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KDEH · Decorah Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 1 NTSB events

ID KDEH FAA DEH Elev 1,158 ft Lat 43° 16.53' N Lon 91° 44.36' 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

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.30%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
11 114.7° 4,001 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.30%
29 294.7° 4,001 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.30%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 120.925
  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 118.850
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KDEH on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 3 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 VASI RY 29 & PAPI RY 11 & REIL RYS 11 & 29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate VASI RY 29 & PAPI RY 11 & REIL RYS 11 & 29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate VASI RY 29 & PAPI RY 11 & REIL RYS 11 & 29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT VASI RY 29 & PAPI RY 11 & REIL RYS 11 & 29 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)
  • ·BRETT WILLIE ARPT COMM 563-380-4089.
  • ·FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • ·ATNDNC SCHEDULE SUN CALL 563-382-8338.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · DEH

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 10,200 ops in 1990

2024 total

8,500

10-yr total

88,600

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

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=1

  • Engine failure / power loss 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2004-08-22 Cessna 172E · Engine failure · VMC · 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
Christopher David Schrodt Charles City IA 43 nm
George Bolon Winona MN 47 nm
Timothy Newton Waterloo IA 54 nm
Michael John Phillips Dubuque IA 65 nm
Cole Robert Norton Marion IA 74 nm
Janice Wray Walton Marion IA 74 nm
Darren Schone Albert Lea MN 74 nm
Adam Timothy Magee Swisher IA 86 nm
Thomas Paul Burns Stanton MN 88 nm
James Orlow Notstad Madison WI 102 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
Michael James Connell Decorah IA 3 nm
Robert Edgar Ward Ridgeway IA 11 nm
Richard David Loven Waukon IA 11 nm
Sandra Ann Christopher Mabel MN 15 nm
Kristian John Mcgee Cresco IA 17 nm
John Andrew Erickson Spring Grove MN 18 nm
Leif Loyal Lujan West Union IA 19 nm
Blaine Lynell Benzing Caledonia MN 24 nm
Robert James Hawkins Caledonia MN 24 nm
Kim Denise Bentz Lime Springs IA 26 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
Michael James Connell Decorah IA 3 nm
Benjamin Davis Lange Decorah IA 3 nm
Thomas Lee Wandling Decorah IA 3 nm
Robert Allen Gunther Decorah IA 3 nm
David John Hageman Decorah IA 3 nm
Robert Edgar Ward Ridgeway IA 11 nm
Christopher Allen Liedahl Ridgeway IA 11 nm
Troy Timothy Sommer Waukon IA 11 nm
Dustin David Fossum Cresco IA 17 nm
Thomas Preston Crank Waterville IA 20 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
 47 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 118 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 129 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 129 nm
Avionics Place, Inc
Rockford, IL
 134 nm
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
 134 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
 134 nm
JetGlow Aviation
Oshkosh, WI
 145 nm
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 151 nm
Skycom Avionics, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
 154 nm

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