Sheldon Regional
SHL · KSHL · Sheldon, Iowa · O Brien County · map
Sheldon Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Sheldon, 2 miles northeast of Sheldon, Iowa, 1,419 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 15/33, is 4,199 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KSHL · observed 4:55 pm CDT (21:55 UTC), 13 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northwest (320°) at 5 knots, gusting to 11
- Visibility 9 miles
- Temperature 86°F (30°C), dew point 43°F (6°C)
- Altimeter 29.81 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 KSHL 062155Z AUTO 32005G11KT 9SM CLR 30/06 A2981 RMK AO2
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 SHL · ICAO KSHL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Sheldon
- Elevation
- 1,419 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 5:00 pm; Saturday to Sunday, on call
- 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
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1956
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 4,199 × 75 ft | Concrete, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 15: PAPI, two lights on the left, road 15 ft high 500 ft from the end
- Runway 33: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 3 ft high 262 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Shl and aWOS-3 | 119.775 | |
| Sioux City Center (remote transmitter) Low | 125.025 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 712-324-5159.
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 Sheldon from the FAA register
13 aircraft are registered to owners in Sheldon, Iowa: 6 piston singles, 3 drones, 2 turboprops, 1 piston twin, 1 business jet. 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 · 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
- Runway 33 is calm wind runway.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 15/33; PAPI and runway end identifier lights runways 15 and 33 - the common traffic frequency.
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.