Aviation in Iowa
Iowa is served by a network of 232 public-use airports recorded in the FAA's NASR Airport Master Record. The mix breaks down into 1 large_airport, 9 medium_airport, and 222 small_airport. Together they form the on-the-ground network that connects Iowa residents to the rest of the country and, in many cases, to international destinations through the larger airports profiled elsewhere in this directory.
FAA region: Iowa falls inside the FAA's Central Region, The region oversees airport certification, safety inspections, and air-traffic-control coordination for every airport in this state.
All 232 airports in Iowa
| Airport | City | IATA | ICAO | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines International Airport | Des Moines | DSM |
KDSM |
large_airport |
| Dubuque Regional Airport | Dubuque | DBQ |
KDBQ |
medium_airport |
| Fort Dodge Regional Airport | Fort Dodge | FOD |
KFOD |
medium_airport |
| Mason City Municipal Airport | Mason City | MCW |
KMCW |
medium_airport |
| Northeast Iowa Regional Airport | Charles City | CCY |
KCCY |
medium_airport |
| Ottumwa Regional Airport | Ottumwa | OTM |
KOTM |
medium_airport |
| Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field | Sioux City | SUX |
KSUX |
medium_airport |
| Southeast Iowa Regional Airport | Burlington | BRL |
KBRL |
medium_airport |
| The Eastern Iowa Airport | Cedar Rapids | CID |
KCID |
medium_airport |
| Waterloo Regional Airport | Waterloo | ALO |
KALO |
medium_airport |
| Ackley Municipal Airport | Ackley | - | - | small_airport |
| Aero-Lane Airport | Randolph | - | - | small_airport |
| Agrivation Field | Indianola | - | - | small_airport |
| Ainsworth Airport | Ainsworth | - | - | small_airport |
| Albia Municipal Airport | Albia | - | - | small_airport |
| Algona Municipal Airport | Algona | AXG |
KAXA |
small_airport |
| Allison Municipal Airport | Allison | - | - | small_airport |
| Amana Airport | Amana | - | - | small_airport |
| Ames Municipal Airport | Ames | AMW |
KAMW |
small_airport |
| Ancam Antique Airfield | West Burlington | - | - | small_airport |
| Anderson Airport | Dubuque | - | - | small_airport |
| Anita Municipal Airport Kevin Burke Memorial Field | Anita | - | - | small_airport |
| Ankeny Regional Airport | Ankeny | - | - | small_airport |
| Antique Airfield | Blakesburg | - | - | small_airport |
| Arthur N Neu Airport | Carroll | CIN |
KCIN |
small_airport |
| Atlantic Municipal Airport | Atlantic | AIO |
KAIO |
small_airport |
| Audubon County Airport | Audubon | - | - | small_airport |
| B-8 Farms Airport | Whiting | - | - | small_airport |
| Bartlett Field | Solon | - | - | small_airport |
| Bascom Field | Elkhart | - | - | small_airport |
| Beck Airport | Russell | - | - | small_airport |
| Bedford Municipal Airport | Bedford | - | - | small_airport |
| Beeds Lake Airport | Hampton | - | - | small_airport |
| Belle Plaine Municipal Airport | Belle Plaine | - | - | small_airport |
| Bellevue Farms Airport | Williamsburg | - | - | small_airport |
| Belmond Municipal Airport | Belmond | - | - | small_airport |
| Besch Airport | Corwith | - | - | small_airport |
| Bloomfield Municipal Airport | Bloomfield | - | - | small_airport |
| Bluebird Airport | Cedar Falls | - | - | small_airport |
| Boone Municipal Airport | Boone | BNW |
KBNW |
small_airport |
| Carr Field | Hornick | - | - | closed |
| Centerville Municipal Airport | Centerville | - | - | small_airport |
| Chain Lakes Airpark | Cedar Rapids | - | - | small_airport |
| Chariton Municipal Airport | Chariton | - | - | small_airport |
| Cherokee County Regional Airport | Cherokee | - | - | small_airport |
| Clarion Municipal Airport | Clarion | - | - | small_airport |
| Clinton Municipal Airport | Clinton | CWI |
KCWI |
small_airport |
| Corning Municipal Airport | Corning | - | - | small_airport |
| Corydon Airport | Corydon | - | - | small_airport |
| Council Bluffs Municipal Airport | Council Bluffs | CBF |
KCBF |
small_airport |
| Courtney's Landing Airport | Eddyville | - | - | small_airport |
| Creston Municipal Airport | Creston | CSQ |
KCSQ |
small_airport |
| Dad's Field | Rockwell | - | - | small_airport |
| Dale Delight Airport | Postville | - | - | small_airport |
| Davenport Municipal Airport | Davenport | DVN |
KDVN |
small_airport |
| Davis Airport | Nemaha | - | - | small_airport |
| Davis Field | Dunkerton | - | - | small_airport |
| Decorah Municipal Airport | Decorah | DEH |
KDEH |
small_airport |
| Denison Municipal Airport | Denison | DNS |
KDNS |
small_airport |
| Drake Airport | Radcliffe | - | - | small_airport |
| Dyersville Area Airport | Dyersville | - | - | small_airport |
| Dyersville Area Airport | Dyersville | - | - | small_airport |
| Eagle Grove Municipal Airport | Eagle Grove | - | - | small_airport |
| East River Airport | Armstrong | - | - | small_airport |
| Edgren Airport | Oskaloosa | - | - | small_airport |
| Eldora Airport | Eldora | - | - | small_airport |
| Elf Run Airport | Winterset | - | - | small_airport |
| Elkader Airport | Elkader | - | - | small_airport |
| Ellen Church Field | Cresco | - | - | small_airport |
| Emmetsburg Municipal Airport | Emmetsburg | - | - | small_airport |
| Estherville Municipal Airport | Estherville | EST |
KEST |
small_airport |
| Fairfield Municipal Airport | Fairfield | FFL |
KFFL |
small_airport |
| Farrar Airport | Maxwell | - | - | small_airport |
| Flatlander Airport | Elliott | - | - | small_airport |
| Flyers Airport | Waterloo | - | - | small_airport |
| Folkerts Airport | Rudd | - | - | small_airport |
| Forest City Municipal Airport | Forest City | FXY |
KFXY |
small_airport |
| Fort Madison Municipal Airport | Fort Madison | FMS |
KFSW |
small_airport |
| Frazier Airport | DeWitt | - | - | small_airport |
| Friesenborg & Larson Airport | Buffalo Center | - | - | small_airport |
| Fuller Airport | Milford | - | - | small_airport |
| GAA Private (Abels Island) Airport | Guttenberg | - | - | small_airport |
| Garys Airport | Estherville | - | - | small_airport |
| George L Scott Municipal Airport | West Union | - | - | small_airport |
| Giggity Acres Airport | DeWitt | - | - | small_airport |
| Green Castle Airport | Oxford | - | - | small_airport |
| Greenfield Municipal Airport | Greenfield | - | - | small_airport |
| Grinnell Regional Airport | Grinnell | - | - | small_airport |
| Grundy Center Municipal Airport | Grundy Center | - | - | small_airport |
| Guthrie County Regional Airport | Guthrie Center | - | - | small_airport |
| Hall Farms Airport | Winterset | - | - | small_airport |
| Hampton Municipal Airport | Hampton | HPT |
KHPT |
small_airport |
| Hannen Airport | Center Point | - | - | small_airport |
| Harlan Municipal Airport | Harlan | - | - | small_airport |
| Harris Field | Mason City | - | - | small_airport |
| Hedgewood Landing Airport | Indianola | - | - | small_airport |
| Henry Airport | Floyd | - | - | small_airport |
| Hillside Stables Airport | Sabula | - | - | small_airport |
| Hilltop Airport | Sidney | - | - | small_airport |
| Hobbes Field | Cumming | - | - | small_airport |
| Holt Farms Airport | Northwood | - | - | small_airport |
| Hoskins Landing | Shambaugh | - | - | small_airport |
| Humboldt Municipal Airport | Humboldt | HUD |
- | small_airport |
| Husband Field | Dallas Center | - | - | small_airport |
| Ida Grove Municipal Airport | Ida Grove | IDG |
KIDG |
small_airport |
| Independence Municipal Airport | Independence | - | - | small_airport |
| Iowa City Municipal Airport | Iowa City | IOW |
KIOW |
small_airport |
| Iowa Falls Municipal Airport | Iowa Falls | IFA |
KIFA |
small_airport |
| Isley Field | Cedar Falls | - | - | small_airport |
| James G. Whiting Memorial Field | Mapleton | - | - | small_airport |
| Jefferson Municipal Airport | Jefferson | EFW |
KEFW |
small_airport |
| Judge Lewis Field Mount Ayr Municipal Airport | Mount Ayr | - | - | small_airport |
| Jukam's Landing Airport | Menlo | - | - | small_airport |
| Jungmanns Landing | Adel | - | - | small_airport |
| Kelley Airport | Crescent | - | - | small_airport |
| Keokuk Municipal Airport | Keokuk | EOK |
KEOK |
small_airport |
| Keosauqua Municipal Airport | Keosauqua | - | - | small_airport |
| Kern Field | Polk City | - | - | small_airport |
| Kleis Airport | Zwingle | - | - | small_airport |
| Knight Field | Berkley | - | - | small_airport |
| Knoxville Municipal Airport | Knoxville | - | - | small_airport |
| Koch Field | Hudson | - | - | small_airport |
| Kohlhaas Airport | Livermore | - | - | small_airport |
| Lake Mills Municipal Airport | Lake Mills | - | - | small_airport |
| Lakeport Farms Airport | Salix | - | - | closed |
| Lamoni Municipal Airport | Lamoni | - | - | small_airport |
| Laverty Field | Indianola | - | - | small_airport |
| Lawton Airport | Lawton | - | - | small_airport |
| Le Mars Municipal Airport | Le Mars | LRJ |
KLRJ |
small_airport |
| Lerchs Airport | Martelle | - | - | small_airport |
| Loken Farm Airport | Northwood | - | - | small_airport |
| Lund Airport | Jewell | - | - | small_airport |
| Manchester Municipal Airport | Manchester | - | - | small_airport |
| Maquoketa Municipal Airport | Maquoketa | - | - | small_airport |
| Marine Farms Field | Wilton | - | - | small_airport |
| Marion Airport | Marion | - | - | small_airport |
| Marshalltown Municipal Airport | Marshalltown | MIW |
KMIW |
small_airport |
| Mathews Memorial Airport | Tipton | - | - | small_airport |
| Matthias Field | Lime Springs | - | - | small_airport |
| Mc Bride Field | Marion | - | - | small_airport |
| Mccoy Airport | Danville | - | - | small_airport |
| Meyer Agri-Air Van Horne Airport | Van Horne | - | - | small_airport |
| Mggenas Airport | Gibson | - | - | small_airport |
| Middlekoop Airport | Packwood | - | - | small_airport |
| Midway View Farms Airport | Correctionville | - | - | small_airport |
| Missouri Valley Airport | Missouri Valley | - | - | small_airport |
| Mitchell Field | New Hampton | - | - | small_airport |
| Monona Municipal Airport | Monona | - | - | small_airport |
| Monticello Regional Airport | Monticello | MXO |
KMXO |
small_airport |
| Moore Private Airport | Millerton | - | - | small_airport |
| Morningstar Field | Des Moines | - | - | small_airport |
| Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport | Mount Pleasant | MPZ |
KMPZ |
small_airport |
| Muscatine Municipal Airport | Muscatine | MUT |
KMUT |
small_airport |
| Nash Field Indianola Airport | Indianola | - | - | small_airport |
| Nemo Field | DeWitt | - | - | small_airport |
| New Hampton Municipal Airport | New Hampton | - | - | small_airport |
| Newton Municipal Airport | Newton | TNU |
KTNU |
small_airport |
| Northwood Municipal Airport | Northwood | - | - | small_airport |
| Oelwein Municipal Airport | Oelwein | - | - | small_airport |
| Oldfield Aero | Keosauqua | - | - | small_airport |
| Osage Municipal Airport | Osage | - | - | small_airport |
| Osceola Municipal Airport | Osceola | - | - | small_airport |
| Oskaloosa Municipal Airport | Cedar | OOA |
KOOA |
small_airport |
| Paradise Mountain Airport | Sidney | - | - | small_airport |
| Paullina Municipal Airport | Paullina | - | - | small_airport |
| Pella Municipal Airport | Pella | - | - | small_airport |
| Peltz Field | Ringsted | - | - | small_airport |
| Perry Municipal Airport | Perry | PRO |
KPRO |
small_airport |
| Pfeifer Field | Riverside | - | - | small_airport |
| Picayune Airport | Iowa City | - | - | small_airport |
| Pierson Field | Oskaloosa | - | - | small_airport |
| Plain Ol' Field | Clear Lake | - | - | small_airport |
| Plueger Airfield | Lemars | - | - | small_airport |
| Pocahontas Municipal Airport | Pocahontas | POH |
KPOH |
small_airport |
| Port Paradise Farms Airport | Winfield | - | - | small_airport |
| R S Auto Airport | Lockridge | - | - | small_airport |
| Rake Airport | Rake | - | - | small_airport |
| Red Oak Municipal Airport | Red Oak | - | - | small_airport |
| Rich Field | Walford | - | - | small_airport |
| Ridge Airport | Oakland | - | - | small_airport |
| Riedesel Private Airport | Lohrville | - | - | small_airport |
| Ritel Copter Airstrip | Hudson | - | - | small_airport |
| Rock Rapids Municipal Airport | Rock Rapids | - | - | small_airport |
| Rockwell City Municipal Airport | Rockwell City | - | - | small_airport |
| Ruckl Airport | Council Bluffs | - | - | small_airport |
| SJ Airfield | Sheffield | - | - | small_airport |
| Sac City Municipal Airport | Sac City | - | - | small_airport |
| Sand Field Airport | Marcus | - | - | small_airport |
| Schenck Field | Clarinda | ICL |
KICL |
small_airport |
| Sharar Field | Mediapolis | - | - | small_airport |
| Sheldon Regional Airport | Sheldon | - | - | small_airport |
| Shenandoah Municipal Airport | Shenandoah | - | - | small_airport |
| Sibley Municipal Airport | Sibley | - | - | small_airport |
| Sig Field | Montezuma | - | - | small_airport |
| Sioux County Regional Airport | Maurice | - | - | small_airport |
| Skydive Iowa Airport | Brooklyn | - | - | small_airport |
| Solly's Strip Ultralightport | Lamoni | - | - | small_airport |
| South 80 Field | Crystal Lake | - | - | small_airport |
| Spencer Municipal Airport | Spencer | SPW |
KSPW |
small_airport |
| Spirit Lake Municipal Airport | Okoboji | RTL |
- | small_airport |
| Spotts Field | Nora Springs | - | - | small_airport |
| Stagecoach Airport | Adair | - | - | small_airport |
| Stangl Airport | Coon Rapids | - | - | small_airport |
| Stella Airport | Bellevue | - | - | small_airport |
| Storm Lake Municipal Airport | Storm Lake | SLB |
KSLB |
small_airport |
| Sully Municipal Airport | Sully | - | - | small_airport |
| Tama Airport | Tama | - | - | small_airport |
| Toledo Municipal Airport | Toledo | - | - | small_airport |
| Tonner Field | Beaman | - | - | small_airport |
| Too Short Airport | Indianola | - | - | small_airport |
| Traer Municipal Airport | Traer | - | - | small_airport |
| Triple J Airport | Dike | - | - | small_airport |
| Tuinstra Airfield | Indianola | - | - | small_airport |
| Village Oaks Airport | Blue Grass | - | - | small_airport |
| Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark | Vinton | - | - | small_airport |
| Virl B Deal Airfield | St. Ansgar | - | - | small_airport |
| Volkens Field | Carson | - | - | small_airport |
| Walker Field | West Liberty | - | - | small_airport |
| Wall Lake Municipal Airport | Wall Lake | - | - | small_airport |
| Wallace Field | Creston | - | - | closed |
| Washington Municipal Airport | Washington | - | - | small_airport |
| Waukon Municipal Airport | Waukon | UKN |
- | small_airport |
| Waverly Municipal Airport | Waverly | - | - | small_airport |
| Webster City Municipal Airport | Webster City | EBS |
KEBS |
small_airport |
| Wells Field | Corydon | - | - | small_airport |
| White Pigeon Airport | North English | - | - | small_airport |
| Winterset Madison County Airport | Winterset | - | - | small_airport |
| Witcombe Field | Cedar Falls | - | - | small_airport |
| Woodbine Municipal Airport | Woodbine | - | - | small_airport |
| Workman Airfield | Stockton | - | - | small_airport |
| Yaw-Hoo Field | Clarinda | - | - | small_airport |
| Zangger Vintage Airpark | Larchwood | - | - | small_airport |
Travel context
Travelers comparing flight options inside Iowa should look beyond the obvious large_airport entry. Many travelers reflexively book through the biggest airport in their state, but for short-haul itineraries a closer medium_airport or small_airport can shave an hour off the total door-to-door time even when its ticket price is slightly higher. The opposite is also true for long-haul or international travel, where the broader carrier selection at the large_airport typically wins on both price and routing.
For multi-airport metropolitan areas, and several states have them, pay attention to which carrier alliance dominates each airport. A traveler with frequent-flyer status on one alliance will usually find the better experience at the alliance's home airport, even at the cost of a slightly longer drive.