Northwood Municipal
5D2 · Northwood, Iowa · Worth County · map
Northwood Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Northwood, 1 mile east of Northwood, Iowa, 1,226 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,300 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Northwood Municipal?
Its FAA code is 5D2.
Where is Northwood Municipal?
It is 1 mile east of Northwood, Iowa, 1,226 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Northwood Municipal?
Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,300 feet long, grass.
Does Northwood Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Northwood Municipal?
4 pilot examiners and 7 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 Northwood Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 5D2
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Northwood
- Elevation
- 1,226 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1961
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,300 × 100 ft | Grass, fair | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 17: road on the approach
- Runway 35: road on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Albert Lea Municipal (16 nm northwest), Austin Municipal (17 nm northeast), Mason City Municipal (18 nm south), Northeast Iowa Regional (34 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Albert Lea Municipal (16 nm northwest), Austin Municipal (17 nm northeast), Mason City Municipal (18 nm south), Forest City Muni/Trimble Field (22 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
- Crop dusting on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Solar lights operate sunset to sunrise.
- Solar lights mounted on yellow cones.
- Runways 17& 35 thlds and edges marked with yellow cones.
- Runways 17 and 35 thlds and edges marked with yellow cones.
- Controlling obstruction exceeds a 45 degree slope runway 17/35 +18FT road 100 feet east and parallel centerline.
- Runway 17/35 +18 feet bit road 100 feet east and parallel centerline.
- No snow removal. Airport closed when snow conditions exist.
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 Northwood from the FAA register
6 aircraft are registered to owners in Northwood, Iowa: 4 piston singles, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 helicopter. 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.
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: 7 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance).
- Darren Schone private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Albert Lea, MN (16 nm) · (507) 383-9366 · [email protected]
- 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 (21 nm) · (641) 351-7675 · [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 (21 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 (37 nm) · (641) 257-8698 · [email protected]
All 12 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 Northwood 6 aircraft · 4 piston singles, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 1 helicopters
- 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/5D2.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.