Volkens Field
97IA · Carson, Iowa · Pottawattamie County · map
Volkens Field is a private airport, 3 miles northwest of Carson, Iowa, 1,275 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 2,000 feet of grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 97IA
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 1,275 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 2002
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,000 × 75 ft | Grass | Low-intensity lights |
Aircraft registered in Carson from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in Carson, Iowa: 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.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Iowa.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Provided a clear approach for a 20:1 glide slope; a clear transitional surface for a 7:1 slope; trees off north end should be removed.
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 5, 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.