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IA51

Holt Farms Airport
Northwood, Iowa, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	IA51
Lat/Long:	43-25-36.5400N 093-16-24.7850W 43-25.609000N 093-16.413083W 43.4268167,-93.2735514 (estimated)
Elevation:	1274 ft. / 388 m (estimated)
From city:	2 miles SW of NORTHWOOD, IA
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	50459

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	02/2020
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	FORT DODGE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at AEL (16 nm N):	119.575 (507-377-1583)
WX ASOS at MCW (16 nm S):	120.300 (641-255-0381)
WX AWOS-3 at FXY (19 nm SW):	123.925 (641-581-2347)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
AELr164/15.9	ALBERT LEA VOR/DME	109.80	01E
MCWr001/20.1	MASON CITY VOR/DME	114.90	06E
RSTr229/36.3	ROCHESTER VOR/DME	112.00	05E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 4/22

Dimensions:	2231 x 60 ft. / 680 x 18 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 4	RUNWAY 22
Latitude:	43-25.452167N	43-25.765833N
Longitude:	093-16.544333W	093-16.281833W
Elevation:	1274.0 ft.	1268.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	right
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	MARK G HOLT 6050 S SHORE COURT CLEAR LAKE, IA 50428 Phone 952-393-9475
Manager:	TERRANCE PROCHASKA 1400 S HAMPSHIRE AVE MASON CITY, IA 50401 Phone 515-689-4654

Additional Remarks

-	OWNER DESIRES ARPT BE CHARTED.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at IA51.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KAEL - Albert Lea Municipal Airport (16 nm N)
KMCW - Mason City Municipal Airport (16 nm S)
KFXY - Forest City Municipal Airport/Trimble Field (19 nm SW)
KAUM - Austin Municipal Airport (20 nm NE)
KCCY - Northeast Iowa Regional Airport (36 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 23-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:31	12:31
Sunrise	07:00	13:00
Sunset	17:53	23:53
Evening civil twilight	18:22	00:22

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	23-Feb-2026 21:59:43
Local (UTC-6)	23-Feb-2026 15:59:43

METAR

KAEL 15nm N	232135Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR M04/M14 A3035 RMK AO2 T10411135
KMCW 17nm S	232153Z AUTO 19009KT 10SM CLR M06/M12 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP304 T10611122
KFXY 19nm SW	232135Z AUTO 17010KT 10SM CLR M04/M11 A3038 RMK AO2
KAUM 21nm NE	232155Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM CLR M04/M12 A3035 RMK AO2 T10391120

TAF

KMCW
17nm S

231720Z 2318/2418 23004KT P6SM SCT140 FM240900 18012KT P6SM BKN220 FM241200 19013G21KT P6SM BKN210

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