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DENISON MUNI AIRPORT

DENISON, IA, USA
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Location
Latitude / Longitude: 41°59'10"N / 95°22'48"W
  41°59.1679'N / 95°22.8155'W
  41.9861 / -95.3803
Elevation: 1274.3 ft. (surveyed)
Variation: 04E (2000)
From city: 02 miles SW of DENISON, IA

Operations
Facility use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: OMAHA
Control tower: no
Boundary ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS
Responsible ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS
FSS: FORT DODGE [1-800-WX-BRIEF]
NOTAMs facility: DNS (NOTAM-D service available)
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SEE RMK
Landing fee: no

Communications
UNICOM: 122.800
CTAF: 122.800

Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance VOR name Freq Var
TQE 69oT/38.2 TEKAMAH VOR 108.40 07E
 
NDB name Hdg/Dist Freq Var ID
DENISON at field 350 04E DNS
MAPLETON 122oT/21.8 335 05E MEY
HARLAN 356oT/24.5 272 05E HNR
CARROLL 263oT/26.8 397 04E CIN
AUDUBON 310oT/27.5 266 04E ADU
SAC CITY 217oT/29.6 356 04E SKI
STORM LAKE 189oT/37.4 434 04E SLB
ATLANTIC 337oT/38.0 365 04E AIO

Services
Fuel available: 100LLA
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 12/30
Dimensions: 5000 x 75 ft.
Surface: PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE,GOOD CONDITION,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
Edge lights: MEDIUM
 
Runway 12
Runway 30
Latitude: 41-59-22.6094N 41-58-54.7869N
Longitude: 095-23-13.6155W 095-22-18.9152W
Elevation: 1274.3 ft. 1258.4 ft.
Traffic pattern: left left
Runway true heading: 124 304
Markings: nonprecision instrument, in good condition nonprecision instrument, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.00 degrees glide path) 2-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes yes
 

Runway 18/36
Dimensions: 3200 x 60 ft.
Surface: GRASS; SOD,POOR CONDITION,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
 
Runway 18
Runway 36
Latitude: 41-59-28.0300N 41-58-56.4200N
Longitude: 095-22-53.3702W 095-22-52.8300W
Elevation: 1264.3 ft. 1257.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: left left
Runway true heading: 179 359
 

Additional Remarks
  • RWY 30 IS CALM WIND RWY.
  • CAUTION FOR WILDLIFE IN VICINITY.
  • FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures
Effective Oct 30, 2025 to Nov 26, 2025

IAPs (Instrument Approach Procedures)
   RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 (PDF)
   RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 (PDF)
   TAKEOFF MINIMUMS (PDF)
   ALTERNATE MINIMUMS (PDF)
 
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