FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 FEBRUARY 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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 20 February 2025 at 0901Z to 20 March 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (209KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (229KB) |
| 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 10-Mar-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:12 | | 12:12 |
| Sunrise | | 06:40 | | 12:40 |
| Sunset | | 18:18 | | 00:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:46 | | 00:46 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Mar-2025 15:20:35 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 10-Mar-2025 09:20:35 |
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| METAR |
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KFOD
25nm SE | 101456Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM CLR 06/01 A2973 RMK AO2 SLP087 T00560006 58021
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KAXA
26nm NE | 101455Z AUTO 17011KT 10SM CLR 05/03 A2968 RMK A01
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KSLB
27nm W | 101455Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM CLR 04/01 A2969 RMK AO2
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KSPW
36nm NW | 101453Z AUTO 19009KT 10SM CLR 05/00 A2967 RMK AO2 SLP055 T00500000 58025
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KCAV
39nm E | 101455Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM CLR 04/04 A2973 RMK A01
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KEBS
40nm SE | 101455Z AUTO 17009KT 10SM CLR 05/03 A2973 RMK AO2
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KEST
40nm N | 101452Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM CLR 04/00 A2965 RMK AO2 SLP051 T00390000 58028
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KCKP
40nm W | 101455Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM CLR 06/01 A2968 RMK AO2
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KCIN
43nm S | 101455Z AUTO 22015G20KT 10SM CLR 09/02 A2973 RMK AO2
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KFOD
25nm SE | 101124Z 1012/1112 23008KT P6SM BKN250 FM101600 21013KT P6SM FEW250 FM101900 23011G23KT P6SM FEW250 FM110100 25006KT P6SM FEW250 FM110700 33014G22KT P6SM FEW220
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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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