METAR & TAF KPEA
Current METAR
Observed 06:55Z
KPEA 280655Z AUTO 31012G19KT 10SM BKN019 OVC031 09/06 A2989 RMK AO2 T00920060
- Wind
- 310° @ 12G19 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 9°C / 6°C
- Altimeter
- 29.89 inHg
- Clouds
- OVC
- Density alt
- 414 ft
- Ceiling
- 1,900 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
- 1 NM W
- VFR sectional
- CHICAGO
- Pattern altitude
- 816 ft AGL · 1,701 ft MSL
- ARTCC
- ZMP · MINNEAPOLIS
- NOTAM facility
- PEA (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- SHANE VANDEVOORT
- Phone
- 641-628-9393
- Address
- 501 WEST 15TH STREET, PELLA IA 50219
Flight service · Hours
- FSS FOD
- FORT DODGE1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- MON-SAT · 0700-DUSK
- SUN · 0900-1700
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 34
LEFT TRAFFICRunway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 5,400' | 5,400' | 5,200' | 5,000' | PAPI 2-box left(3.3°) | — | 32', tree, 527' from thr, 191' R of cntrln, slope 10 |
| 34 | 5,400' | 5,400' | 5,200' | 5,000' | PAPI 2-box left(3°) | — | 31', trees, 474' from thr, 188' R of cntrln, slope 8 |
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
- 100LLA
- Airframe repair
- Major
- Power plant repair
- Major
- Other services
- INSTR,RNTL
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Hangar
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- 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 Des Moines air traffic control tower at 515-974-8016.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- Medium intensity runway lights for runway 16/34 are preset to low intensity. To increase intensity and activate the precision approach path indicator for runways 16 and 34, use the runway end identifier lights on runways 16 and 34 via the common traffic advisory frequency.Show FAA
Approach & departure obstructions
- 16Runway 16 approach slope to the displaced threshold is 22 to 1.Show FAA
- 34Runway 34 approach slope to the displaced threshold is 21 to 1.Show FAA
Other notes
- Each provided approach is maintained for a minimum 20 to 1 glide slope and the transitional surface is maintained for a 7 to 1 slope.Show FAA
- Traffic pattern altitude only applies to non-turbine aircraft.Show FAA
- 1After hours call 641-780-0244.Show FAA
- MANAGEREmail address: shane@flyclassicaviation.com (all lower case).Show FAA
- MANAGERCell phone 641-780-0244.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KPEA
Answer card- ICAO
- KPEA
- Name
- PELLA MUNI
- Location
- PELLA, IOWA
- Elevation
- 884.8 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,700.8 ft MSL (816 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 16/34 · 5,403 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 4
- Magnetic variation
- 2°
- Current flight rules
- MVFR
- Current wind
- 310° at 12 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 34
Pella Muni sits in Pella, Iowa. The field elevation is 884.8 ft MSL. It has one runway, 16/34, which is 5,403 ft long with a concrete surface. The airport is not towered. Pattern altitude is 816 ft AGL, which is 1,700.8 ft MSL. No ILS approaches are published here, so plan with that in mind if the weather is marginal.
Classic Aviation is on the field. It carries 100LL and Jet A. CTAF and UNICOM are both 122.8. Des Moines Approach and Departure are on 123.9 and 307.15. For clearance delivery, contact Des Moines ATC tower. The published remarks also note that runway 16 and runway 34 lighting starts at low intensity. Use the runway end identifier lights on CTAF to bring the lights up and activate the PAPI.
There are a few runway environment items to brief before arrival. The approach to the displaced threshold on runway 16 has a 22 to 1 slope note. Runway 34 has a 21 to 1 slope note. The chart supplement also says the published pattern altitude applies to non-turbine aircraft. If you need anything after hours, call the airport manager number in the Chart Supplement before you launch.