115 public-use fields

Iowa Airport Density Altitude

Iowa has 115 public-use airports, and none of them typically exceed 5,000 ft of density altitude even on a summer afternoon — heat still trims performance, but the climate keeps typical density altitudes low.

Every field, worst typical afternoon first

Field elevation from FAA NASR · worst typical afternoon of each field's hottest month from NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station · standard pressure, dry air
Airport	City	Field elev	Worst typical afternoon DA	Month
2VA — Zangger Vintage Airpark	Larchwood	1,478 ft	3,463 ft	July
KCBF — Council Bluffs Municipal	Council Bluffs	1,245 ft	3,387 ft	July
KSXK — Sioux County Regional	Maurice	1,409 ft	3,385 ft	July
KISB — Sibley Municipal	Sibley	1,538 ft	3,377 ft	July
1Y9 — Paullina Municipal	Paullina	1,385 ft	3,344 ft	July
KSLB — Storm Lake Municipal	Storm Lake	1,488 ft	3,328 ft	July
KRRQ — Rock Rapids Municipal	Rock Rapids	1,363 ft	3,323 ft	July
KGFZ — Greenfield Municipal	Greenfield	1,364 ft	3,300 ft	July
0F3 — Spirit Lake Municipal	Spirit Lake	1,434 ft	3,293 ft	July
4D8 — Fuller	Milford	1,439 ft	3,287 ft	July
KSPW — Spencer Municipal	Spencer	1,339 ft	3,282 ft	July
Y43 — Anita Municipal-Kevin Burke Meml Field	Anita	1,251 ft	3,273 ft	July
KSHL — Sheldon Regional	Sheldon	1,419 ft	3,269 ft	July
KCSQ — Creston Municipal	Creston	1,300 ft	3,246 ft	July
KHNR — Harlan Municipal	Harlan	1,231 ft	3,236 ft	July
8Y8 — Peltz Field	Ringsted	1,280 ft	3,228 ft	July
KCRZ — Corning Municipal	Corning	1,274 ft	3,221 ft	July
1Y3 — Judge Lewis Field/Mount Ayr Municipal	Mount Ayr	1,265 ft	3,198 ft	July
Y46 — Bedford Municipal	Bedford	1,201 ft	3,181 ft	July
KGCT — Guthrie County Regional	Guthrie Center	1,221 ft	3,175 ft	July
KAIO — Atlantic Municipal	Atlantic	1,165 ft	3,168 ft	July
Y48 — Belmond Municipal	Belmond	1,201 ft	3,144 ft	July
KEGQ — Emmetsburg Municipal	Emmetsburg	1,206 ft	3,138 ft	July
KPOH — Pocahontas Municipal	Pocahontas	1,226 ft	3,138 ft	July
KCKP — Cherokee County Regional	Cherokee	1,227 ft	3,133 ft	July
I75 — Osceola Municipal	Osceola	1,115 ft	3,131 ft	July
KIDG — Ida Grove Municipal	Ida Grove	1,245 ft	3,130 ft	July
KDNS — Denison Municipal	Denison	1,274 ft	3,116 ft	July
KLRJ — Le Mars Municipal	Le Mars	1,197 ft	3,109 ft	July
KCIN — Arthur N Neu	Carroll	1,204 ft	3,105 ft	July
KCJJ — Ellen Church Field	Cresco	1,279 ft	3,104 ft	July
KADU — Audubon County	Audubon	1,288 ft	3,103 ft	July
KSKI — Sac City Municipal	Sac City	1,250 ft	3,093 ft	July
KCAV — Clarion Municipal	Clarion	1,157 ft	3,091 ft	July
KLWD — Lamoni Municipal	Lamoni	1,131 ft	3,083 ft	July
KSUX — Sioux Gateway/Brig General Bud Day Field	Sioux City	1,099 ft	3,063 ft	July
KEAG — Eagle Grove Municipal	Eagle Grove	1,132 ft	3,060 ft	July
KDEH — Decorah Municipal	Decorah	1,158 ft	3,055 ft	July
KEST — Estherville Municipal	Estherville	1,319 ft	3,048 ft	July
KAXA — Algona Municipal	Algona	1,216 ft	3,046 ft	July
KBNW — Boone Municipal	Boone	1,160 ft	3,045 ft	July
KRDK — Red Oak Municipal	Red Oak	1,045 ft	3,034 ft	July
2Y4 — Rockwell City Municipal	Rockwell City	1,216 ft	3,033 ft	July
3Y4 — Woodbine Municipal	Woodbine	1,068 ft	3,019 ft	July
KHPT — Hampton Municipal	Hampton	1,176 ft	3,015 ft	July
Y01 — Waukon Municipal	Waukon	1,281 ft	3,014 ft	July
KMCW — Mason City Municipal	Mason City	1,213 ft	3,005 ft	July
0Y6 — Lake Mills Municipal	Lake Mills	1,260 ft	2,988 ft	July
KSDA — Shenandoah Municipal	Shenandoah	971 ft	2,980 ft	July
KMEY — James G Whiting Meml Field	Mapleton	1,116 ft	2,979 ft	July
KTVK — Centerville Municipal	Centerville	1,023 ft	2,976 ft	July
3Y2 — George L Scott Municipal	West Union	1,232 ft	2,973 ft	July
3Y3 — Winterset Municipal	Winterset	1,116 ft	2,967 ft	July
KFXY — Forest City Municipal/Trimble Field	Forest City	1,229 ft	2,950 ft	July
KFOD — Fort Dodge Regional	Fort Dodge	1,156 ft	2,948 ft	July
KICL — Schenck Field	Clarinda	996 ft	2,943 ft	July
0E9 — Corydon	Corydon	1,045 ft	2,942 ft	July
KPRO — Perry Municipal	Perry	1,013 ft	2,940 ft	July
KIFA — Iowa Falls Municipal	Iowa Falls	1,137 ft	2,937 ft	July
KCNC — Chariton Municipal	Chariton	1,051 ft	2,931 ft	July
6Z6 — Nash Field Indianola	Indianola	991 ft	2,919 ft	July
KEBS — Webster City Municipal	Webster City	1,122 ft	2,912 ft	July
KDSM — Des Moines International	Des Moines	958 ft	2,885 ft	July
D02 — Osage Municipal	Osage	1,168 ft	2,882 ft	July
KCCY — Northeast Iowa Regional	Charles City	1,125 ft	2,867 ft	July
6K7 — Grundy Center Municipal	Grundy Center	1,075 ft	2,861 ft	July
KEFW — Jefferson Municipal	Jefferson	1,047 ft	2,858 ft	July
4C7 — Ackley Municipal	Ackley	1,070 ft	2,855 ft	July
1Y5 — New Hampton Municipal	New Hampton	1,173 ft	2,851 ft	July
KIKV — Ankeny Regional	Ankeny	910 ft	2,833 ft	July
K98 — Allison Municipal	Allison	1,053 ft	2,822 ft	July
4C8 — Albia Municipal	Albia	964 ft	2,818 ft	July
KTNU — Newton Municipal-Earl Johnson Field	Newton	953 ft	2,817 ft	July
KGGI — Grinnell Regional	Grinnell	1,008 ft	2,804 ft	July
4K6 — Bloomfield Municipal	Bloomfield	888 ft	2,793 ft	July
KOXV — Knoxville Municipal	Knoxville	928 ft	2,787 ft	July
KOLZ — Oelwein Municipal	Oelwein	1,076 ft	2,782 ft	July
5D2 — Northwood Municipal	Northwood	1,226 ft	2,779 ft	July
0K7 — Humboldt Municipal	Humboldt	1,098 ft	2,778 ft	July
KAMW — Ames Municipal	Ames	956 ft	2,778 ft	July
27P — Eldora	Eldora	975 ft	2,776 ft	July
KDBQ — Dubuque Regional	Dubuque	1,076 ft	2,776 ft	July
C17 — Marion	Marion	861 ft	2,761 ft	July
KOTM — Ottumwa Regional	Ottumwa	846 ft	2,755 ft	July
C25 — Waverly Municipal	Waverly	992 ft	2,754 ft	July
KMIW — Marshalltown Municipal	Marshalltown	975 ft	2,752 ft	July
KIIB — James H Connell Field At Independence Municipal	Independence	979 ft	2,750 ft	July
KOOA — Oskaloosa Municipal	Oskaloosa	840 ft	2,747 ft	July
KALO — Waterloo Regional	Waterloo	873 ft	2,744 ft	July
KPEA — Pella Municipal	Pella	885 ft	2,734 ft	July
8C5 — Toledo Municipal	Toledo	960 ft	2,727 ft	July
C27 — Manchester Municipal	Manchester	987 ft	2,705 ft	July
8C2 — Sully Municipal	Sully	922 ft	2,699 ft	July
IA8 — Dyersville Area	Dyersville	980 ft	2,696 ft	July
8C6 — Traer Municipal	Traer	892 ft	2,644 ft	July
I27 — Elkader	Elkader	932 ft	2,644 ft	July
8C4 — Mathews Meml	Tipton	840 ft	2,624 ft	July
KFFL — Fairfield Municipal	Fairfield	801 ft	2,607 ft	July
KCID — The Eastern Iowa	Cedar Rapids	869 ft	2,604 ft	July
KAWG — Washington Municipal	Washington	754 ft	2,599 ft	July
KMXO — Monticello Regional	Monticello	833 ft	2,578 ft	July
KFSW — Fort Madison Municipal	Fort Madison	722 ft	2,566 ft	July
KIOW — Iowa City Municipal	Iowa City	684 ft	2,563 ft	July
KMPZ — Mount Pleasant Municipal	Mount Pleasant	731 ft	2,559 ft	July
KBRL — Southeast Iowa Regional	Burlington	699 ft	2,545 ft	July
KEOK — Keokuk Municipal	Keokuk	672 ft	2,536 ft	July
KTZT — Belle Plaine Municipal	Belle Plaine	771 ft	2,534 ft	July
KDVN — Davenport Municipal	Davenport	751 ft	2,522 ft	July
C11 — Amana	Amana	712 ft	2,486 ft	July
KVTI — Vinton Veterans Meml Airpark	Vinton	842 ft	2,484 ft	July
KCWI — Clinton Municipal	Clinton	708 ft	2,475 ft	July
KOQW — Maquoketa Municipal	Maquoketa	774 ft	2,451 ft	July
6K9 — Keosauqua Municipal	Keosauqua	580 ft	2,443 ft	July
KMUT — Muscatine Municipal	Muscatine	547 ft	2,372 ft	July
2Y1 — Drake	Radcliffe	1,179 ft	—	—

▲ above 5,000 ft · ⚠ above 8,000 ft on a typical afternoon of the airport's hottest month. Open any field for its monthly table and a pre-filled calculator.

Frequently asked questions

Which Iowa airport has the highest density altitude in summer?

Zangger Vintage Airpark (2VA) tops the list: from 1,478 ft of field elevation, a typical summer afternoon reaches about 3,463 ft of density altitude. Each airport's page carries its full monthly table.

What is the highest airport in Iowa?

Sibley Municipal (KISB) at 1,538 ft MSL, per the FAA airport record. Elevation is the biggest single term in density altitude — the summer heat gets added on top of it.