FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ADU |
| Lat/Long: | 41-42-05.5000N 094-55-13.6000W 41-42.091667N 094-55.226667W 41.7015278,-94.9204444 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1287.7 ft. / 392.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04E (2000) |
| From city: | 1 mile SE of AUDUBON, IA |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 50025 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1945 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ADU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32 AND PAPI & REIL RYS 14 & 32 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) ROTG BCN OTS INDEFLY. Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.075 (712-563-2101) |
| WX AWOS-3 at AIO (19 nm S): | 127.825 (712-243-2748) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 119.6/290.4. (OMAHA RCAG)
Airport Services
| Oil available: | CTAF OTS INDEFLY. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 3641 x 60 ft. / 1110 x 18 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 41-42.343475N | | 41-41.839435N |
| Longitude: | 094-55.443597W | | 094-55.010440W |
| Elevation: | 1287.7 ft. | | 1277.2 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 143 magnetic, 147 true | | 323 magnetic, 327 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 140 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.25 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 41 ft. tree, 1247 ft. from runway, 30 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear RWY 14 APCH SLOPE 32:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 20 ft. brdg, 613 ft. from runway, 208 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | AUDUBON COUNTY ARPT AUTH P.O. BOX 1 AUDUBON, IA 50025 Phone (712) 563-4440 LOU HERBERS CHAIRMAN OFFICE# 712-563-4440. |
| Manager: | LOU HERBERS 2110 HIGHWAY 71 AUDUBON, IA 50025 Phone (712) 563-4440 |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 14 HAS 64 FT LGTD POLE 1200 FT FM THLD 350 FT L. |
| - | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (200KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (419KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAIO - Atlantic Municipal Airport (19 nm S)
KHNR - Harlan Municipal Airport (20 nm W)
KCIN - Arthur N Neu Airport (22 nm N)
KGCT - Guthrie County Regional Airport (22 nm E)
KDNS - Denison Municipal Airport (27 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Jan-2026
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:15 | | 13:15 |
| Sunrise | | 07:46 | | 13:46 |
| Sunset | | 17:11 | | 23:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:41 | | 23:41 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Jan-2026 04:53:21 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Jan-2026 22:53:21 |
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| METAR |
| KADU | 140435Z AUTO 32008KT 10SM SCT050 SCT065 BKN075 04/02 A2984 RMK AO2
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KAIO 19nm S | 140435Z AUTO 33012KT 10SM FEW027 05/03 A2984 RMK AO2
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KHNR 20nm W | 140435Z AUTO 33013KT 10SM CLR 04/02 A2985 RMK A01
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| TAF |
KOMA 50nm SW | 132024Z 1320/1418 28013G20KT P6SM BKN070 OVC090 FM132100 30014G25KT P6SM BKN070 OVC090 FM140400 33014G23KT P6SM SCT030 BKN080
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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