Ritel Copter Airstrip Airport
IA42 · Hudson, Iowa · Black Hawk County · map
Ritel Copter Airstrip Airport is a private airport, 6 miles southeast of Hudson, Iowa, 982 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 2,812 feet of grass.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA IA42
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 982 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- November 2015
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,812 × 50 ft | Grass, good |
Aircraft registered in Hudson from the FAA register
13 aircraft are registered to owners in Hudson, Iowa: 10 helicopters, 3 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.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
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
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.