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KIIB · Independence Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 5 NTSB events

ID KIIB FAA IIB Elev 979 ft Lat 42° 27.41' N Lon 91° 56.86' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

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: 5,500 ft. Max gradient: 0.16%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 179° 5,500 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.16%
36 359° 5,500 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.16%

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 3 118.275
  • A/D WATERLOO APP/DEP 118.900
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 17 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 higher intst and REILS and PAPI Rwys 18 and 36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate higher intst and REILS and PAPI Rwys 18 and 36. 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 higher intst and REILS and PAPI Rwys 18 and 36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT higher intst and REILS and PAPI Rwys 18 and 36—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (17 sentences)
  • ·IOWA 55 INDEPENDENCE JAMES H CONNELL FLD AT INDEPENDENCE MUNI (IIB)(KIIB) 3 SW UTC–6(–5DT) N42º27.41´ W91º56.86´ 979 B NOTAM FILE IIB RWY 18–36: H5500X100 (CONC) S–40, D–60 PCN 15 R/D/W/U MIRL RWY 18: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 33´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 33´.
  • ·PAEW performing snow removal ops will monitor CTAF.
  • ·AG ops during summer months.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (319) 332-0118
  • ·AWOS–3 120.825 (319) 334–3879.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®DES MOINES APP/DEP CON 118.9 (1200–0200Z‡) ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 118.9 (0200–1200Z‡) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Des Moines at Apch 515-974-8016.
  • ·When Des Moines app clsd, for CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·WATERLOO (L) (L) VORW/DME 112.2 ALO Chan 59 N42º33.39´ W92º23.94´ 106º 20.9 NM to fld. 866/0E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 017º–062º byd 35 NM blo 2,500´ 063º–073º byd 18 NM 074º–356º byd 35 NM blo 2,500´ 357º–016º DME unusable: 007º–026º byd 25 NM 027º–006º byd 35 NM blo 2,500´ INDIANOLA NASH FLD INDIANOLA (6Z6) 4 S UTC–6(–5DT) N41º18.23´ W93º34.05´ 991 NOTAM FILE FOD Not insp.
  • ·RWY 18–36: 2215X100 (TURF) LIRL(NSTD) RWY 18: Road.
  • ·LGT ACTIVATE LIRL Rwy 18–36—CTAF.
  • ·Rwy 18–36 NSTD LIRL: thld lgts red/green at rwy corners and centerline.
  • ·For additional info ctc 515–961–8227.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 515-681-6455
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Des Moines appch at 515-974-8016 CHICAGO H–5D, L–28F IAP OMAHA NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 10,056 ops in 2008

2024 total

6,500

10-yr total

80,600

2024 mix

AC/AT 1% · GA 87% · Mil 12%

Events / million ops

37.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Birdstrike / wildlife 1
  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=5

  • Loss of control 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Birdstrike / wildlife 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2015-04-18 Cessna 195A · Loss of control · day →
2020-04-23 Vans RV 3 · Loss of control · IMC · day →
2020-01-21 Guimbal Cabri G2 · Birdstrike · VMC · day →
2019-03-15 Pereira Osprey · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1996-07-10 Cessna 188 · CFIT · 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
Timothy Newton Waterloo IA 18 nm
Cole Robert Norton Marion IA 30 nm
Janice Wray Walton Marion IA 30 nm
Adam Timothy Magee Swisher IA 38 nm
Christopher David Schrodt Charles City IA 49 nm
Michael John Phillips Dubuque IA 55 nm
Thomas Paul Burns Muscatine IA 74 nm
Shane Vande Voort Pella IA 77 nm
Harrison Mcnaughton Ames IA 79 nm
Chris Alan Frazier Davenport IA 81 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
Kade Daniel Korsi Jesup IA 5 nm
Randal Donald Reck Winthrop IA 9 nm
Jonathan Christopher Walter Winthrop IA 9 nm
Gretchen Kay Walter Winthrop IA 9 nm
Timothy Eugene Moroney Masonville IA 16 nm
Rick Lynn Hannen Center Point IA 18 nm
Lori Ann Schrodemier Center Point IA 18 nm
David Lee Leedom Center Point IA 18 nm
Roswell Maccallum Johnston Waterloo IA 18 nm
Rodrick Dale Kubik Waterloo IA 18 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
Chad Steven Anderson Independence IA 2 nm
Daniel Carl Callahan Independence IA 2 nm
Abigail Rochelle Heidenreich Independence IA 2 nm
Douglas Mitchell Bergman Jesup IA 5 nm
Michael Robert May Jesup IA 5 nm
Jesse Alan Rorabaugh Winthrop IA 9 nm
Daryn John Minton Hazleton IA 10 nm
Braden Daniel Larsen Dunkerton IA 12 nm
Richard Andrew Laslo Ii Fairbank IA 12 nm
Amos Michael Berg Fairbank IA 12 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
 30 nm
Avionics Place, Inc
Rockford, IL
 128 nm
GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co.
Lacon, IL
 144 nm
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 149 nm
Aero-Fix LLC
Pekin, IL
 156 nm
Mobile Avionics Technologies, Inc.
Lake In The Hills, IL
 162 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 164 nm
Skycom Avionics, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
 167 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 168 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 170 nm

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