Clarion Municipal Airport

Location

Latitude:	42-44-25.7000N (42.740472)
Longitude:	093-45-32.6000W (-93.759056)
Elevation:	1156.6 feet MSL (353 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation:	0.4 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone:	UTC -6.0 (Standard Time) UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City:	01 N.M. NW of Clarion, Iowa
Found On:	Omaha Chart
FAA Region:	ACE

Contacts

Manager:	Publicly owned:
JON DEVRIES 2076 - 210TH STREET CLARION, IA 50525 515-532-6980	CITY OF CLARION 121 1ST ST. SW CLARION, IA 50525 515-851-0526

Operations

Airport Status:	Operational
Facility Use:	Public
Type:	Airport
Activation Date:	12/1941
Control tower:	No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours):	Months/Days/Hours Unattended
Boundary ARTCC:	ZMP (Minneapolis)
Responsible ARTCC:	ZMP (Minneapolis)
Lighting Schedule:	SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator:	No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL):	2157 feet (657 m)
NOTAMs Facility:	CAV
NOTAM-D Service:	Yes
International Airport of Entry:	No
Customs Landing Rights:	No
Military Landing Rights:	Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use:	No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:	122.800
Unicom:	122.800
AWOS-3:	126.575 (515-532-3515)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 134.0/288.3 (FORT DODGE RCAG).

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 515

Business Name	Frequency	Phone	Fuel Grade
Clarion Municipal Airport	Unicom 122.8	532-6980	100LL
	Phillips	100LL - 2.15 USD per gallon on 8/29/01	Pumps Sometimes fueling assistance is available, mainly self serve.

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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

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IAP	RNAV (GPS) RWY 32	NC-3
MIN	ALTERNATE MINIMUMS	NC-3
MIN	TAKEOFF MINIMUMS	NC-3

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near KCAV

Dist (NM)	ID	Morse Code	Name	Type	Freq	True Hdg	Mag Hdg
0.3	CAV	_ . _ . . _ . . . _	Clarion	NDB	387	352	352
18.6	EBS	. _ . . . . . .	Webster City	NDB	323	195	195
24.9	FOD	. . _ . _ _ _ _ . .	Fort Dodge	TACAN	113.50	251	250
26.6	MC	_ _ _ . _ .	Surff	NDB	348	45	45
27.7	FO	. . _ . _ _ _	Barro	NDB	341	240	239
28.4	MCW	_ _ _ . _ . . _ _	Mason City	VOR-DME	114.90	41	41
30.3	FXY	. . _ . _ . . _ _ . _ _	Forest City	NDB	359	11	11
30.4	AXA	. _ _ . . _ . _	Algona	NDB	403	312	311
39.2	POH	. _ _ . _ _ _ . . . .	Pocahontas	NDB	428	270	269
47.0	EGQ	. _ _ . _ _ . _	Emmetsburg	NDB	410	297	296
50.4	EE	. .	Merle	NDB	362	174	174
50.7	EFW	. . . _ . . _ _	Jefferson	NDB	391	210	209
51.1	IY	. . _ . _ _	Chukk	NDB	417	62	62
53.3	JWJ	. _ _ _ . _ _ . _ _ _	Elmwood	DME	109.4	134	134
53.5	SBU	. . . _ . . . . . _	Blue Earth	NDB	332	344	344
54.3	CCY	_ . _ . _ . _ . _ . _ _	Charles City	NDB	375	68	68
55.7	FQ	. . _ . _ _ . _	Montz	NDB	420	334	333
56.4	PUF	. _ _ . . . _ . . _ .	Puff	NDB	345	310	309
58.2	SKI	. . . _ . _ . .	Sac City	NDB	356	248	247
59.0	EST	. . . . _	Estherville	VOR	110.40	313	312

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
0.0	Clarion Municipal Airport (KCAV CAV)	0	360	100LL, Jet A
7.2	Eagle Grove Municipal Airport (KEAG EAG)	255	255	100LL
18.9	Webster City Municipal Airport (EBS KEBS EBS)	194	194	100LL, Jet A
22.2	Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD KFOD FOD)	239	238	100LL, Jet A
23.5	Hampton Municipal Airport (HPT KHPT HPT)	92	92	100LL, Jet A
26.9	Iowa Falls Municipal Airport (IFA KIFA IFA)	126	126	100LL, Jet A+
29.6	Drake Airport (2Y1)	148	148	100LL
30.3	Algona Municipal Airport (AXG KAXA AXA)	312	311	100LL, Jet A
31.3	Mason City Municipal Airport (MCW KMCW MCW)	36	36	100LL, Jet A
41.6	Boone Municipal Airport (BNW KBNW BNW)	185	185	100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
43.5	Rockwell City Municipal Airport (2Y4)	241	240	100LL
45.3	Ames Municipal Airport (AMW KAMW AMW)	172	172	100, Jet A
46.9	Emmetsburg Municipal Airport (KEGQ EGQ)	297	296	100LL
50.9	Jefferson Municipal Airport (EFW KEFW EFW)	210	209	100LL
53.0	Marshalltown Municipal Airport (MIW KMIW MIW)	135	135	100LL, Jet A
53.3	Blue Earth Municipal Airport (KSBU SBU)	344	343	100LL, Jet A
54.3	Northeast Iowa Regional Airport (CCY KCCY CCY)	68	69	100LL, Jet A
55.2	Waverly Municipal Airport (C25)	89	90	100LL
57.7	Perry Municipal Airport (PRO KPRO PRO)	198	197	100LL, Jet A
58.1	Sac City Municipal Airport (KSKI SKI)	248	247	100LL

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Remarks

A110-1	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
A81-APT	RY 14/32 MIRL PRESET LOW INTST; ACTVT PAPI & REIL RY 14 & 32 & MIRL RY 14/32 HIGHER INTST - CTAF

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways:	14/32
Longest Runway:	14/32 is 3455 ft (1053 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

KCAV Airport Runway Details

Runway 14/32	3455 ft x 60 ft (1053 m x 18 m)
Runway Length Source:	3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 06/21/2010
Surface:	Concrete - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Pavement Class:	8 /R/D/W/U
Runway Edge Lights:	Medium Intensity
Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds)
Single Wheel Landing Gear:	17.0

	Runway 14	Runway 32
Elevation:	1153.1	1156.6
Latitude:	42-44-39.8092N	42-44-11.6143N
Longitude:	093-45-45.6914W	093-45-19.6093W
Runway True Alignment:	146	326
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
Object at End:	ROAD	POLE
Object Height:	18	59
Distance from End:	560	2210
Object Centerline Offset:	280 ft. left of centerline	0 ft. left and right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators:	2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway	2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL:	Yes	Yes
Threshold Crossing Height:	40	43

Services

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

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ICAO: KCAV

FAA: CAV

Location

Contacts

Operations

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

Area Code: 515

Flight Service Stations

Instrument Procedures / Charts

Navigation Aids (Navaids) near KCAV

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

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Remarks

Runways

Runway Summary

KCAV Airport Runway Details

Runway 14

Runway 32

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