Denison Municipal
DNS · KDNS · Denison, Iowa · Crawford County · map
Denison Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Denison, 2 miles southwest of Denison, Iowa, 1,274 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 12/30, is 5,000 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 11 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 2,750 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Denison Municipal?
Its FAA code is DNS, and its ICAO code is KDNS.
Where is Denison Municipal?
It is 2 miles southwest of Denison, Iowa, 1,274 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Denison Municipal?
The longest of its 2 runways, 12/30, is 5,000 feet long.
Does Denison Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Denison Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Denison Municipal?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Denison Flying Club LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Denison Municipal?
4 pilot examiners and 9 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 Denison Municipal…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA DNS · ICAO KDNS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Denison
- Elevation
- 1,274 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 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
- 4E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1949
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 5,000 × 75 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 3,200 × 60 ft | Grass, poor |
- Runway 12: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 30: PAPI, two lights on the left, gnd 10 ft high 399 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Omaha and center (remote transmitter) Low | 119.6 | |
| Dns and aWOS-3 | 119.95 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 712-263-6558.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Harlan Municipal (24 nm south), Arthur N Neu Airport (27 nm east), Storm Lake Municipal (37 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
- Medium-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 preset on low intst; to incr intst and activate PAPI runways 12 and 30 and runway end identifier lights runways 12 and 30 - the common traffic frequency.
- Closed NOV-APR.
- 6 feet brush 55 feet from runway end 125 feet right on approach 1:1 approach slope.
- 18/36 thresholds and sides marked with yellow cones.
- Rough surface
- Runway 30 is calm wind runway.
- Caution for wildlife in vicinity.
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
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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 | 10 |
| multi-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 2,750, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 64 |
| general aviation, travelling | 1,482 |
| general aviation, local | 1,196 |
| military | 8 |
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 Denison from the FAA register
4 aircraft are registered to owners in Denison, Iowa: 2 drones, 1 piston single, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. 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:
- Denison Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Denison
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, 2 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot; 4 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 9 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 (27 nm) · (515) 724-4164 · [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 (47 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 (47 nm) · (402) 305-2658 · [email protected]
- Timothy John Saddler private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Advanced Air · Council Bluffs, IA (47 nm) · (402) 650-1633 · [email protected]
All 15 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 · 2 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 Denison 4 aircraft · 2 drones, 1 piston singles, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- Denison Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 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 4,509 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/DNS.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 28, 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.