Zangger Vintage Airpark
2VA · Larchwood, Iowa · Lyon County · map
Zangger Vintage Airpark is a public-use airport, 1 mile east of Larchwood, Iowa, 1,478 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 3,146 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Zangger Vintage Airpark?
Its FAA code is 2VA.
Where is Zangger Vintage Airpark?
It is 1 mile east of Larchwood, Iowa, 1,478 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Zangger Vintage Airpark?
The longest of its 3 runways, 13/31, is 3,146 feet long.
Does Zangger Vintage Airpark have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Zangger Vintage Airpark?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Skyhawks Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Zangger Vintage Airpark?
5 pilot examiners and 6 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 2VA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 1,478 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, on call
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1953
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 3,146 × 90 ft | Grass, good | |
| 04/22 | 2,813 × 90 ft | Grass, fair | |
| 18/36 | 2,352 × 110 ft | Grass |
- Runway 13: tree 15 ft high 25 ft from the end
- Runway 31: building 115 ft high 2,990 ft from the end
- Runway 18: threshold displaced 677 ft
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: Quentin Aanenson Field (13 nm northeast), Marv Skie-Lincoln County (17 nm west), Joe Foss Field (17 nm northwest), Sheldon Regional (29 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Rock Rapids Municipal (10 nm east), Canton Municipal (11 nm southwest), Quentin Aanenson Field (13 nm northeast), Marv Skie-Lincoln County (17 nm west).
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 airport transitional surface be maintained for a 7:1 slope.
- Airport closed DEC- feb no snow removal.
- Marked with yellow cones.
- Marked with yellow cones.
- Controlling obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp.
- Silo
- Runway 13 dthr 1828 feet; extds beyond runway midpt.
- Ctn LN of sight ltd between runway ends.
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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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 Larchwood from the FAA register
11 aircraft are registered to owners in Larchwood, Iowa: 10 piston singles, 1 drone. 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, 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:
- Skyhawks Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Canton, 13 miles away
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
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 4 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 6 aviation medical examiners.
- Kay Ann West private pilot, commercial pilot; balloons · Sioux Falls, SD (17 nm) · (605) 360-4432 · [email protected]
- Tucker Ulmer private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Sioux Falls, SD (17 nm) · (605) 840-1605 · [email protected]
- Rick Vanderweide private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Renner, SD (20 nm) · (605) 929-8466 · [email protected]
- Daniel Dean Vander Weide private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Orange City, IA (29 nm) · (712) 540-4142 · [email protected]
- Morris Alan Riggin private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Riggin Flight Service · Madison, SD (45 nm) · (605) 256-9774 · [email protected]
All 11 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 · 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 Larchwood 11 aircraft · 10 piston singles, 1 drones
- Skyhawks Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- 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 4,506 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/2VA.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 27, 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.