Audubon County
ADU · KADU · Audubon, Iowa · Audubon County · map
Audubon County is a public-use airport owned by Audubon County Arpt Auth, 1 mile southeast of Audubon, Iowa, 1,288 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 14/32, is 3,641 feet of concrete. It has 1 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 250 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Audubon County?
Its FAA code is ADU, and its ICAO code is KADU.
Where is Audubon County?
It is 1 mile southeast of Audubon, Iowa, 1,288 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Audubon County?
Its one runway, 14/32, is 3,641 feet long, concrete.
Does Audubon County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Audubon County?
4 pilot examiners and 10 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 Audubon County…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ADU · ICAO KADU
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Audubon County Arpt Auth
- Elevation
- 1,288 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1945
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 3,641 × 60 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 14: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 140 ft, tree 41 ft high 1,247 ft from the end
- Runway 32: PAPI, two lights on the left, brdg 20 ft high 613 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Adu and aWOS-3 | 118.075 | |
| Omaha and center (remote transmitter) Low | 119.6 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 712-563-2101.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Atlantic Municipal (19 nm south), Harlan Municipal (20 nm west), Arthur N Neu Airport (22 nm north), Denison Municipal (27 nm northwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Atlantic Municipal (19 nm south), Harlan Municipal (20 nm west), Guthrie County Regional (22 nm east), Arthur N Neu Airport (22 nm north).
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
- Rotating beacon out of service indefinitely.
- The common traffic frequency out of service indefinitely.
- Runway 14 has 64 feet lighted pole 1200 feet from thld 350 feet L.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 14/32 and PAPI and runway end identifier lights runways 14 and 32 - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway 14 approach slope 32:1 to displaced thld.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 250, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 141 |
| general aviation, local | 109 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Audubon from the FAA register
6 aircraft are registered to owners in Audubon, Iowa: 4 drones, 1 turboprop, 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.
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
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, 2 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot; 4 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 10 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners.
- John Brent Mclaughlin private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Arthur N Neu Airport · Carroll, IA (22 nm) · (515) 724-4164 · [email protected]
- Timothy John Saddler private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Red Oak Municipal Airport · Red Oak, IA (44 nm) · (402) 650-1633 · [email protected]
- Daniel Lee Kelley private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Revv Aviation · Council Bluffs, IA (46 nm) · (713) 703-8478 · [email protected]
- Jeffery Joseph Counter private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Oracle Aviation · omaha, NE (50 nm) · (402) 305-2658 · [email protected]
All 16 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.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
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 · 4 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 Audubon 6 aircraft · 4 drones, 1 turboprops, 1 piston singles
- Viola Drone Services LLC 4 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 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/ADU.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.