04:05

METAR

KIIB	260335Z AUTO 35009KT 10SM SCT027 09/07 A3023 RMK AO2 T00860071
KOLZ 13nm N	260335Z AUTO 36009G14KT 10SM SCT025 SCT030 SCT048 08/08 A3022 RMK A01
KVTI 15nm S	260355Z AUTO 36006KT 10SM SCT031 09/08 A3021 RMK AO2 T00860080

TAF

KALO
21nm W

251723Z 2518/2618 01013KT P6SM OVC009 FM251900 01013KT P6SM OVC013 FM260100 01010KT P6SM SCT020 BKN050 FM260600 03007KT P6SM SCT120 FM261300 05007KT P6SM SKC

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Services / Description

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P&N Flight and Charter

319-777-9488
319-377-0457
[web site]
[email]

Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft ground handling, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, ...

More info about P&N Flight and Charter

Avfuel
	100LL		Jet A
SS		$5.45		$5.00
Updated 09-Apr-2025

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SS=Self service

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