KIFA · Iowa Falls Municipal Airport

IOWA FALLS, IOWA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,137

Elevation ft

Runway

4,602

Longest ft · 13/31

42.47N

93.27W

Iowa Falls Municipal Airport serves Iowa Falls, Iowa at 1,137 ft elevation with its longest runway, 13/31, at 4,602 by 75 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
13/31	4,602 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,137 ft is about 13°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 13°C)	1,137 ft	2,660 ft	2,230 ft	3,345 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,337 ft	2,894 ft	2,357 ft	3,535 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,537 ft	3,128 ft	2,483 ft	3,725 ft
35°C afternoon	3,810 ft	3,181 ft	2,512 ft	3,768 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (13/31, 4,602 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,768 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KIFA is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMIW Marshalltown Municipal Airport	27 nm SE	5,007 ft
KAMW Ames Municipal Airport	33 nm SW	5,701 ft
KALO Waterloo Regional Airport	39 nm E	8,399 ft
KFOD Fort Dodge Regional Airport	41 nm W	6,547 ft
KMCW Mason City Municipal Airport	41 nm N	6,501 ft
KFXY Forest City Municipal Airport	48 nm N	5,796 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KIFA

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KIFA, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KIFA or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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