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IA42 Ritel Copter Airstrip
Hudson, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: IA42
Lat/Long: 42-18-49.4050N 092-24-42.0900W
42-18.823417N 092-24.701500W
42.3137236,-92.4116917
(estimated)
Elevation: 982 ft. / 299 m
From city: 6 miles SE of HUDSON, IA
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 50612

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 11/2015
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at ALO (15 nm N): 120.65 (319-209-4125)
WX AWOS-3 at VTI (18 nm E): 120.075 (319-472-3122)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ALOr182/14.6WATERLOO VOR/DME112.2000E
CIDr308/37.8CEDAR RAPIDS VOR/DME114.1005E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 2812 x 50 ft. / 857 x 15 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 42-18.820000N42-18.826833N
Longitude: 092-25.013333W092-24.389667W
Elevation: 982.0 ft.982.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: RICK GREEN
2838 W TAMA RD
HUDSON, IA 50643
Phone 319-240-1660
Manager: RICK GREEN
2838 W TAMA RD
HUDSON, IA 50643
Phone 319-988-3598

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC DES MOINES APCH AT 515-974-8016. WHEN DES MOINES APP CLSD, FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at IA42.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KALO - Waterloo Regional Airport (15 nm N)
KVTI - Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark (18 nm E)
KIIB - James H Connell Field at Independence Municipal Airport (22 nm NE)
KMIW - Marshalltown Municipal Airport (26 nm SW)
C25 - Waverly Municipal Airport (26 nm N)
  
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From to IA42

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5712:57
Sunrise07:2913:29
Sunset16:3622:36
Evening civil twilight17:0823:08

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Dec-2025 10:29:21
Local (UTC-6)  10-Dec-2025 04:29:21
 
METAR
KALO 
14nm N 		101023Z AUTO 30022G31KT 10SM OVC014 00/M02 A2947 RMK AO2 PK WND 32033/0955 T00001022
KVTI 
18nm E 		101015Z AUTO 29017G28KT 10SM BKN025 OVC036 01/M01 A2946 RMK AO2 T00141013
KIIB 
22nm E 		101015Z AUTO 31026G32KT 10SM OVC019 01/M02 A2945 RMK AO2 T00091018
KMIW 
25nm SW 		101010Z AUTO 31037G48KT 10SM FEW010 SCT016 OVC024 00/M03 A2953 RMK AO2 PK WND 31048/1008 RAE0956FZRAB0956E04 P0000 I1001 T00001033
TAF
KALO 
14nm N 		100520Z 1006/1106 28025G42KT P6SM BLSN BKN017 PROB30 1007/1011 3SM -RASN OVC010 FM101100 31028G45KT P6SM BLSN BKN012 OVC015 FM101500 32024G37KT P6SM BKN013 FM101800 32018G27KT P6SM OVC013 FM110300 32009KT P6SM BKN016
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