47IA
Drake Airport
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Location Information for 47IA
Coordinates: N42°19.05' / W93°24.91'
Located 01 miles E of Radcliffe, Iowa on 12 acres of land. View all Airports in Iowa.
Surveyed Elevation is 1179 feet MSL.
Operations Data
Airport Use:Private Use
Activation Date:December 1959
Status:Operational
Control Tower:No
Seg-Circle:No
Beacon:None
Wind Indicator:Yes, Not Lighted
Lighting Schedule:SEE RMK
A.R.T.C.C.:MINNEAPOLIS
F.S.S.:FORT DODGE
NOTAMs Facility:FOD (NOTAM-D available)
Sectional Chart:OMAHA
AirspaceAnalysis:CONDITIONAL
PROVIDED APCH TO EACH RWY IS MAINTAINED FOR A MIN 20:1 GLIDE SLOPE AND THE TRANSITIONAL SURFACE BE MAINTAINED FOR A 7:1 SLOPE.
Attendance:Unattended
Airport Communications
UNICOM:122.800
CTAF:122.800
AWOS-3 at IFA (11.3 NE):120.425 641-648-2469
AWOS-3 at EBS (21.4 W):127.825 515-832-2794
ASOS at AMW (21.6 SW):132.025 515-233-2611
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOD JWJ ELMWOOD 109.40 299°25.7
VOD TNU NEWTON 112.50 333°34.8
VOT FOD FORT DODGE 113.50 106°42.9
VOD MCW MASON CITY 114.90 178°46.8
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
VOD FO BARRO 341 286°41.3
VOD SP SNORE 394 303°100.8
Runway 09/27
Dimensions:2480 x 90 feet / 756 x 27 meters
Surface:Turf in Fair Condition
Edge Lighting:Non-Standard
NSTD LIRL; SOLID CLEAR; THLD LGTS SOLID GREEN.
Runway 09Runway 27
Coordinates:N42°19.05' / W93°25.18'N42°19.05' / W93°24.63'
Elevation: 1173.0 1172.0
Traffic Pattern: Left Left
Runway Heading: 91° True 271° True
Obstacles: 55 ft Trees 372 ft from runway, 80 ft right of center
Services Available
Fuel:NONE
Transient Storage:Tiedowns
Airframe Repair:NONE
Engine Repair:NONE
Bottled Oxygen:NONE
Bulk Oxygen:NONE
Ownership Information
Ownership:Privately Owned
Owner:BRYAN DRAKE
303 EAST ST.
RADCLIFFE, IA 50230
515-899-2121
Manager:R. R. DRAKE
303 EAST ST.
RADCLIFFE, IA 50230
515-899-2169
BDRAKE@SSBIOWA.COM
Other Remarks
  • WINTER MONTHS CALL 515-899-2169 FOR ARPT CONDITIONS.
  • FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • ACTVT LIRL RWY 09/27 - 122.8.