Farrar Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
41-46-49.9560N (41.780543)
Longitude: 
093-22-45.7530W (-93.379376)
Elevation: 
916.0 feet MSL (279 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
0.2 E (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
04 N.M. S of Farrar, Iowa
Found On: 
Omaha Chart
FAA Region: 
ACE

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
KENT LEHS
10632 NE 118TH AVENUE
MAXWELL, IA 50161
515-669-2969
KENT LEHS
10632 NE 118TH AVENUE
MAXWELL, IA 50161
515-669-2969

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Private
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
10/1993
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZAU (Chicago)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZMP (Minneapolis)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1916 feet (584 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
No

Based Aircraft

Ultralights:  2

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near IA56

    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
    9.9 Ankeny Regional Airport
    (KIKV IKV)
    237 237 100LL, Jet A
    16.7 Ames Municipal Airport
    (AMW KAMW AMW)
    319 319 100, Jet A
    19.5 Des Moines International Airport
    (DSM KDSM DSM)
    220 220 100LL, Jet A
    26.4 Boone Municipal Airport
    (BNW KBNW BNW)
    307 306 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    28.7 Marshalltown Municipal Airport
    (MIW KMIW MIW)
    45 45 100LL, Jet A
    29.1 Grinnell Regional Airport
    (KGGI GGI)
    98 98 100LL, Jet A
    29.9 Pella Municipal Airport
    (KPEA PEA)
    139 139 100LL, Jet A
    31.3 Knoxville Municipal Airport
    (KOXV OXV)
    157 157 100LL, Jet A
    32.3 Drake Airport
    (2Y1)
    357 357 100LL
    35.0 Perry Municipal Airport
    (PRO KPRO PRO)
    274 273 100LL, Jet A
    38.2 Winterset Municipal Airport
    (3Y3)
    229 228 100LL, Jet A
    41.7 Iowa Falls Municipal Airport
    (IFA KIFA IFA)
    6 6 100LL, Jet A+
    45.0 Webster City Municipal Airport
    (EBS KEBS EBS)
    331 330 100LL, Jet A
    45.1 Jefferson Municipal Airport
    (EFW KEFW EFW)
    288 287 100LL
    45.7 Chariton Municipal Airport
    (KCNC CNC)
    178 178 100LL
    49.3 Belle Plaine Municipal Airport
    (KTZT TZT)
    82 83 100LL, Jet A
    55.0 Greenfield Municipal Airport
    (KGFZ GFZ)
    240 239 100LL
    57.0 Hampton Municipal Airport
    (HPT KHPT HPT)
    6 6 100LL, Jet A
    58.2 Ottumwa Regional Airport
    (OTM KOTM OTM)
    133 133 100LL, Jet A
    58.7 Fort Dodge Regional Airport
    (FOD KFOD FOD)
    322 321 100LL, Jet A

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
    E111 APCHS MAINTAINED FOR 20:1 APCH SLP & TRANSITIONAL SFCS FOR A 7:1 SLP

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 18/36
    Longest Runway: 18/36 is 2500 ft (762 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    IA56 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 18/36  2500 ft x 80 ft (762 m x 24 m)
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway 18

    Runway 36

    Glide Path Angle: 
    0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    None
    Fuel Available: 
    100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    No
    Parking: 
    Hangars and tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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