Eldora Airport
27P · Eldora, Iowa · Hardin County · map
Eldora Airport is a public-use airport, 2 miles southwest of Eldora, Iowa, 975 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 3,035 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Eldora Airport?
Its FAA code is 27P.
Where is Eldora Airport?
It is 2 miles southwest of Eldora, Iowa, 975 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Eldora Airport?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 3,035 feet long, grass.
Does Eldora Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Eldora Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Thunderbird Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Eldora Airport?
4 pilot examiners and 5 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Eldora Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 27P
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 975 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- November 2014
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,035 × 100 ft | Grass |
- Runway 18: tree 56 ft high 803 ft from the end
- Runway 36: threshold displaced 252 ft, pole 27 ft high 514 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this airport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Iowa Falls Municipal (11 nm northwest), Marshalltown Municipal (16 nm southeast), Hampton Municipal (24 nm north), Ames Municipal (30 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Iowa Falls Municipal (11 nm northwest), Marshalltown Municipal (16 nm southeast), Hampton Municipal (24 nm north), Ames Municipal (30 nm southwest).
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
- Open for daylight operations only.
- Runway 36 approach 21:1 to displaced threshold. Displaced threshold is now 80'.
- Airport closed from dec 1 to apr 1.
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 Eldora from the FAA register
5 aircraft are registered to owners in Eldora, Iowa: 5 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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Thunderbird Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Steamboat Rock, 6 miles away Thunderbird Aviation is a full-service aviation provider operating since 1962 from two locations in the Minneapolis/St.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
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, 4 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: 5 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 · Central Iowa Air Service · Ames, IA (30 nm) · (641) 351-7675 · [email protected]
- Harrison McNaughton private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Ames Municipal Airport · Ames, IA (30 nm) · (515) 202-8964 · [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 · Central Iowa Air Service · Ames, IA (30 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 · Livingston Aviation · Waterloo, IA (34 nm) · (641) 257-8698 · [email protected]
All 10 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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Eldora 5 aircraft · 5 drones
- Elevated Application LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Thunderbird Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- 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/27P.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.