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KADU · Audubon County Airport

ICAO · US · 4 NTSB events

ID KADU FAA ADU Elev 1,287 ft Lat 41° 42.08' N Lon 94° 55.23' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

—

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,641 ft. Max gradient: 0.29%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
14 148° 3,641 ft 60 ft Concrete Yes 0.29%
32 328° 3,641 ft 60 ft Concrete Yes 0.29%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 118.075
  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 119.600
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KADU on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 23 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Wildlife on and birds invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (23 sentences)
  • ·IOWA 35 AUDUBON CO (ADU)(KADU) 1 SE UTC–6(–5DT) N41º42.09´ W94º55.23´ 1288 B NOTAM FILE ADU RWY 14–32: H3641X60 (CONC) S–15 MIRL 0.3% up NW RWY 14: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.25º TCH 40´.
  • ·LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 14–32 and PAPI and REIL Rwy 14 and Rwy 32—CTAF.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (712) 563-4440
  • ·AWOS–3 118.075 (712) 563–2101.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 119.6 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·OMAHA (VH) (H) VORTAC 116.3 OVR Chan 110 N41º10.03´ W95º44.21´ 041º 48.8 NM to fld. 1300/8E.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: CTAF OTS indef BARRO N42º30.87´ W94º18.33´ NOTAM FILE FOD.
  • ·NDB (LOMW) 341 FO 064º 5.5 NM to Fort Dodge Rgnl. 1146/2E.
  • ·BEDFORD MUNI (Y46) 2 S UTC–6(–5DT) N40º38.27´ W94º43.76´ 1201 NOTAM FILE FOD RWY 18–36: 2710X100 (TURF)
  • ·Arpt closed when snow conditions exist.
  • ·Sharp drop at both ends Rwy 18–36.
  • ·Rwy 18–36 marked with yellow cones.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 712-301-5757
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·BELLE PLAINE MUNI (TZT)(KTZT) 1 SW UTC–6(–5DT) N41º52.73´ W92º17.07´ 771 B NOTAM FILE FOD RWY 18–36: H4001X75 (CONC) PCN 6 R/C/W/U MIRL RWY 18: Tree.
  • ·LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 18–36—CTAF.
  • ·Trees on both sides of apch to Rwy 36 penetrate the rwy trsnl sfc.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 319-310-3918
  • ·CTAF 122.9 ®CEDAR RAPIDS APP/DEP CON 119.7 (1100–0530Z‡) CHICAGO CENTER APP/DEP CON 132.8 (0530–1100Z‡) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Chicago ARTCC at 630-906-8921.
  • ·CEDAR RAPIDS (H) (H) VORW/DME 114.1 CID Chan 88 N41º53.25´ W91º47.14´ 264º 22.4 NM to fld. 876/5E.
  • ·OMAHA L–12I IAP OMAHA CHICAGO L–28F IAP NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 2,562 ops in 2001

2024 total

250

10-yr total

11,240

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=4

  • Runway excursion 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Other 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2009-08-18 WSK PZL MIELEC M-18A · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1989-01-09 Cessna 140 · Other · VMC · day →
1988-06-05 BOHNKER TIERRA II · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1986-07-27 Grumman AA-5A · Runway excursion · day →

Designees in IA

CFI Flight Instructors 595 A&P Mechanics 1,208 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 38 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 2 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 29 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 41 FBO Fixed Base Operators 46 Clubs Flying Clubs 13 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 14

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Daniel Lee Kelley Council Bluffs IA 50 nm
Timothy John Saddler Council Bluffs IA 50 nm
Bill Joseph Clemons Truro IA 57 nm
Timothy John Saddler Omaha NE 57 nm
Harrison Mcnaughton Ames IA 61 nm
Shane Vande Voort Pella IA 92 nm
Daniel Dean Vander Weide Orange City IA 93 nm
Daniel Lee Kelley Lincoln NE 96 nm
Jeffery Joseph Counter Lincoln NE 96 nm
Jeremy Charles Strack Lincoln NE 96 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
John Irvin Platt Audubon IA 1 nm
Kyle Laverne Johnson Exira IA 7 nm
Norman Joseph Welter Exira IA 7 nm
Jaime Ray Metzger Harlan IA 19 nm
Christina Marie Grabill Harlan IA 19 nm
James Bryan Kickland Atlantic IA 19 nm
Damon Alan Miller Atlantic IA 19 nm
Luke James Hohenberger Atlantic IA 19 nm
Scott Alan Mclaughlin Defiance IA 20 nm
Kenneth John Myers Carroll IA 22 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Otto Harold Brauer Audubon IA 1 nm
Richard Dwayne Malone Audubon IA 1 nm
Travis John Alexander Audubon IA 1 nm
Kyle Laverne Johnson Exira IA 7 nm
Brian Lavern Johnson Exira IA 7 nm
Denver Duane Hansen Kimballton IA 8 nm
Gerald Lee Elmquist Elk Horn IA 9 nm
Gail Anthony Brincks Adair IA 17 nm
Jeffery Scott Lee Adair IA 17 nm
John Charles Eidmann Adair IA 17 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 89 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 119 nm
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 124 nm
Roger Wilco Aviation Services
Yankton, SD
 131 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 134 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 139 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 139 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
 160 nm
Higginsville Avionics, LLC.
Higginsville, MO
 168 nm
Butler Avionics, Inc
New Century, KS
 172 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.