Marshalltown Municipal
MIW · KMIW · Marshalltown, Iowa · Marshall County · map
Marshalltown Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Marshalltown, 3 miles north of Marshalltown, Iowa, 975 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 5,007 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 34 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 12,250 takeoffs and landings a year.
Weather right now KMIW · observed 5:53 pm CDT (22:53 UTC), 39 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the southwest (230°) at 11 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 77°F (25°C), dew point 56°F (13°C)
- Altimeter 29.83 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KMIW 062253Z AUTO 23011KT 10SM CLR 25/13 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP096 T02500133 $
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MIW · ICAO KMIW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Marshalltown
- Elevation
- 975 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1946
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 5,007 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 2,759 × 50 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: VASI, four boxes on the left
- Runway 31: VASI, four boxes on the left
- Runway 18: road 15 ft high 580 ft from the end
- Runway 36: road 19 ft high 595 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure · Clearance delivery | 120.9 | |
| Waterloo and center (remote transmitter) Low | 118.9 | |
| Miw and automated weather (ASOS) | 128.325 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 641-752-2339.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 12,250, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
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.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Marshalltown from the FAA register
24 aircraft are registered to owners in Marshalltown, Iowa: 16 piston singles, 4 turboprops, 2 helicopters, 2 drones. 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 · 4 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
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 and runway 18/36; runway end identifier lights and VASI runways 13 and 31 - the common traffic frequency.
- Steve
- Crops
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.