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KALO · Waterloo Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 10 NTSB events

ID KALO FAA ALO Elev 873 ft Lat 42° 33.43' N Lon 92° 24.02' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

—

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 8,399 ft. Max gradient: 0.07%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 128° 8,399 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.07%
30 308° 8,399 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.07%
18 187.8° 6,003 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.05%
36 7.8° 6,003 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.05%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 8 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 120.650
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 118.100
  • CTAF CTAF 118.100
  • A/D APP/DEP 118.900
  • OPS ARNG OPS 136.700
  • RDO FORT DODGE RDO 122.050
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB AL

    Price

    0.38 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VORTAC ALO

    Waterloo

    112.20 MHz · DME 112.20 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 14 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWY 12; MALS RWY 30; VASI RWY 18; PAPI RWY 36; MIRL RWYS 18/36, AND HIRL RWY 12/30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWY 12; MALS RWY 30; VASI RWY 18; PAPI RWY 36; MIRL RWYS 18/36, AND HIRL RWY 12/30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR RWY 12; MALS RWY 30; VASI RWY 18; PAPI RWY 36; MIRL RWYS 18/36, AND HIRL RWY 12/30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MALSR RWY 12; MALS RWY 30; VASI RWY 18; PAPI RWY 36; MIRL RWYS 18/36, AND HIRL RWY 12/30 - CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (14 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD IF UNA ON 121.9 CTC WATERLOO ATCT AT 319-233-4835.
  • ·WHEN WATERLOO ATCT CLSD, FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • ·ACR NA TWY A EAST OF RWY 12/30.
  • ·TWY A LGT BTN RWY 12/30 & ARMY AVN SUPPORT RAMP NA.
  • ·WHEN DEPARTING ALL RWYS, ENDS OF OTHER RWYS NOT VISIBLE.
  • ·WHEN ATCT CLSD & DURG SNOW EVENTS, ALL ARR/DEP ACFT ANNC THEIR INTNS ON CTAF 5 MIN PRIOR TO USING THE RWYS.
  • ·PERSONNEL & EQUP PERFORMING SNOW REMOVAL OPNS WILL MONITOR CTAF.
  • ·ARNG: ARNG OPS CTC DSN 431-5520, C319-234-1372.
  • ·ARPT SFC CONDS UNMON 2200-0430 DAILY.
  • ·CLSD TO UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 10 PSGR SEATS EXCP 72 HRS PPR AMGR.
  • ·CELL 319-529-1388 ARFF INDEX B PROVIDED.
  • ·ARFF INDEX C AVBL ON 72 HRS REQ.
  • ·AIR CARRIER OPS OVER 9 PSGR SEATS NOT AUTH OVER 15 MINUTES BEFORE OR AFTER SKED ARR OR DEP TIMES EXCP WITH PRIOR COORD WITH AMGR.
  • ·PCR VALUE: 513/F/B/X/T PCR VALUE: 202/F/B/X/T FUEL AVBL ON REQ.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · ALO

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

10 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

11

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 71,694 ops in 1991

2024 total

22,558

10-yr total

210,099

2024 mix

AC/AT 9% · GA 85% · Mil 6%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=10

  • Other 4
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Loss of control 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2015-06-06 Cessna 180B · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2007-09-29 Beech B35 · CFIT · VMC · night →
2006-12-13 Piper PA-31T1 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2003-12-26 Cessna 177RG · Stall / spin · dusk →
2003-10-03 Cessna 140 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1999-03-23 Piper PA-31-350 · Loss of control · VMC · night →
1986-08-16 ROGER WARNELL KR-1 · Other · VMC · day →
1984-06-10 Cessna 172E · Other · VMC · day →
1983-11-28 Piper PA-31-350 · Other · day →
1982-12-21 Piper PA31-350 · Other · day →

Designees in IA

CFI Flight Instructors 595 A&P Mechanics 1,208 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 38 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 2 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 29 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 41 FBO Fixed Base Operators 46 Clubs Flying Clubs 13 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 14

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Timothy Newton Waterloo IA 4 nm
Christopher David Schrodt Charles City IA 33 nm
Cole Robert Norton Marion IA 47 nm
Janice Wray Walton Marion IA 47 nm
Adam Timothy Magee Swisher IA 53 nm
Harrison Mcnaughton Ames IA 63 nm
Shane Vande Voort Pella IA 73 nm
Michael John Phillips Dubuque IA 75 nm
Darren Schone Albert Lea MN 78 nm
Thomas Paul Burns Muscatine IA 91 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
David Russell Hummel Cedar Falls IA 3 nm
David Carl Roberts Cedar Falls IA 3 nm
Daniel Edward Brown Cedar Falls IA 3 nm
Shawn Nicholas Wildhaber Cedar Falls IA 3 nm
Christopher Michael Preston Cedar Falls IA 3 nm
Shae Kenneth Buskohl Cedar Falls IA 3 nm
Roswell Maccallum Johnston Waterloo IA 4 nm
Rodrick Dale Kubik Waterloo IA 4 nm
Wayne William Nathem Waterloo IA 4 nm
Scott Michael Boyer Waterloo IA 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Samuel Isaac Danforth Cedar Falls IA 3 nm
Bernard William Farrell Cedar Falls IA 3 nm
Dale Michael Guimond Cedar Falls IA 3 nm
Curtis William Ristvedt Cedar Falls IA 3 nm
James Henry Stumme Cedar Falls IA 3 nm
Lee William Drinovsky Cedar Falls IA 3 nm
Daniel Dean Hyde Cedar Falls IA 3 nm
Derek John Peisen Cedar Falls IA 3 nm
Jody Paul Roades Cedar Falls IA 3 nm
John Richter Stueber Cedar Falls IA 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 12 nm
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 128 nm
Avionics Place, Inc
Rockford, IL
 149 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 156 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 159 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 159 nm
GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co.
Lacon, IL
 164 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 174 nm
Aero-Fix LLC
Pekin, IL
 175 nm
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
 178 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.