Newton Muni-Earl Johnson Field
TNU · KTNU · Newton, Iowa · Jasper County · map
Newton Muni-Earl Johnson Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Newton, 2 miles southeast of Newton, Iowa, 952 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 14/32, is 5,600 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KTNU · observed 2:35 pm CDT (19:35 UTC), 21 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the southwest (220°) at 9 knots, gusting to 18
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 81°F (27°C), dew point 50°F (10°C)
- Altimeter 29.89 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 KTNU 061935Z AUTO 22009G18KT 10SM CLR 27/10 A2989 RMK A01
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 TNU · ICAO KTNU
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Newton
- Elevation
- 952 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 6:00 pm; weekends, 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
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 0E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1956
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 5,600 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 14: VASI, four boxes on the left, road 18 ft high 860 ft from the end
- Runway 32: ILS, VASI, four boxes on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Clearance delivery | 126.3 | |
| Approach and departure | 123.9 | |
| Tnu and aWOS-3 | 132.275 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 641-791-3302.
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 Newton from the FAA register
15 aircraft are registered to owners in Newton, Iowa: 9 piston singles, 3 piston twins, 1 helicopter, 1 drone, 1 balloon. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Iowa.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 1 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 14 is calm wind runway.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 14/32, VASI runways 14 and 32, runway end identifier lights runway 14 and approach lights (MALSR) runway 32 - the common traffic frequency.
- ULTRA-LIGHT activity discouraged.
- Stadium within 3NM, check for events.
- Seasonal migratory waterfowl in the vicinity of airport.
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.