Gogebic/Iron County
IWD · KIWD · Ironwood, Michigan · Gogebic County · map
Gogebic/Iron County is a public-use airport owned by Gogebic County, 5 miles nne of Ironwood, Michigan, 1,230 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 6,502 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 16 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 5,766 takeoffs and landings a year. About 7,018 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Gogebic/Iron County?
Its FAA code is IWD, and its ICAO code is KIWD.
Where is Gogebic/Iron County?
It is 5 miles nne of Ironwood, Michigan, 1,230 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Gogebic/Iron County?
Its one runway, 09/27, is 6,502 feet long, asphalt.
Does Gogebic/Iron County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Gogebic/Iron County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Gogebic/Iron County?
Airline flights go to 2 airports, the busiest of them Chicago O'Hare International, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain. Every route
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 Gogebic/Iron County…
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 IWD · ICAO KIWD
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Gogebic County
- Elevation
- 1,230 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 5:00 am to 7:30 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Green Bay sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 0E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 6,502 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 97 ft high 2,817 ft from the end
- Runway 27: ILS, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), trees 104 ft high 4,578 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Iwd and aWOS-3PT | 125.175 | |
| Ironwood and center (remote transmitter) Low | 133.55 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 906-932-4039.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: John F Kennedy Memorial (33 nm west), Lakeland/Noble F Lee Memorial Field (40 nm southeast).
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 Michigan · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Various wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 27; runway end identifier lights runway 09; PAPI runway 09; high-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 - the common traffic frequency.
- Waived with fuel purchase.
- Airport signs may be snow covd drg winter months.
- Be alert for paew drg snow removal.
- Rescue and firefighting (ARFF) personnel mnt the common traffic frequency drg all scheduled air carrier operations.
- Airport personnel mnt the common traffic frequency drg all scheduled air carrier operations to provide surface condition rprts drg winter weather.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -26C.
- Surface conditions unmon 9:00 pm to 5:00 am.
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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 614 departures from IWD in those twelve months, carrying 7,792 passengers in 27,092 seats (29% filled), to 2 destinations on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gogebic/Iron County → Chicago O'Hare International IWD–ORD | 308 | 5,262 | Key Lime Air Corp dba... |
| Gogebic/Iron County → Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain IWD–MSP | 306 | 2,530 | Key Lime Air Corp dba... |
All 2 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 | 14 |
| 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 5,766, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 1,706 |
| air taxi and commuter | 500 |
| general aviation, travelling | 1,550 |
| general aviation, local | 2,000 |
| military | 10 |
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 Ironwood from the FAA register
10 aircraft are registered to owners in Ironwood, Michigan: 9 piston singles, 1 piston twin. 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 Michigan.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 8 since 1982, 2 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 Ironwood 10 aircraft · 9 piston singles, 1 piston twins
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 8 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,103 since 1982 · 226 in the last ten years
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 308 flights in twelve months · Key Lime Air Corp dba Denver Air Connection
- Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain (MSP) 306 flights in twelve months · Key Lime Air Corp dba Denver Air Connection
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 6 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Michigan 220 landing places
- Michigan 7,223 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/IWD.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.