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KAXA · Algona Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID KAXA FAA AXA Elev 1,219 ft Lat 43° 4.69' N Lon 94° 16.31' 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

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,960 ft. Max gradient: 0.35%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 131.6° 3,960 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes —
30 311.6° 3,960 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes —
18 187.5° 2,895 ft 160 ft GRS No 0.35%
36 7.5° 2,895 ft 160 ft GRS No 0.35%

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 3 118.475
  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 134.000
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 26 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 13–31, REIL and PAPI Rwy 13 and Rwy 31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 13–31, REIL and PAPI Rwy 13 and Rwy 31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwy 13–31, REIL and PAPI Rwy 13 and Rwy 31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MIRL Rwy 13–31, REIL and PAPI Rwy 13 and Rwy 31—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (26 sentences)
  • ·32 IOWA SECTION 2: AIRPORT/FACILITY DIRECTORY Iowa ACKLEY MUNI (4C7) 1 SE UTC–6(–5DT) N42º32.85´ W93º02.01´ 1070 NOTAM FILE FOD RWY 15–33: 2725X100 (TURF) RWY 33: Road.
  • ·Arpt clsd when snow conditions exist.
  • ·Seasonal AG acft operations.
  • ·Radio controlled aircraft activity.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 641-847-3395
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Des Moines Apch at 515-974-8016.
  • ·When Des Moines app clsd, for CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·ALBIA MUNI (4C8) 3 SE UTC–6(–5DT) N40º59.78´ W92º45.94´ 964 B NOTAM FILE FOD RWY 13–31: H3398X60 (ASPH) S–15 PCN 6 F/D/X/U MIRL RWY 13: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 30´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 30´.
  • ·LGT ACTIVATE PAPI and REIL Rwy 13 and Rwy 31—CTAF.
  • ·For svc call 515–932–7815.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 641-932-2129
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®CHICAGO CENTER APP/DEP CON 118.15 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Chicago ARTCC at 630-906-8921.
  • ·OTTUMWA (L) DME 116.35 OTM Chan 110(Y) N41º01.75´ W92º19.55´ 265º 20.1 NM to fld. 817.
  • ·ALGONA MUNI (AXA)(KAXA) 2 W UTC–6(–5DT) N43º04.67´ W94º16.31´ 1216 B NOTAM FILE AXA RWY 13–31: H4200X75 (CONC) S–30, D–48 PCN 7 R/D/W/U MIRL 0.3% up NW RWY 13: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 30´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 34´.
  • ·RWY 18–36: 2895X160 (TURF) 0.4% up N RWY 18: Road.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–2300Z‡, Sat 1400–1800Z‡.
  • ·Rwy 18–36 marked with yellow cones.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 515-295-7492
  • ·AWOS–3 118.475 (515) 295–9634.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 134.0 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·FORT DODGE (H) TACAN Chan 82 FOD (113.5) N42º36.67´ W94º17.69´ 355º 28.0 NM to fld. 1164/7E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 275º–282º byd 12 NM DME unusable: 275º–282º byd 12 NM Wi 2 NM OMAHA CHICAGO L–12J, 27A IAP OMAHA L–12I IAP NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · AXG

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

1

16.7% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 8,750 ops in 2008

2024 total

7,500

10-yr total

81,250

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

12.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.05

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=3

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 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
2013-09-29 Piper PA 28-181 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →
2017-12-09 Cessna 172C · Engine failure · day →
1984-11-07 Piper PA-18-150 · Other · VMC · 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
Dwayne Alan Hoss Estherville IA 31 nm
John Brent Mclaughlin Estherville IA 31 nm
Darren Schone Albert Lea MN 53 nm
Catherine Bonnie Plasschaert Mankato MN 67 nm
Jason Russell Ceminsky Mankato MN 67 nm
Paul Skjeveland Mankato MN 67 nm
Harrison Mcnaughton Ames IA 69 nm
Christopher David Schrodt Charles City IA 70 nm
Daniel Dean Vander Weide Orange City IA 78 nm
Timothy Newton Waterloo IA 92 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
Roy Hans Jensen Lone Rock IA 9 nm
Ronald Richard Ristau Lu Verne IA 13 nm
Mark Alan Steil Livermore IA 13 nm
Christopher James Hayward Rolfe IA 20 nm
Brent Arlen Halverson Britt IA 21 nm
John David Boleyn Humboldt IA 21 nm
Norman Jay Hartsock Laurens IA 29 nm
Ronald Leroy Duer Estherville IA 31 nm
Paul Abrams Slaughter Estherville IA 31 nm
Scott Thomas Benjamin Estherville IA 31 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
James Allen Kohlhaas Algona IA 2 nm
Chad Allen Meyer Whittemore IA 7 nm
Joel L Schmidt West Bend IA 10 nm
Brent Allen Gearhart West Bend IA 10 nm
Terry Lee Hainzinger Fenton IA 11 nm
Jason Douglas Fehr Ottosen IA 12 nm
Jacob Daniel Weeks Cylinder IA 12 nm
Douglas Richard Droessler Bancroft IA 13 nm
David Clifford Olson Emmetsburg IA 18 nm
Alan Wayne Roberts Emmetsburg IA 18 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
 41 nm
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 80 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 86 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 112 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 112 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 113 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 132 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 132 nm
Roger Wilco Aviation Services
Yankton, SD
 137 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 145 nm

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