Bedford Municipal
Y46 · Bedford, Iowa · Taylor County · map
Bedford Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Bedford, 2 miles south of Bedford, Iowa, 1,201 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 2,710 feet of grass.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA Y46
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Bedford
- Elevation
- 1,201 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1959
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,710 × 100 ft | Grass, good |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
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Aircraft registered in Bedford from the FAA register
4 aircraft are registered to owners in Bedford, Iowa: 4 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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Airport constructed prior to 1958.
- Sharp drop at both ends runway 18/36.
- 18/36 marked with yellow cones.
- No snow removal. Airport closed when snow conditions exist.
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.