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SPENCER MUNI AIRPORT

SPENCER, IA, USA
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Location
Latitude / Longitude: 43°9'56"N / 95°12'10"W
  43°9.9391'N / 95°12.1676'W
  43.1657 / -95.2028
Elevation: 1338.9 ft. (surveyed)
Variation: 05E (1985)
From city: 03 miles NW of SPENCER, 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: SPW (NOTAM-D service available)
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SEE RMK
Landing fee: no

Communications
UNICOM: 123.000
CTAF: 123.000

Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance VOR name Freq Var
SPW at field SPENCER VOR/DME 110.00 05E
EST 234oT/24.8 ESTHERVILLE VOR 110.40 07E
DDL 96oT/27.8 SHELDON VOR/DME 108.60 05E
OTG 150oT/33.3 WORTHINGTON VOR/DME 110.60 08E
 
NDB name Hdg/Dist Freq Var ID
LITTLE SIOUX 307oT/3.8 326 05E LTU
EMMETSBURG 280oT/22.1 410 04E EGQ
PUFF 241oT/23.2 345 04E PUF
SIBLEY 117oT/26.9 269 05E ISB
SHELDON 96oT/27.8 338 05E SHL
PILOT ROCK 30oT/30.2 423 05E CKP
JACKSON 198oT/30.4 353 04E MJQ
STORM LAKE 3oT/34.0 434 04E SLB
POCAHONTAS 316oT/35.0 428 06E POH
ORANGE CITY 74oT/39.0 521 05E ORC

Services
Fuel available: 100LLA
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 12/30
Dimensions: 6001 x 100 ft.
Surface: PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE,FAIR CONDITION,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
Edge lights: MEDIUM
 
Runway 12
Runway 30
Latitude: 43-10-14.6062N 43-09-39.5585N
Longitude: 095-12-43.7854W 095-11-38.4920W
Elevation: 1338.7 ft. 1334.1 ft.
Traffic pattern: left left
Runway true heading: 126 306
Displaced threshold: 490 ft.
Markings: precision instrument, in good condition nonprecision instrument, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-BOX VASI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.00 degrees glide path) 2-BOX VASI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: 1,400 FOOT MEDIUM INTENSITY APPROACH LIGHTING SYSTEM WITH RUNWAY ALIGNMENT INDICATOR LIGHTS
Runway end identifier lights: yes
Instrument approach: ILS
 

Runway 18/36
Dimensions: 5100 x 75 ft.
Surface: PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE,GOOD CONDITION,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
Edge lights: MEDIUM
 
Runway 18
Runway 36
Latitude: 43-10-20.5445N 43-09-30.4159N
Longitude: 095-12-05.4206W 095-12-12.1439W
Elevation: 1334.9 ft. 1337.3 ft.
Runway true heading: 186 006
Markings: nonprecision instrument, in good condition nonprecision instrument, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.00 degrees glide path) 4-LGT PAPI ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yes yes
 

Additional Remarks
  • WATERFOWL INVOF ARPT.
  • RY 12 IS CALM WIND RY.
  • 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)
   ILS OR LOC RWY 12 (PDF)
   RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 (PDF)
   RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 (PDF)
   RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 (PDF)
   RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 (PDF)
   VOR RWY 30 (PDF)
   TAKEOFF MINIMUMS (PDF)
   ALTERNATE MINIMUMS (PDF)
 
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