# Traer Municipal Airport (8C6)

**Traer Municipal Airport** (FAA: 8C6) is a small airport in Traer, Iowa, United States. It opened in May 1961. It has one runway, 2,555 ft (779 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/8c6

## At a glance

- FAA: 8C6
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Traer, Iowa, United States
- Opened: May 1961
- Elevation: 892 ft / 272 m
- Coordinates: 42.1992, -92.4580
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,555 ft / 779 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35312499
- Weather station: KVTI
- Ident: 8C6

## Timeline

- May 1961: Traer Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 2,555 ft / 779 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Grass | 181° / 001° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,555 ft / 779 m | =20,265 of 29,858 | =8,908 in North America | =7,661 in US |
| Elevation | 892 ft / 272 m | =19,607 of 43,403 | =8,952 in North America | =7,281 in US |
| Age | Opened 1961 | =4,721 of 15,079 | =3,230 in North America | =3,154 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/8c6/data