Terminal Procedures

KIOW — Iowa City Muni

IOWA CITY, IA · 5 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA IOWElevation 683 ft2 runwaysLongest 5,002 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet AVolume NC-3Not for navigation

3 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), 1 VOR, serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 253PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 302PDF
VOR-A chart previewVOR-A1PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

KIOW airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
All all 0630-2030
ARTCC
Chicago Center
Flight service
Fort Dodge
NOTAM facility
IOW (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
1W
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Airframe service
Major
Powerplant service
Major
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
April 1946
Airport area
450 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Chicago
Last FAA inspection
2025-09-12

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

KIOW radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.8
Clearance delivery119.05Cedar Rapids
Approach119.7134.05Cedar Rapids

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

5,002 × 100 ft07254,200 × 75 ft1230N1,000 ft
Runway layout at KIOW, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
07/255,002 ft100 ftConcrete GoodMedium intensity
  07 71°TPAPI (4-box) 3.5° · right-hand circuit
  25 251°TPAPI (4-box) 3° · displaced threshold 130 ft
12/304,200 ft75 ftConcrete FairMedium intensity
  12 125°Tdisplaced threshold 500 ft · right-hand circuit
  30 305°TPAPI (2-box) 3.5° · displaced threshold 300 ft

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where KIOW is

Latitude, longitude41.6396320, -91.5478890
Elevation683 ft
From Iowa City2 nm SW

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FAA remarks for KIOW

  • NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT, CTC ARPT MGR 319-356-5045.
  • MIRL RWY 07/25 & 12/30 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT PAPI RWY 07, 25 & 30; REIL RWY 07, 25 & 30 - CTAF.
  • ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY DISCOURAGED-RDO RQRD.
  • RWY 25 APCH SLOPE 23:1 TO DTHR.
  • WATERFOWL & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • HEL ACTIVITY 3/4 MILE N OF ARPT INVOF UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL.
  • NUMEROUS UNLGTD CRANES 200 FT AGL 2 NM RDS OF ARPT.
  • GLIDER ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • STADIUM WITHIN 3NM, CHECK FOR EVENTS.
  • RY 25 DESIGNATED AS CALM WIND RY.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Instrument coverage

Iowa City Municipal’s procedure set is tightly focused: three approaches serve only two of the four runway ends, so instrument coverage is selective rather than available on every alignment. Two RNAV (GPS) procedures provide most of that coverage, with one VOR approach as the other published option. No airport diagram is included.

Runways and nearby chart coverage

Runway 07/25 provides 802 ft more length than 12/30, while the two-runway layout supplies a second alignment. Among nearby fields, The Eastern Iowa has the broadest chart set; Muscatine Municipal and Washington Municipal are closer to Iowa City in coverage, while Marion and Mathews Memorial have notably thinner sets. The Chicago Sectional adds the regional VFR picture not contained in the airport-specific instrument procedures.

Airports near KIOW

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KCIDThe Eastern IowaCEDAR RAPIDS, IA16 nm NW10
8C4Mathews MemlTIPTON, IA19 nm NE2
KAWGWashington MuniWASHINGTON, IA23 nm S6
C17MarionMARION, IA23 nm N3
KMUTMuscatine MuniMUSCATINE, IA24 nm SE7
KTZTBelle Plaine MuniBELLE PLAINE, IA36 nm NW3
KMXOMonticello RgnlMONTICELLO, IA39 nm NE4
KFFLFairfield MuniFAIRFIELD, IA40 nm SW4

VFR charts covering KIOW

Common questions about KIOW

What charts are available for KIOW?

5 current FAA charts for Iowa City Muni, including 3 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KIOW?

CTAF 122.8; Clearance delivery 119.05. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at KIOW?

Iowa City Muni has 2 runways. The longest is 07/25 at 5,002 ft by 100 ft, concrete. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KIOW have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total KIOW has 3 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is KIOW a towered airport?

No — Iowa City Muni has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these KIOW charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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