Ida Grove Municipal
IDG · KIDG · Ida Grove, Iowa · Ida County · map
Ida Grove Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Ida Grove, 2 miles southeast of Ida Grove, Iowa, 1,245 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 12/30, is 3,172 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Ida Grove Municipal?
Its FAA code is IDG, and its ICAO code is KIDG.
Where is Ida Grove Municipal?
It is 2 miles southeast of Ida Grove, Iowa, 1,245 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Ida Grove Municipal?
Its one runway, 12/30, is 3,172 feet long, asphalt.
Does Ida Grove Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Ida Grove Municipal?
1 pilot examiner and 5 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA IDG · ICAO KIDG
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Ida Grove
- Elevation
- 1,245 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, on call
- 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
- 6E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1960
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 3,172 × 50 ft | Asphalt, fair | Low-intensity lights |
- Runway 12: threshold displaced 350 ft, trees 28 ft high 238 ft from the end
- Runway 30: threshold displaced 290 ft, road 22 ft high 200 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Storm Lake Municipal (18 nm northeast), Denison Municipal (21 nm south), Cherokee County Regional (24 nm north), Arthur N Neu Airport (34 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: James G Whiting Memorial Field (18 nm southwest), Storm Lake Municipal (18 nm northeast), Denison Municipal (21 nm south), Sac City Municipal (21 nm east).
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
- Existed prior to 1959.
- For low-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 key the common traffic frequency 7 times for med intst only.
- City clerk
- 4 feet wall 60 feet from runway end on runway centerline.
- Runway 12 approach slope 12:1 to displaced thld.
- Approach slope 22:1 to displaced thld.
- No snow removal. Airport closed when snow conditions exist.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Ida Grove from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Ida Grove, Iowa: 1 turboprop, 1 drone. 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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical 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 (34 nm) · (515) 724-4164 · [email protected]
All 6 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.
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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Ida Grove 2 aircraft · 1 turboprops, 1 drones
- 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/IDG.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 29, 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.