FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | IOW |
Lat/Long: | 41-38-22.6750N 091-32-52.4010W 41-38.377917N 091-32.873350W 41.6396319,-91.5478892 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 683.7 ft. / 208.4 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 01W (2020) |
From city: | 2 miles SW of IOWA CITY, IA |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 52246 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 04/1946 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | CHICAGO CENTER |
FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | IOW (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0630-2030 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | MIRL RWY 07/25 & 12/30 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT PAPI RWY 07, 25 & 30; REIL RWY 07, 25 & 30 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX ASOS: | 128.075 (319-339-9491) |
CEDAR RAPIDS APPROACH: | 119.7 |
CHICAGO ARTCC APPROACH: | 134.05 |
CEDAR RAPIDS DEPARTURE: | 119.7 |
CHICAGO ARTCC DEPARTURE: | 134.05 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 119.05 |
WX ASOS at CID (16 nm NW): | PHONE 319-558-5153 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 132.8/328.4 (CEDAR RAPIDS RCAG) WHEN CEDAR RAPIDS APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
IOWr017/7.8 | | IOWA CITY VOR/DME | | 116.20 | | 05E |
CIDr139/18.3 | | 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 7/25
Dimensions: | 5002 x 100 ft. / 1525 x 30 m |
Surface: | concrete/grooved, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 15 /R/C/W/T | Single wheel: | 25.0 | Double wheel: | 45.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
Latitude: | 41-38.293335N | | 41-38.563640N |
Longitude: | 091-33.466775W | | 091-32.429782W |
Elevation: | 683.7 ft. | | 650.5 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 072 magnetic, 071 true | | 252 magnetic, 251 true |
Displaced threshold: | no | | 130 ft. |
Declared distances: | TORA:5002 TODA:5152 ASDA:5002 LDA:5002 | | TORA:5002 TODA:5002 ASDA:5002 LDA:4872 |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 88 ft. pole, 2079 ft. from runway, 263 ft. right of centerline, 21:1 slope to clear | | 46 ft. tree, 950 ft. from runway, 50 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear RWY 25 APCH SLOPE 23:1 TO DTHR. |
Runway 12/30
Dimensions: | 4200 x 75 ft. / 1280 x 23 m |
Surface: | concrete/grooved, in fair condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 6 /R/C/W/T | Single wheel: | 15.0 | Double wheel: | 20.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
Latitude: | 41-38.514348N | | 41-38.121017N |
Longitude: | 091-33.163310W | | 091-32.404973W |
Elevation: | 661.0 ft. | | 648.5 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 126 magnetic, 125 true | | 306 magnetic, 305 true |
Displaced threshold: | 500 ft. | | 300 ft. |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 85 ft. tree, 1454 ft. from runway, 25 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear | | 84 ft. tree, 1327 ft. from runway, 409 ft. left of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 EAST WASHINGTON IOWA CITY, IA 52240 Phone 319-356-5010 |
Manager: | MICHAEL THARP 1801 S. RIVERSIDE IOWA CITY, IA 52246 Phone 319-356-5045 |
Additional Remarks
A96 | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY DISCOURAGED-RDO RQRD. |
- | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT, CTC ARPT MGR 319-356-5045. |
- | RY 25 DESIGNATED AS CALM WIND RY. |
- | WATERFOWL & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | HEL ACTIVITY 3/4 MILE N OF ARPT INVOF UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL. |
- | NUMEROUS UNLGTD CRANES 200 FT AGL 2 NM RDS OF ARPT. |
- | GLIDER ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | STADIUM WITHIN 3NM, CHECK FOR EVENTS. |
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 25 | |
download (286KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (261KB) |
VOR-A | |
download (176KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (61KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (425KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCID - The Eastern Iowa Airport (16 nm NW)
8C4 - Mathews Memorial Airport (19 nm NE)
KAWG - Washington Municipal Airport (23 nm S)
C17 - Marion Airport (23 nm N)
KMUT - Muscatine Municipal Airport (24 nm SE)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of City of Iowa City
Taken in August 2010
looking north.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 27-Apr-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:39 | | 10:39 |
Sunrise | | 06:09 | | 11:09 |
Sunset | | 19:58 | | 00:58 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:28 | | 01:28 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 27-Apr-2025 21:22:21 |
Local (UTC-5) | 27-Apr-2025 16:22:21 |
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METAR |
KIOW | 272052Z AUTO 17012G22KT 10SM FEW045 OVC075 20/08 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP195 T02000083 57029
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KCID 16nm NW | 272052Z 16014G22KT 10SM FEW050 OVC075 19/08 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP186 T01940083 $
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TAF |
KCID 16nm NW | 271720Z 2718/2818 16012G22KT P6SM BKN050 FM280500 16012G21KT P6SM BKN025 PROB30 2807/2810 5SM -SHRA FM281200 15014G24KT P6SM BKN020 FM281400 17017G30KT P6SM BKN015
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NOTAMs |
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