Waukon Municipal
Y01 · Waukon, Iowa · Allamakee County · map
Waukon Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Waukon, 1 mile northeast of Waukon, Iowa, 1,281 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 07/25, is 2,413 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Waukon Municipal?
Its FAA code is Y01.
Where is Waukon Municipal?
It is 1 mile northeast of Waukon, Iowa, 1,281 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Waukon Municipal?
Its one runway, 07/25, is 2,413 feet long, asphalt.
Does Waukon Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Waukon Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Waukon Municipal?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Alamakee Flyers. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Waukon Municipal?
1 pilot examiner and 3 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 Y01
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Waukon
- Elevation
- 1,281 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1963
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 2,413 × 60 ft | Asphalt, fair | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 07: sign 26 ft high 732 ft from the end
- Runway 25: fence 3 ft high 260 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Decorah Municipal (12 nm west), Prairie DU Chien Municipal (22 nm southeast), George L Scott Municipal (23 nm southwest), LA Crosse Regional (37 nm north).
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
- Four thld lights on each end.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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 Waukon from the FAA register
11 aircraft are registered to owners in Waukon, Iowa: 6 piston singles, 5 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Iowa.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Alamakee Flyers 1 aircraft · Waukon
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
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 airplanes. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners, 1 training center examiner.
- George Bolon private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · WIN AIR · Winona, MN (49 nm) · (507) 313-8720 · [email protected]
All 5 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.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 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. 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 Waukon 11 aircraft · 6 piston singles, 5 drones
- Waukon Feed Ranch 2 aircraft in town
- Hawes AG LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Alamakee Flyers 1 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- 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 4,506 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/Y01.json.
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 27, 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.