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IA48

Kern Field Airport
Polk City, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	IA48
Lat/Long:	41-44-29.9550N 093-43-30.8000W 41-44.499250N 093-43.513333W 41.7416542,-93.7252222 (estimated)
Elevation:	900 ft. / 274 m (estimated)
Variation:	04E (1985)
From city:	3 miles SW of POLK CITY, IA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	50131

Airport Operations

Airport use:	CLOSED INDEFINITELY
Activation date:	05/1974
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at IKV (8 nm SE):	119.175 (515-965-5764)
WX ASOS at DSM (13 nm S):	119.55 (515-974-8013)
WX ASOS at AMW (16 nm N):	132.025 (515-233-2611)
WX AWOS-3 at BNW (19 nm N):	120.925 (515-432-9042)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
DSMr342/18.6		DES MOINES VORTAC		117.50		07E
TNUr262/27.7		NEWTON VOR/DME		112.50		03E

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway N/S

Dimensions:	2100 x 100 ft. / 640 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY N	RUNWAY S
Traffic pattern:	right	right
Obstructions:	40 ft. pline	none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	PAUL KERN 10075 NW BEAVER DRIVE JOHNSTON, IA 50131 Phone 515-986-3246

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		2
Single engine airplanes:		2

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at IA48.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KIKV - Ankeny Regional Airport (8 nm SE)
KDSM - Des Moines International Airport (13 nm S)
KAMW - Ames Municipal Airport (16 nm N)
KBNW - Boone Municipal Airport (19 nm N)
KPRO - Perry Municipal Airport (20 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 16-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:04	11:04
Sunrise	06:33	11:33
Sunset	19:56	00:56
Evening civil twilight	20:25	01:25

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Apr-2024 20:31:13
Local (UTC-5)	16-Apr-2024 15:31:13

METAR

KIKV 8nm SE	162015Z AUTO 17019G28KT 10SM CLR 23/11 A2937 RMK AO2
KDSM 13nm S	161954Z 17020G30KT 10SM FEW055TCU FEW120 SCT170 SCT250 24/11 A2937 RMK AO2 PK WND 15033/1938 SLP940 CB DSNT NE-SE AND NW MOV NE TCU S-NW T02390106
KAMW 15nm N	161953Z AUTO 16019G27KT 10SM CLR 23/14 A2936 RMK AO2 PK WND 17027/1951 SLP931 T02330144
KBNW 18nm N	162015Z AUTO 20016G24KT 10SM SCT050 BKN065 BKN080 22/15 A2934 RMK AO2

TAF

KDSM
13nm S

161744Z 1618/1718 12015G25KT 4SM SHRA VCTS BKN025CB FM161900 18018G25KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB FM162300 17013G21KT P6SM VCSH BKN030 FM170700 23012G20KT P6SM BKN027 FM171000 26014G23KT P6SM OVC017

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