Judge Lewis Fld/Mount Ayr Municipal
1Y3 · Mount Ayr, Iowa · Ringgold County · map
Judge Lewis Fld/Mount Ayr Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Mount Ayr, 2 miles southeast of Mount Ayr, Iowa, 1,265 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 2,600 feet of asphalt and grass.
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What is the airport code for Judge Lewis Fld/Mount Ayr Municipal?
Its FAA code is 1Y3.
Where is Judge Lewis Fld/Mount Ayr Municipal?
It is 2 miles southeast of Mount Ayr, Iowa, 1,265 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Judge Lewis Fld/Mount Ayr Municipal?
Its one runway, 17/35, is 2,600 feet long, asphalt and grass.
Does Judge Lewis Fld/Mount Ayr Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Judge Lewis Fld/Mount Ayr Municipal?
1 pilot examiner and 4 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 1Y3
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Mount Ayr
- Elevation
- 1,265 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1971
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,600 × 40 ft | Asphalt and grass, good |
- Runway 17: tree 48 ft high 1,058 ft from the end
- Runway 35: tree 13 ft high 306 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
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Creston Municipal (20 nm north), Schenck Field (37 nm west), Northwest Missouri Regional (38 nm southwest), Winterset Municipal (40 nm north).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Lamoni Municipal (15 nm east), Creston Municipal (20 nm north), Albany Municipal (27 nm south), Corning Municipal (30 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
- Airport is not lighted
- 17/35 thlds marked with yellow cones; displaced thld and edges 60 feet from centerline.
- 35 feet wide asphalt strip in mid of 120 feet wide grass runway.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Mount Ayr from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Mount Ayr, Iowa: 2 drones. 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
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot; 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners.
- Bill Joseph Clemons private pilot, commercial pilot; balloons · Midwest Balloon Services · Truro, IA (34 nm) · (641) 765-4770 · [email protected]
All 5 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.
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 · 2 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 Mount Ayr 2 aircraft · 2 drones
- Kayser AG Services LLC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 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 4,509 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/1Y3.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 28, 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.