METAR & TAF KTNU
Current METAR
Observed 06:55Z
KTNU 280655Z AUTO 30020G26KT 10SM OVC015 09/07 A2988 RMK A01
- Wind
- 300° @ 20G26 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 9°C / 7°C
- Altimeter
- 29.88 inHg
- Clouds
- OVC
- Density alt
- 511 ft
- Ceiling
- 1,500 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
- 2 NM SE
- VFR sectional
- OMAHA
- ARTCC
- ZMP · MINNEAPOLIS
- NOTAM facility
- TNU (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- ETHAN NASALROAD
- Phone
- 641-792-1292
- Address
- BOX 986-2901 RUSTY WALLACE DRIVE, NEWTON IA 50208
Flight service · Hours
- FSS FOD
- FORT DODGE1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- MON-FRI · 0730-1800
- SAT-SUN · 0800-1700
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 32
LEFT TRAFFICRunway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | — | — | — | — | VASI 4-box left(3°) | — | 18', road, 860' from thr, 350' R of cntrln, slope 36 |
| 32 | — | — | — | — | VASI 4-box left(3°) | MALSR | — |
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
ILS · 1
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
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Major
- Power plant repair
- Major
- Other services
- CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Hangar
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- 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
- A stadium is within 3 nautical miles; check for events.Show FAA
- Seasonal migratory waterfowl are in the vicinity of the airport.Show FAA
- Runway 14 is the calm wind runway.Show FAA
- For clearance delivery, contact Des Moines air traffic control tower on 126.3 or call 515-974-8016.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- Runway 14/32 has medium intensity runway lights activated. Visual approach slope indicators are installed on runways 14 and 32. Runway 14 has runway end identifier lights and runway 32 has a medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights. Use the common traffic advisory frequency.Show FAA
- Ultralight aircraft activity is discouraged.Show FAA
Other notes
- 1After hours, call (515) 360-1807.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KTNU
Answer card- ICAO
- KTNU
- Name
- NEWTON MUNI-EARL JOHNSON FLD
- Location
- NEWTON, IOWA
- Elevation
- 952.5 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,952.5 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 14/32 · 5,600 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 1
- Published frequencies
- 5
- Magnetic variation
- 0°
- Current flight rules
- MVFR
- Current wind
- 300° at 20 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 32
Newton Muni-Earl Johnson Fld (KTNU) sits in Newton, Iowa. Field elevation is 952.5 ft MSL. The airport has one runway. Runway 14/32 is 5,600 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 traffic unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. One ILS approach is published for runway 32. Magnetic variation is 0°, so the runway numbers line up with magnetic headings.
Johnson Aviation is on the field. It carries 100LL and Jet A with Prist. If you need them after hours, call the number in the remarks before you go. The published remarks also note seasonal migratory waterfowl near the airport. Ultralight activity is discouraged. A stadium is within 3 NM, so check for event traffic before you depart or arrive. Runway 14 is the calm wind runway. Runway 14/32 has medium intensity lights. VASI is installed on both ends. Runway 14 has REIL. Runway 32 has a medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights. Use CTAF for local traffic. For clearance delivery, contact Des Moines ATC on the published frequency or by phone before departure if you need IFR release.