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IA18 Besch Airport
Corwith, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: IA18
Lat/Long: 42-58-25.3000N 094-02-09.2500W
42-58.421667N 094-02.154167W
42.9736944,-94.0359028
(estimated)
Elevation: 1165 ft. / 355 m (estimated)
From city: 3 miles W of CORWITH, IA
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 50430

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/2019
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at AXA (12 nm NW): 118.475 (515-295-9634)
WX AWOS-3 at CAV (19 nm SE): 126.575 (515-532-3515)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MCWr251/31.8MASON CITY VOR/DME114.9006E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 2193 x 120 ft. / 668 x 37 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 42-58.421667N42-58.421667N
Longitude: 094-02.400000W094-01.908333W
Elevation: 1161.0 ft.1165.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: DON BESCH
1407 220TH
CORWITH, IA 50430
Phone 515-341-2355
Manager: DON BESCH
1407 220TH AVE
CORWITH, IA 50430
Phone 515-341-2355

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at IA18.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KAXA - Algona Municipal Airport (12 nm NW)
KEAG - Eagle Grove Municipal Airport (17 nm S)
KCAV - Clarion Municipal Airport (19 nm SE)
KFXY - Forest City Municipal Airport/Trimble Field (24 nm NE)
KFOD - Fort Dodge Regional Airport (26 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5912:59
Sunrise07:2913:29
Sunset17:3123:31
Evening civil twilight18:0100:01

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Feb-2026 14:39:42
Local (UTC-6)  04-Feb-2026 08:39:42
 
METAR
KAXA 
12nm NW 		041415Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM OVC013 M07/M09 A3036 RMK A01
KCAV 
18nm SE 		041415Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC023 M08/M09 A3039 RMK A01
TAF
KFOD 
27nm S 		041134Z 0412/0512 23003KT P6SM FEW023 OVC050 FM041600 30004KT P6SM BKN019 FM041800 33006KT P6SM BKN022 FM050100 33002KT P6SM SCT026 BKN090 FM050900 20006KT P6SM BKN100
KMCW 
33nm E 		041134Z 0412/0512 29003KT P6SM FEW060 FM041600 32003KT P6SM BKN030 FM042100 32006KT P6SM BKN027 FM042300 32005KT P6SM BKN016 FM050700 21005KT P6SM BKN035 OVC070
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