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KTNU · Newton Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID KTNU FAA TNU Elev 953 ft Lat 41° 40.46' N Lon 93° 1.30' 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: 5,600 ft. Max gradient: 0.12%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
14 141.2° 5,600 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.12%
32 321.2° 5,600 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.12%

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 · 5 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 132.275
  • CLD CLNC DEL 126.300
  • A/D DES MOINES APP/DEP 123.900
  • RDO FORT DODGE RDO 112.500
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 31 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

    migratory waterfowl invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (31 sentences)
  • ·66 IOWA NEW HAMPTON MUNI (1Y5) 2 NW UTC–6(–5DT) N43º05.23´ W92º20.59´ 1173 NOTAM FILE FOD RWY 17–35: H2900X50 (ASPH) S–16 RWY 17: Tree.
  • ·RWY 04–22: 2300X105 (TURF) RWY 04: Pole.
  • ·Arpt CLOSED for night ops.
  • ·Radio controlled acft ops in area.
  • ·Rwys 04 and 22 thld and edges marked with yellow cones.
  • ·Snow removal delayed at times; confirm rwy cond prior to use.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (641) 330-2448
  • ·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.
  • ·NEWTON MUNI–EARL JOHNSON FLD (TNU)(KTNU) 2 SE UTC–6(–5DT) N41º40.47´ W93º01.30´ 953 B NOTAM FILE TNU RWY 14–32: H5600X100 (ASPH) S–45, D–51 PCN 32 F/D/X/T MIRL RWY 14: REIL.
  • ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 39´.
  • ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 49´.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 14–32, VASI Rwy 14 and Rwy 32, REIL Rwy 14, MALSR Rwy 32—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1330–0000Z‡, Sat–Sun 1400–2300Z‡.
  • ·Aft hrs only call 515–360–1807.
  • ·Stadium within 3 NM, check for events.
  • ·Ultra–light activity discouraged.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 641-792-1292
  • ·AWOS–3 132.275 (641) 791–3302.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®DES MOINES APP/DEP CON 123.9 CLNC DEL 126.3 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Des Moines ATCT on 126.3 or call 515-974-8016.
  • ·(L) (L) VORW/DME 112.5 TNU Chan 72 N41º47.03´ W93º06.54´ 146º 7.6 NM to fld. 989/3E.
  • ·NORTHEAST IOWA RGNL (See CHARLES CITY on page 40) NORTHWOOD MUNI (5D2) 1 E UTC–6(–5DT) N43º26.93´ W93º12.10´ 1226 NOTAM FILE FOD RWY 17–35: 3300X100 (TURF) RWY LGTS(NSTD) RWY 17: Road.
  • ·LGT Solar lights operate sunset to sunrise.
  • ·Rwy 17–35 solar lights mounted to yellow cones.
  • ·Crop dusting on & invof arpt.
  • ·Arpt closed when snow conditions exist.
  • ·Rwy 17–35 thlds & edges mkd with yellow cones.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 641-324-1084
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Rochester Apch at 507-424-8111.
  • ·For CD when Rochester Apch is closed, ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.

+ 1 more sentence · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Earl Johnson Field

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 25,000 ops in 1990

2024 total

8,750

10-yr total

89,500

2024 mix

AC/AT 7% · GA 93% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

11.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

5.59

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=3

  • Ground collision 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2016-01-02 Cessna 172 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1995-01-11 Cessna S550 · Gear-up · IMC · night →
1993-03-05 Piper PA-28-140 · Ground collision · IMC · night →

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
Shane Vande Voort Pella IA 17 nm
Harrison Mcnaughton Ames IA 34 nm
Bill Joseph Clemons Truro IA 46 nm
Timothy Newton Waterloo IA 57 nm
Adam Timothy Magee Swisher IA 60 nm
Cole Robert Norton Marion IA 68 nm
Janice Wray Walton Marion IA 68 nm
Christopher David Schrodt Charles City IA 85 nm
Thomas Paul Burns Muscatine IA 89 nm
Chris Alan Frazier Davenport IA 109 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
Kyle Paul Reynolds Newton IA 2 nm
Paul Casey Yoon Newton IA 2 nm
Ethan Donald Nasalroad Newton IA 2 nm
Kenneth William Kirk Newton IA 2 nm
Douglas Wayne Cash Newton IA 2 nm
Ronald Jeffrey Cook Newton IA 2 nm
Sean Douglas Cook Newton IA 2 nm
Ronald Dean Lowry Grinnell IA 14 nm
Brad James Iverson Grinnell IA 14 nm
Melvin Dean Dop Pella IA 17 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
Douglas Wayne Cash Newton IA 2 nm
Kevin Eugene Fox Newton IA 2 nm
Charles Joseph Stanbro Newton IA 2 nm
David Wayne Collins Newton IA 2 nm
Drew Luverne Schumann Newton IA 2 nm
Kevin James Gooding Newton IA 2 nm
Darrell Edward White Jr Kellogg IA 6 nm
Trevor Daniel Nikkel Sully IA 10 nm
Gregory Andrew Free Monroe IA 10 nm
Scott Ryan Deprenger Monroe IA 10 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 68 nm
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 132 nm
Higginsville Avionics, LLC.
Higginsville, MO
 159 nm
Aero-Fix LLC
Pekin, IL
 168 nm
GreenWing Aviation & Welding Co.
Lacon, IL
 169 nm
Klem's Aero Repair
Jacksonville, IL
 171 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
 171 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 176 nm
Avionics Place, Inc
Rockford, IL
 179 nm
West Maintenance
New Century, KS
 191 nm

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