AirNav: 47IA - Drake Airport

47IA
(formerly 2Y1)

Drake Airport
Radcliffe, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	47IA
Lat/Long:	42-19-03.0500N 093-24-54.5850W 42-19.050833N 093-24.909750W 42.3175139,-93.4151625 (estimated)
Elevation:	1179 ft. / 359.4 m (surveyed)
Variation:	04E (1985)
From city:	1 mile E of RADCLIFFE, IA
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	50230

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	12/1959
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	FOD (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT LIRL RWY 09/27 - 122.8.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX AWOS-3 at IFA (11 nm NE):	120.425 (641-648-2469)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
TNUr334/34.8		NEWTON VOR/DME		112.50		03E

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	2480 x 90 ft. / 756 x 27 m
Surface:	turf, in fair condition
Runway edge lights:	non-standard NSTD LIRL; SOLID CLEAR; THLD LGTS SOLID GREEN.
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Latitude:	42-19.051667N	42-19.050000N
Longitude:	093-25.184833W	093-24.634667W
Elevation:	1173.0 ft.	1172.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	087 magnetic, 091 true	267 magnetic, 271 true
Obstructions:	55 ft. trees, 372 ft. from runway, 80 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear	none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	BRYAN DRAKE 303 EAST ST. RADCLIFFE, IA 50230 Phone 515-899-2121
Manager:	R. R. DRAKE 303 EAST ST. RADCLIFFE, IA 50230 Phone 515-899-2169 BDRAKE@SSBIOWA.COM

Additional Remarks

-	WINTER MONTHS CALL 515-899-2169 FOR ARPT CONDITIONS.
-	FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 47IA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KIFA - Iowa Falls Municipal Airport (11 nm NE)
KEBS - Webster City Municipal Airport (21 nm W)
KAMW - Ames Municipal Airport (22 nm SW)
KBNW - Boone Municipal Airport (25 nm SW)
KMIW - Marshalltown Municipal Airport (25 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 29-Oct-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:15	12:15
Sunrise	07:44	12:44
Sunset	18:11	23:11
Evening civil twilight	18:40	23:40

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	29-Oct-2026 16:09:00
Local (UTC-5)	29-Oct-2026 11:09:00

METAR

KIFA 11nm NE	291555Z AUTO 35007KT 10SM CLR 14/08 A3023 RMK AO2 T01370076
KEBS 21nm W	291555Z AUTO 35009KT 10SM CLR 12/11 A3023 RMK AO2
KAMW 22nm SW	291553Z AUTO 01008KT 10SM CLR 14/08 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP232 T01440078

TAF

KFOD
36nm W

291120Z 2912/3012 35005KT P6SM SCT250 FM292000 04003KT P6SM SKC FM300200 09003KT P6SM SCT240

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