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IA71

Indianola Heliport
Indianola, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	IA71
Lat/Long:	41-22-06.7700N 093-33-19.7000W 41-22.112833N 093-33.328333W 41.3685472,-93.5554722 (estimated)
Elevation:	950 ft. / 290 m (estimated)
Variation:	04E (1990)
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	50125

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	02/1992
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	SS-SR

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at DSM (11 nm NW):	119.55 (515-218-1035)
WX AWOS-3 at IKV (19 nm N):	119.175 (515-965-5764)
WX AWOS-3 at I75 (20 nm S):	120.975 (641-342-1422)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
DSMr128/5.9		DES MOINES VORTAC		117.50		07E
TNUr216/32.0		NEWTON VOR/DME		112.50		03E

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	50 x 50 ft. / 15 x 15 m
Surface:	concrete
Runway edge lights:	PERI
Latitude:	41-22.112833N
Longitude:	093-33.328333W
Elevation:	950.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	CITY OF INDIANOLA 110 N 1ST ST INDIANOLA, IA 50125 Phone 515-961-9405
Manager:	AARON HURT 110 N 1ST ST INDIANOLA, IA 50125 Phone 515-961-9405

Additional Remarks

A52-H1	MARKED PLINES S OF IOWA ST; MARKED BLDG EAST OF HELIPAD; 155 FT MARKED GRAIN BIN AND ELEVATOR 1 MILE SE AND A MARKED BLDG SW OF HELIPAD.
-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at IA71.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDSM - Des Moines International Airport (11 nm NW)
KIKV - Ankeny Regional Airport (19 nm N)
I75 - Osceola Municipal Airport (20 nm S)
KOXV - Knoxville Municipal Airport (20 nm E)
3Y3 - Winterset Municipal Airport (21 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 27-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:02	13:02
Sunrise	07:31	13:31
Sunset	17:23	23:23
Evening civil twilight	17:52	23:52

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	27-Jan-2026 13:50:46
Local (UTC-6)	27-Jan-2026 07:50:46

METAR

KDSM 11nm NW	271254Z 31014KT 10SM CLR M10/M17 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP249 T11001167
KIKV 19nm N	271335Z AUTO 32009G20KT 10SM CLR M11/M17 A3025 RMK AO2
KI75 20nm S	271335Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM CLR M10/M14 A3023 RMK AO2 T11021138
KOXV 20nm E	271335Z AUTO 33013G20KT 10SM CLR M09/M17 A3022 RMK AO2

TAF

KDSM
11nm NW

271120Z 2712/2812 31009KT P6SM SKC FM271400 32011G22KT P6SM FEW250 FM272000 31013KT P6SM SKC FM280400 27004KT P6SM SKC

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