IA48
Kern Field Airport
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Location Information for IA48
Coordinates: N41°44.50' / W93°43.51'
Located 03 miles SW of Polk City, Iowa. View all Airports in Iowa.
Estimated Elevation is 900 feet MSL.
Operations Data
Airport Use:Private Use
Activation Date:May 1974
Status:Closed Indefinitely
Control Tower:No
Seg-Circle:No
Beacon:None
Wind Indicator:None
A.R.T.C.C.:MINNEAPOLIS
F.S.S.:FORT DODGE
Sectional Chart:CHICAGO
AirspaceAnalysis:NO OBJECTION
Attendance:Unattended
Airport Communications
AWOS-3 at IKV (7.7 SE):119.175 515-965-5764
ASOS at DSM (12.8 S):119.55 515-974-8013
ATIS at DSM (12.8 S):119.55
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOT DSM DES MOINES 117.50 342°18.6
VOD TNU NEWTON 112.50 261°27.8
VOD JWJ ELMWOOD 109.40 239°42.8
VOT FOD FORT DODGE 113.50 146°58.0
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
VOT FO BARRO 341 330°53.1
Runway N/S
Dimensions:2100 x 100 feet / 640 x 30 meters
Surface:Turf
Runway NRunway S
Traffic Pattern: Right Right
Obstacles: 40 ft Power Line 0 ft from runway
Services Available
Fuel:NONE
Transient Storage:NONE
Airframe Repair:NONE
Engine Repair:NONE
Bottled Oxygen:NOT AVAILABLE
Bulk Oxygen:NOT AVAILABLE
Ownership Information
Ownership:Privately Owned
Owner:PAUL KERN
10075 NW BEAVER DRIVE
JOHNSTON, IA 50131
515-986-3246
Manager:
Other Remarks
  • FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • (ARPT STATUS) ARPT CLSD INDEFLY.
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