Morningstar Field Airport (Y76)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2013-12-12
Airport Identifier	Y76
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	093-38-27.6650W/41-39-15.8900N -93.641018/41.654414 (Estimated)
Elevation	805 ft / 245.36 m (Estimated)
Land	15 acres
From nearest city	3 nautical miles N of Des Moines, IA
Location	Polk County, IA
Magnetic Variation	04E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	Martin Benskin
Address	339 S.w. 6th Street Des Moines, IA 50309
Manager	Larry Miller
Address	4150 Indianola Avenue Des Moines, IA 50320
Phone number	515-229-0585

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	No
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	Omaha
Region	ACE - Central
Boundary ARTCC	ZMP - Minneapolis
Tie-in FSS	FOD - Fort Dodge
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	FOD (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.900 MHz

Airport Services

Airframe repair	NONE
Power plant repair	NONE
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions	2260 x 120 ft (689 x 37 m)
Surface	TURF-F

	18	36
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Nonstandard	Nonstandard

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
IKV	NDB	Ankeny		275.00	03E	4.4 nm
PRO	NDB	Perry		251.00	06E	25.6 nm
BNW	NDB	Boone		407.00	03E	25.8 nm
OXV	NDB	Knoxville		284.00	03E	32.1 nm
PEA	NDB	Pella		257.00	02E	34.8 nm
GCT	NDB	Guthrie Center		518.00	05E	35.6 nm
EFW	NDB	Jefferson		391.00	03E	38.1 nm
CNC	NDB	Chariton		335.00	05E	40.3 nm
GGI	NDB	Grinnell		248.00	02E	41.0 nm
GFZ	NDB	Greenfield		338.00	04E	41.2 nm
MIW	NDB	Marshalltown		239.00	03E	42.4 nm
EBS	NDB	Webster City		323.00	03E	48.4 nm
TNU	VOR/DME	Newton	072X	112.50	03E	25.1 nm
JWJ	VOR/DME	Elmwood	031X	109.40	03E	42.8 nm
DSM	VORTAC	Des Moines	122X	117.50	07E	13.1 nm
DSM	VOT	Des Moines		109.20		7.1 nm

Remarks

• WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.
• PRVDD RY 17 DSPLCD TO PROVIDE CLEAR 20:1 APCH; RELOCATE THR LGTS TO DISPLACE RY 17; REMOVE POLES AT RY 17 THR; INSTALL OBSTN LGTS ON OFFICE & HANGAR.