Elkader Airport
I27 · Elkader, Iowa · Clayton County · map
Elkader Airport is a public-use airport, 1 mile southeast of Elkader, Iowa, 932 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 1,705 feet of grass.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA I27
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 932 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular hours
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2E
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 1,705 × 75 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 17: tree 15 ft high 10 ft from the end
- Runway 35: trees 25 ft high 10 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
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Aircraft registered in Elkader from the FAA register
5 aircraft are registered to owners in Elkader, Iowa: 5 piston singles. 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 · 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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Estabd prior to 1959.
- 17/35 marked with yellow cones.
- Controlling obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp.
- Trees on both sides of runway centerline extndd 295' from threshold.
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.