James H Connell Field At Independence Municipal Airport

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Independence Weather (°F)

METAR: KIIB 190435Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM CLR M02/M12 A3003 RMK AO2 T10241118

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KIIB (0.2 NM at True Heading of 219)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1017
Temperature: -2.4 C (27.68 F)
Dewpoint: -11.8 C (10.76 F)

Location

Latitude: 
42-27-24.8000N (42.456889)
Longitude: 
091-56-51.6000W (-91.947667)
Elevation: 
979.0 feet MSL (298 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
0.9 W (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
03 N.M. SW of Independence, Iowa
Found On: 
Chicago Chart
FAA Region: 
ACE

Contacts

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

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
12/1967
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0700-DUSK
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZAU (Chicago)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZAU (Chicago)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1979 feet (603 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
IIB
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
No
Customs Landing Rights: 
No
Military Landing Rights: 
Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  23
Multi Engine:  2
GA Helicopters:  2

Annual Operations (as of 07/06/2021)

Total Operations:  6500
Air Taxi:  64 1.0%
GA Local:  3784 58.2%
GA Itinerant:  1884 29.0%
Military Aircraft:  768 11.8%

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800
Approach:  WATERLOO
118.9
118.9
CHICAGO ARTCC
Departure:  WATERLOO
118.9
118.9
CHICAGO ARTCC
AWOS-3:  120.825 (319-334-3879)

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 118.9 (REMOTED FROM WATERLOO) WHEN WATERLOO APCH CTL CLSD.
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 319

Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Connell Aviation II, Inc.
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Unicom 122.8 334-4000 100LL, Jet A
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Fort Dodge(FOD)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 02/22/24 to 0901Z 03/21/24.

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HOT - Hot Spots
IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 NC-3
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 NC-3
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS NC-3
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS NC-3
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near KIIB

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
13.5 Oelwein Municipal Airport
(KOLZ OLZ)
354 355 100LL, Jet A
21.0 Waterloo Regional Airport
(ALO KALO ALO)
287 288 100LL, Jet A
30.0 Waverly Municipal Airport
(C25)
304 305 100LL
31.6 Marion Airport
(C17)
144 145 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
32.4 George L Scott Municipal Airport
(3Y2)
12 13 100LL, Jet A
34.2 Elkader Airport
(I27)
46 47 100LL
35.9 The Eastern Iowa Airport
(CID KCID CID)
162 163 100LL, Jet A
37.6 Monticello Regional Airport
(MXO KMXO MXO)
111 113 100LL, Jet A
37.8 Belle Plaine Municipal Airport
(KTZT TZT)
203 204 100LL
47.1 Northeast Iowa Regional Airport
(CCY KCCY CCY)
321 322 100LL, Jet A
47.8 Marshalltown Municipal Airport
(MIW KMIW MIW)
244 244 100LL, Jet A
49.6 Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport
(PCD KPDC PDC)
46 48 100LL, Jet A
50.0 Decorah Municipal Airport
(DEH KDEH DEH)
10 11 100LL, Jet A+
52.2 Iowa City Municipal Airport
(IOW KIOW IOW)
159 160 100LL, Jet A
54.9 Dubuque Regional Airport
(DBQ KDBQ DBQ)
93 95 100LL, Jet A-1+
56.9 Grinnell Regional Airport
(KGGI GGI)
218 218 100LL, Jet A
58.6 Iowa Falls Municipal Airport
(IFA KIFA IFA)
271 271 100LL, Jet A+
58.7 Hampton Municipal Airport
(HPT KHPT HPT)
286 286 100LL, Jet A
59.0 Maquoketa Municipal Airport
(KOQW OQW)
114 116 100LL
59.2 Lancaster Municipal Airport
(73C)
70 72 100LL

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

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NM of KIIB

NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

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NM of KIIB

Remarks

A11 CITY CLERK SUSI LAMPE
A110-1 PAEW PERFORMING SNOW REMOVAL OPS WILL MONITOR CTAF.
A110-2 AG OPS DURG SUMMER MONTHS.
A110-3 RY 36 IS CALM WIND RY.
A110-4 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: FOR CD CTC WATERLOO APCH 319-233-4835. WHEN WATERLOO APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
A81-APT MIRL RY 18/36 PRESET LOW INTST; TO ACTVT HIGHER INTST & REILS & PAPI RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 18/36
Longest Runway: 18/36 is 5500 ft (1676 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

KIIB Airport Runway Details

Runway 18/36  5500 ft x 100 ft (1676 m x 30 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 07/22/2013
Surface:  Concrete - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Pavement Class:  15 /R/D/W/U
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  40.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  60.0

Runway 18

Runway 36

Elevation: 
970.3 979.0
Latitude: 
42-27-51.9211N 42-26-57.5982N
Longitude: 
091-56-51.9576W 091-56-51.2270W
Runway True Alignment: 
179 359
Glide Path Angle: 
3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
Yes Yes
Touchdown Lights: 
No
Threshold Crossing Height: 
40 40

Services

Fuel Available: 
100LL
Landing Fees: 
No
Parking: 
Hangars available

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