Farrar Airport (IA56)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier	IA56
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	093-22-45.7530W/41-46-49.9560N -93.379376/41.780543 (Estimated)
Elevation	916 ft / 279.20 m (Estimated)
Land	80 acres
From nearest city	4 nautical miles S of Farrar, IA
Location	Polk County, IA
Magnetic Variation	04E (1990)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	Steve Backstrom
Address	10632 Ne 118th Avenue Maxwell, IA 50161
Manager	Steve Backstrom
Address	10632 Ne 118th Avenue Maxwell, IA 50161

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Private
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	No
Sectional chart	Omaha
Region	ACE - Central
Boundary ARTCC	ZAU - Chicago
Tie-in FSS	FOD - Fort Dodge
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions	2500 x 80 ft (762 x 24 m)
Surface	TURF

	18	36
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
IKV	NDB	Ankeny		275.00	03E	9.6 nm
BNW	NDB	Boone		407.00	03E	26.8 nm
MIW	NDB	Marshalltown		239.00	03E	28.6 nm
GGI	NDB	Grinnell		248.00	02E	29.4 nm
PEA	NDB	Pella		257.00	02E	29.9 nm
OXV	NDB	Knoxville		284.00	03E	31.5 nm
PRO	NDB	Perry		251.00	06E	35.1 nm
IFA	NDB	Iowa Falls		368.00	03E	42.1 nm
EFW	NDB	Jefferson		391.00	03E	45.3 nm
EBS	NDB	Webster City		323.00	03E	45.3 nm
CNC	NDB	Chariton		335.00	05E	45.9 nm
GCT	NDB	Guthrie Center		518.00	05E	47.6 nm
TZT	NDB	Belle Plaine		371.00	02E	49.5 nm
TNU	VOR/DME	Newton	072X	112.50	03E	12.1 nm
JWJ	VOR/DME	Elmwood	031X	109.40	03E	28.9 nm
DSM	VORTAC	Des Moines	122X	117.50	07E	23.9 nm
DSM	VOT	Des Moines		109.20		19.6 nm

Remarks

• APCHS MAINTAINED FOR 20:1 APCH SLP & TRANSITIONAL SFCS FOR A 7:1 SLP