Volkens Field Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 41-15-21.0000N (41.255833)
Longitude: 
 095-28-36.0000W (-95.476667)
Elevation: 
 1275.0 feet MSL (389 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 1.7 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 03 N.M. NW of Carson, Iowa
Found On: 
 Omaha Chart
FAA Region: 
 ACE

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
CHRIS CLAUSEN
16983 370TH ST
CARSON, IA 51525
712-484-3314		 CHRIS CLAUSEN
16983 370TH ST
CARSON, IA 51525
712-484-3314

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 04/2002
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 2275 feet (693 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Flight Service Stations

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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 97IA

    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
    12.7 Council Bluffs Municipal Airport
    (CBF KCBF CBF)    		 271 269 100LL, Jet A
    17.7 Red Oak Municipal Airport
    (KRDK RDK)    		 146 144 100LL, Jet A-1+
    19.0 Eppley Airfield Airport
    (OMA KOMA OMA)    		 278 276 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    20.7 Harlan Municipal Airport
    (KHNR HNR)    		 17 15 100LL, Jet A
    21.2 Atlantic Municipal Airport
    (AIO KAIO AIO)    		 65 64 100LL, Jet A
    25.5 North Omaha Airport
    (91NE)    		 285 283 100LL
    27.2 Plattsmouth Municipal/Douglas V Duey Field Airport
    (KPMV PMV)    		 227 225 100LL, Jet A
    28.9 Millard Airport
    (MIQ KMLE MLE)    		 263 261 100LL, Jet A-1+
    30.0 Blair Exec Airport
    (KBTA BTA)    		 288 286 100LL, Jet A
    30.4 Shenandoah Municipal Airport
    (KSDA SDA)    		 174 172 100LL, Jet A+
    36.2 Corning Municipal Airport
    (KCRZ CRZ)    		 115 114 100LL
    36.6 Audubon County Airport
    (KADU ADU)    		 42 41 100LL, Jet A
    36.8 Browns Airport
    (EPG NE69)    		 231 229 100LL
    42.8 Nebraska City Municipal Airport
    (KAFK AFK)    		 204 202 100LL, Jet A
    43.8 Tekamah Municipal Airport
    (KTQE TQE)    		 314 312 100LL
    44.0 Denison Municipal Airport
    (DNS KDNS DNS)    		 5 3 100LL, Jet A
    46.7 Greenfield Municipal Airport
    (KGFZ GFZ)    		 84 83 100LL
    48.5 Fremont Municipal Airport
    (FET KFET FET)    		 284 282 100LL, Jet A
    48.9 Gould Peterson Municipal Airport
    (K57)    		 174 172 100LL
    50.4 Wahoo Municipal Airport
    (KAHQ AHQ)    		 269 267 100LL, Jet A

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC OMAHA APCH AT 402-682-4395.
    A81-APT FOR LIRL, CALL 712-484-3314.
    E111 PRVDD A CLEAR APCH FOR A 20:1 GLIDE SLOPE; A CLEAR TRANSITIONAL SFC FOR A 7:1 SLOPE; TREES OFF NORTH END SHOULD BE REMOVED.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 18/36
    Longest Runway: 18/36 is 2000 ft (610 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    97IA Airport Runway Details

    Runway 18/36  2000 ft x 75 ft (610 m x 23 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 11/15/2000
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Low Intensity

    Runway 18

    Runway 36
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

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