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Rich Field

06IA · Walford, Iowa · Iowa County · map

Rich Field is a private airport, 2 miles north of Walford, Iowa, 880 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 1,700 feet of grass.

Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.

The airport

Codes
FAA 06IA
Kind
Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
Elevation
880 feet above sea level
Control tower
No control tower
Attended
unattended
On the chart
Chicago sectional
Magnetic variation
1E
In the FAA's files since
December 2000

This airport's record at the FAA

Runway

0927N1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
09/271,700 × 100 ftGrass

Aircraft registered in Walford from the FAA register

2 aircraft are registered to owners in Walford, Iowa: 1 piston single, 1 balloon. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.

Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Iowa.

Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records

No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.

Nearby within 30 nautical miles

The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file

  • Provided a clear approach to each runway for a 20:1 glide slope and a clear transitional surface for a 7:1 slope.
  • Runway 09/27 marked by cones.
  • No winter operations.

Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.