Lake Mills Municipal
0Y6 · Lake Mills, Iowa · Winnebago County · map
Lake Mills Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Lake Mills, 1 mile east of Lake Mills, Iowa, 1,260 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 3,380 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Lake Mills Municipal?
Its FAA code is 0Y6.
Where is Lake Mills Municipal?
It is 1 mile east of Lake Mills, Iowa, 1,260 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Lake Mills Municipal?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 3,380 feet long, grass.
Does Lake Mills Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Lake Mills Municipal?
4 pilot examiners and 3 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 0Y6
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Lake Mills
- Elevation
- 1,260 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1974
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,380 × 100 ft | Grass, fair | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 36: threshold displaced 190 ft, trees 60 ft high 1,015 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Mason City Municipal (17 nm southeast), Albert Lea Municipal (17 nm north), Blue Earth Municipal (28 nm northwest), Austin Municipal (29 nm northeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Forest City Muni/Trimble Field (12 nm southwest), Mason City Municipal (17 nm southeast), Albert Lea Municipal (17 nm north), Wells Municipal (23 nm northwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Iowa · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Provided approach to each runway is maintained for a minimum 20:1 glide slope and the transitional surface be maintained for a 7:1 slope.
- Airport closed nov 15 - mar 31.
- Runway edges marked with solar lights on yellow cones.
- Runway 18/36 marked with yellow cones.
- Runway 18/36 marked with yellow cones.
- Approach ratio 20:1 to displaced thld.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Lake Mills from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in Lake Mills, Iowa: 2 drones, 1 piston single. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Iowa.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 4 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance).
- Christopher David Schrodt private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · North Iowa Air Service · Clear Lake, IA (17 nm) · (641) 351-7675 · [email protected]
- Darren Schone private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Albert Lea, MN (17 nm) · (507) 383-9366 · [email protected]
- John Burkhardt private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · North Iowa Air Service · Clear Lake, IA (17 nm) · (641) 330-9290 · [email protected]
- Timothy Newton private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes, helicopters · Greene, IA (44 nm) · (641) 257-8698 · [email protected]
All 8 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Lake Mills 3 aircraft · 2 drones, 1 piston singles
- Jd AG INC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Iowa 869 since 1982 · 129 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Iowa 112 landing places
- Iowa 4,504 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/0Y6.json.
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 26, 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.