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IA48 Kern Field Airport
Polk City, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

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 (515-218-1035)
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
DSMr342/18.6DES MOINES VORTAC117.5007E
TNUr262/27.7NEWTON VOR/DME112.5003E

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: rightright
Obstructions: 40 ft. plinenone

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

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 02-May-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4110:41
Sunrise06:1111:11
Sunset20:1301:13
Evening civil twilight20:4301:43

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  02-May-2025 05:47:05
Local (UTC-5)  02-May-2025 00:47:05
 
METAR
KIKV 
8nm SE 		020535Z AUTO 28008KT 10SM CLR 11/09 A2986 RMK AO2
KDSM 
13nm S 		020454Z 29007KT 10SM CLR 11/08 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP110 T01060083
KAMW 
15nm N 		020453Z AUTO 28010KT 10SM CLR 11/08 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP103 T01110078
KBNW 
18nm N 		020535Z AUTO 30007KT 10SM CLR 11/10 A2984 RMK AO2
TAF
KDSM 
13nm S 		012026Z 0120/0218 VRB06KT P6SM VCSH SCT018 BKN028 FM012130 31011G17KT P6SM VCSH SCT016 BKN025 FM012300 32011KT P6SM BKN020 OVC030 FM020200 31009KT P6SM FEW035 SCT080
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