James H Connell Field At Independence Municipal Airport

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METAR: METAR KIIB 050615Z AUTO 18016KT 10SM OVC046 M10/M14 A3004 RMK AO2 T11001140

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KIIB (0.2 NM at True Heading of 219)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1017.4
Temperature: -10 C (14 F)
Dewpoint: -14 C (6.8 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: 
 1 W (as of December 2025 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: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
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

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800
Approach:  DES MOINES
118.9
118.9
MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC
Departure:  DES MOINES
118.9
118.9
MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC
AWOS-3:  120.825 (319-334-3879)

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 118.9/251.15 (REMOTED FROM WATERLOO) WHEN DES MOINES 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.
  
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 11/27/25 to 0901Z 12/25/25.

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MIN - Minimums
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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, Jet A
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)

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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 RWY 36 IS CALM WIND RWY.
A110-4 FOR CD CTC DES MOINES AT APCH 515-974-8016. WHEN DES MOINES APP CLSD, FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
A81-APT MIRL RWY 18/36 PRESET LOW INTST; TO ACTVT HIGHER INTST & REILS & PAPI RWYS 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: 
 33 33

Services

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

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