IA97
Nichols Airport
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Location Information for IA97
Coordinates: N42°19.14' / W92°17.05'
Located 04 miles W of La Porte City, Iowa on 13 acres of land. View all Airports in Iowa.
Estimated Elevation is 949 feet MSL.
Operations Data
Airport Use:Private Use
Activation Date:February 1965
Status:Operational
Control Tower:No
Seg-Circle:No
Beacon:None
Wind Indicator:Yes, Not Lighted
A.R.T.C.C.:CHICAGO
F.S.S.:FORT DODGE
Sectional Chart:CHICAGO
AirspaceAnalysis:NO OBJECTION
Attendance:Unattended
Airport Communications
AWOS-3 at VTI (13.0 SE):120.075 319-472-3122
ASOS at ALO (15.2 N):120.65 319-233-8984
ATIS at ALO (15.3 N):120.65
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOD ALO WATERLOO 112.20 160°15.1
VOD JWJ ELMWOOD 109.40 065°30.5
VOD CID CEDAR RAPIDS 114.10 314°34.1
VOD TNU NEWTON 112.50 045°48.9
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
VOD IIB WAPSIE 206 061°16.9
VOD MIW MARSHALLTOWN 239 246°30.9
VOD MXO MONTICELLO 397 097°51.6
VOD IY CHUKK 417 338°52.7
Runway 09/27
Dimensions:2130 x 80 feet / 649 x 24 meters
Surface:Turf in Good Condition
Runway 09Runway 27
Coordinates:N42°19.14' / W92°17.29'N42°19.14' / W92°16.82'
Elevation: 934.0 949.0
Traffic Pattern: Left Left
Runway Heading: 89° True 269° True
Obstacles: 15 ft Road 300 ft from runway
Services Available
Fuel:NONE
Transient Storage:Hangars,Tiedowns
Airframe Repair:NOT AVAILABLE
Engine Repair:NOT AVAILABLE
Bottled Oxygen:NONE
Bulk Oxygen:NONE
Ownership Information
Ownership:Privately Owned
Owner:L. NICHOLS
13626 FOULK RD.
LA PORTE CITY, IA 50651
319-342-3242
Manager:L. NICHOLS
13626 FOULK RD
LA PORTE CITY, IA 50651
319-342-3144
Operational Statistics
Single Engine Aircraft Based on Field:6 Statistics collected for 12 month period ending 1998-07-24
Multi-Engine Aircraft Based on Field:none Annual Commercial Operations:none
Jet Aircraft Based on Field:none Annual Commuter Operations:none
Helicopters Based on Field:none Annual Air Taxi Operations:none
Military Aircraft Based on Field:none Annual Military Operations:none
Gliders Based on Field:none Annual GA Local Operations:2000
Ultralights Based on Field:2 Annual GA Itinerant Operations:4000
Other Remarks
  • FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
  • 09/27 THRS & EDGES MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES.
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