Algona Municipal
AXA · KAXA · Algona, Iowa · Kossuth County · map
Algona Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Algona, 2 miles west of Algona, Iowa, 1,216 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 4,200 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 30 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 7,500 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Algona Municipal?
Its FAA code is AXA, and its ICAO code is KAXA.
Where is Algona Municipal?
It is 2 miles west of Algona, Iowa, 1,216 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Algona Municipal?
The longest of its 2 runways, 13/31, is 4,200 feet long.
Does Algona Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Algona Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Algona Municipal?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Miami International, Cyril E King, Luis Munoz Marin International, General Edward Lawrence Logan International, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall. Every route
Are there flight schools at Algona Municipal?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Palo Alto Flyers. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Algona Municipal?
4 pilot examiners and 4 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 Algona Municipal…
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 AXA · ICAO KAXA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Algona
- Elevation
- 1,216 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; Saturday, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1949
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 4,200 × 75 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 2,895 × 160 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 13: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 199 ft, road 22 ft high 500 ft from the end
- Runway 31: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 18: road 15 ft high 340 ft from the end
- Runway 36: fence 4 ft high 135 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Axa and aWOS-3 | 118.475 | |
| Fort Dodge Center (remote transmitter) Low | 134.0 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 515-295-9634.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Estherville Municipal (29 nm northwest), Clarion Municipal (30 nm southeast), Fort Dodge Regional (32 nm south).
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
- Runway 13 is calm wind runway.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31; runway end identifier lights and PAPI runways 13 and 31 - the common traffic frequency.
- 4' fence 135' from runway end
- 31:1 clearance to dthr.
- Runway 18/36 marked with yellow cones.
- Runway 18/36 no snow removal, runway closed when snow conditions exist.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 1,272 departures from AXA in those twelve months, carrying 39,034 passengers in 59,548 seats (66% filled), to 19 destinations (19 abroad) on 10 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Valley → Miami International AXA–MIA | 589 | 32,389 | Envoy Air, Jet Aviation Flight..., VistaJet Limited |
| The Valley → Cyril E King AXA–STT | 404 | 1,922 | Hyannis Air Service,... |
| The Valley → Luis Munoz Marin International AXA–SJU | 161 | 703 | Tradewind Aviation, Envoy Air |
| The Valley → General Edward Lawrence Logan International AXA–BOS | 37 | 1,648 | BermudAir |
| The Valley → Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall AXA–BWI | 32 | 1,067 | BermudAir |
| The Valley → Newark Liberty International AXA–EWR | 31 | 1,137 | BermudAir |
| The Valley → Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International AXA–FLL | 3 | 17 | Jet Aviation Flight..., Air Hamburg..., CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
| The Valley → Westchester County AXA–HPN | 3 | 23 | VistaJet Limited, Air Hamburg... |
All 19 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 28 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
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 7,500, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 5,376 |
| general aviation, local | 2,124 |
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 Algona from the FAA register
18 aircraft are registered to owners in Algona, Iowa: 15 piston singles, 3 turboprops. 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
Fuel and service companies in Algona, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Palo Alto Flyers 1 aircraft · West Bend, 12 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
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. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Dwayne Alan Hoss private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Estherville, IA (29 nm) · (507) 399-6100 · [email protected]
- John Brent Mclaughlin private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Estherville Municipal Airport · Estherville, IA (29 nm) · (515) 724-4164 · [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 (39 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 (39 nm) · (641) 330-9290 · [email protected]
All 9 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.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 · 3 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 Algona 18 aircraft · 15 piston singles, 3 turboprops
- Meyer Bros AG LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Northern Planes Aerosport LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Builders Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Algona Aero Service INC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Palo Alto Flyers 1 aircraft · flight school
- Miami International (MIA) 589 flights in twelve months · Envoy Air, Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc.
- Cyril E King (STT) 404 flights in twelve months · Hyannis Air Service, Inc. dba Cape Air
- Luis Munoz Marin International (SJU) 161 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation, Envoy Air
- General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS) 37 flights in twelve months · BermudAir
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI) 32 flights in twelve months · BermudAir
- Newark Liberty International (EWR) 31 flights in twelve months · BermudAir
- Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International (FLL) 3 flights in twelve months · Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc., Air Hamburg Luftverkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Westchester County (HPN) 3 flights in twelve months · VistaJet Limited, Air Hamburg Luftverkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 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 4,504 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/AXA.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 26, 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.