53IA
Tama Airport
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Location Information for 53IA
Coordinates: N41°56.70' / W92°34.76'
Located 01 miles S of Tama, Iowa on 100 acres of land. View all Airports in Iowa.
Estimated Elevation is 814 feet MSL.
Operations Data
Airport Use:Private Use
Activation Date:May 1947
Status:Operational
Control Tower:No
Seg-Circle:No
Beacon:None
Wind Indicator:None
A.R.T.C.C.:CHICAGO
F.S.S.:FORT DODGE
Sectional Chart:CHICAGO
AirspaceAnalysis:NOT ANALYZED
EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.
Attendance:Unattended
Airport Communications
AWOS-3 at GGI (15.8 SW):120.725 641-236-9720
ASOS at MIW (18.1 NW):128.325 641-752-2339
AWOS-3 at TNU (25.7 SW):132.275 641-791-3302
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOD JWJ ELMWOOD 109.40 124°17.8
VOD TNU NEWTON 112.50 064°25.6
VOD CID CEDAR RAPIDS 114.10 270°35.7
VOD ALO WATERLOO 112.20 192°37.5
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
VOD FO BARRO 341 294°84.2
Runway 02/20
Dimensions:2500 x 130 feet / 762 x 40 meters
Surface:Turf in Fair Condition
Runway 02Runway 20
Coordinates:N41°56.50' / W92°34.84'N41°56.90' / W92°34.67'
Elevation: 812.0 814.0
Traffic Pattern: Left Left
Runway Heading: 18° True 198° True
Obstacles: 48 ft Power Line 1250 ft from runway 65 ft Trees 640 ft from runway, 80 ft right of center
Services Available
Fuel:NONE
Transient Storage:NONE
Airframe Repair:NONE
Engine Repair:NONE
Bottled Oxygen:NOT AVAILABLE
Bulk Oxygen:NOT AVAILABLE
Ownership Information
Ownership:Privately Owned
Owner:TAMA AIRWAYS, INC
37W829 PINE NEEDLES CT.
BATAVIA, IL 60510
630-606-9383
Manager:FRED NEKOLA
ADDITIONAL CONTACT MARY SCHUTTE; 630-606-9383 MHSCHUTTE@SBCGLOBAL.NET
800 25TH STREET, NE
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA 52402
319-363-9792
Other Remarks
  • FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
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