[X] Kern Field Airport

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FAA: IA48

Polk City Weather

Location

Latitude: 
 41-44-29.9550N (41.741654)
Longitude: 
 093-43-30.8000W (-93.725222)
Elevation: 
 900.0 feet MSL (274 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 0.5 E (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 03 N.M. SW of Polk City, Iowa
Found On: 
 Chicago Chart
FAA Region: 
 ACE

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 



PAUL KERN
10075 NW BEAVER DRIVE
JOHNSTON, IA 50131
515-986-3246

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Closed Indefinitely
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 05/1974
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1900 feet (579 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  2

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 515
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Fort Dodge(FOD)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near IA48

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    7.7 Ankeny Regional Airport
    (KIKV IKV)    		 112 112 100LL, Jet A
    12.8 Des Moines International Airport
    (DSM KDSM DSM)    		 167 167 100LL, Jet A
    15.7 Ames Municipal Airport
    (AMW KAMW AMW)    		 17 17 100, Jet A
    19.3 Boone Municipal Airport
    (BNW KBNW BNW)    		 343 342 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    20.1 Perry Municipal Airport
    (PRO KPRO PRO)    		 285 284 100LL, Jet A
    26.3 Winterset Municipal Airport
    (3Y3)    		 210 209 100LL, Jet A
    31.9 Jefferson Municipal Airport
    (EFW KEFW EFW)    		 300 299 100LL
    37.2 Drake Airport
    (2Y1)    		 21 21 100LL
    38.2 Knoxville Municipal Airport
    (KOXV OXV)    		 133 133 100LL, Jet A
    40.5 Pella Municipal Airport
    (KPEA PEA)    		 120 120 100LL, Jet A
    40.8 Greenfield Municipal Airport
    (KGFZ GFZ)    		 232 231 100LL
    42.2 Webster City Municipal Airport
    (EBS KEBS EBS)    		 351 350 100LL, Jet A
    42.4 Marshalltown Municipal Airport
    (MIW KMIW MIW)    		 58 58 100LL, Jet A
    44.3 Grinnell Regional Airport
    (KGGI GGI)    		 92 92 100LL, Jet A
    46.3 Chariton Municipal Airport
    (KCNC CNC)    		 159 159 100LL
    48.2 Iowa Falls Municipal Airport
    (IFA KIFA IFA)    		 24 24 100LL, Jet A+
    50.9 Arthur N Neu Airport
    (CIN KCIN CIN)    		 291 290 100LL, Jet A
    52.8 Fort Dodge Regional Airport
    (FOD KFOD FOD)    		 337 336 100LL, Jet A
    53.6 Audubon County Airport
    (KADU ADU)    		 267 266 100LL, Jet A
    55.6 Rockwell City Municipal Airport
    (2Y4)    		 314 313 100LL

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
    A110-2 (ARPT STATUS) ARPT CLSD INDEFLY.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: N/S
    Longest Runway: N/S is 2100 ft (640 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    IA48 Airport Runway Details

    Runway N/S  2100 ft x 100 ft (640 m x 30 m)
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway N

    Runway S
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Right Right
    Object at End: 
    		 PLINE
    Object Height: 
    		 40
    Distance from End: 
    		 0

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 None
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 None
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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