About Kern Field
Kern Field is classified by OurAirports as a small airport serving Polk City, Iowa. The airport is identified by FAA location identifier IA48. OurAirports records this airport as not having scheduled passenger service.
The airfield sits at approximately 41.7417° N, 93.7252° W, with a published field elevation of 900 feet above mean sea level.
"Kern Field" is one of 232 public-use airports in Iowa, and one of roughly 16,000 such airports indexed in the FAA's national airspace records.
Reference data
| Official name | Kern Field |
|---|---|
| Location | Polk City, Iowa (IA) |
| City and state (page) | Polk City, IA |
| FAA Form 5010 ident | IA48 |
| IATA code | Not assigned |
| ICAO code | Not assigned |
| Airport class | small_airport |
| Latitude / longitude | 41.7417° N, 93.7252° W |
| Field elevation | 900 ft MSL |
| Scheduled passenger service | No |
Nearby airports
If Kern Field doesn't fit your schedule or routing, the closest alternative public-use airports are listed below. The first column is sorted by approximate great-circle distance from this airport.
| Airport | City | State | Codes | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morningstar Field | Des Moines | IA | Y76 / - |
small_airport |
| Ankeny Regional Airport | Ankeny | IA | KIKV / - |
small_airport |
| Bascom Field | Elkhart | IA | US-5477 / - |
small_airport |
| Des Moines International Airport | Des Moines | IA | DSM / KDSM |
large_airport |
| Hobbes Field | Cumming | IA | 20IA / - |
small_airport |
| Husband Field | Dallas Center | IA | 39IA / - |
small_airport |