METAR & TAF C17
C17 does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: KCID (THE EASTERN IOWA) · 11.8 NM away. Conditions at C17 may differ.
METAR · KCID
Observed 03:59Z
KCID 280359Z 29020G29KT 10SM BKN023 OVC031 11/08 A2975 RMK AO2 PK WND 29029/0356 T01110078
- Wind
- 290° @ 20G29 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 11°C / 8°C
- Altimeter
- 29.75 inHg
- Clouds
- OVC
- Density alt
- 798 ft
- Ceiling
- 2,300 ft AGL
- Rules
- MVFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 3 NM E
- VFR sectional
- CHICAGO
- ARTCC
- ZAU · CHICAGO
- NOTAM facility
- FOD (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- JON MORRIS
- Phone
- 319-270-7273
- Address
- 890 BOLTON MANOR ROAD, SPRINGVILLE IA 52336
Flight service · Hours
- FSS FOD
- FORT DODGE1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- ALL
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 35
RIGHT TRAFFICRunway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16', trees, 275' from thr, 44' R of cntrln, slope 4 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LLAMOGAS
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Major
- Power plant repair
- Major
- Other services
- CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SURV
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Hangar
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Lighting schedule
- SS-SR
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- For clearance delivery, contact Chicago ARTCC at 630-906-8921.Show FAA
- Deer and waterfowl are on and in the vicinity of the airport.Show FAA
- Occasional skydiving and balloon launches occur from May through September.Show FAA
Approach & departure obstructions
- 17The approach slope to the runway 17 decision height is 20 to 1.Show FAA
- 17There is an 18-foot road 145 feet from the runway end on the runway centerline at runway 17.Show FAA
Other notes
- Medium intensity runway lights on runway 17/35 are activated by the common traffic advisory frequency.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · C17
Answer card- ICAO
- C17
- Name
- MARION
- Location
- MARION, IOWA
- Elevation
- 860.6 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,860.6 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 17/35 · 3,776 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 4
- Magnetic variation
- 2°
- Current flight rules
- MVFR
- Current wind
- 290° at 20 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 35
Marion Airport (C17) is in Marion, Iowa. The field elevation is 860.6 ft MSL. It has one runway, 17/35, which is 3,776 ft long and asphalt. There is no control tower. Pattern altitude is not published, so use the standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston ops unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise.
No ILS approaches are published here. CTAF and UNICOM are both 122.7. Cedar Rapids approach and departure are on 134.05 and 266.8. For clearance delivery, contact Chicago ARTCC at 630-906-8921. The runway lights on 17/35 are medium intensity. They are activated by the CTAF.
LuxAir Aviation is on the field. It carries 100LL, Jet A and mogas. Call (319) 377-1111 for current services before you go. Published remarks also note a road near the departure end of runway 17 on the centerline. They also note a steep approach slope to the runway 17 decision height. Deer and waterfowl are reported on and near the airport. Skydiving and balloon launches also occur from May through September, so expect extra traffic in that season.