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KIOW

Iowa City Municipal Airport · Iowa City

Key Facts

Essential technical summary for MSFS 2020/2024 and X-Plane.

ILS Approach StatusILS DATA NOT IN DATABASE

Field Elevation

668 ft / 204 m

Transition Altitude

18,000 ft

Primary Channel

CLD 119.05 MHz (CLNC DEL)

Live Conversion

inHg

hPa

Details Runways Frequencies Navaids Nearby

Runway Summary (Quick-Links)

07/25 · 5,002 ft · ConcreteLIGHTED 12/30 · 4,200 ft · ConcreteLIGHTED

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Welcome to the technical flight briefing for Iowa City Municipal Airport (KIOW), located in Iowa City, United States. As a vital hub for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, MSFS 2020, and X-Plane pilots, this facility features 2 active runways with a maximum elevation of 668 ft. Please note that this field primarily supports VFR and visual approach procedures.Reference the data below for primary communication channels and detailed runway characteristics. Pilots should observe a Transition Altitude of 18,000 ft verified for this field for altimeter reset procedures.

Airport Details

Full geographical and organizational metadata.

Full Name

Iowa City Municipal Airport

ICAO / IATA

KIOW / IOW

Municipality

Iowa City

Country

US — United States

Region

US-IA — Iowa

GPS Coordinates

📍 41.639198, -91.546501 🗺️

Transition Altitude

18,000 ft

Elevation

668 ft

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Runways & ILS Approach Data

Detailed dimensions and instrument landing frequencies.

Runway 07 / 25

LIGHTED

Runway Length: 5,002 ft / 1,525 m
Runway Width: 100 ft / 30 m
Surface Type: Concrete
Heading: 71° / 251°

RWY 07 (71°)

No ILS / Visual Only

RWY 25 (251°)

No ILS / Visual Only

Runway 12 / 30

LIGHTED

Runway Length: 4,200 ft / 1,280 m
Runway Width: 75 ft / 23 m
Surface Type: Concrete
Heading: 125° / 305°

RWY 12 (125°)

No ILS / Visual Only

RWY 30 (305°)

No ILS / Visual Only

Nearby Navaids

Ground-based navigation aids (VOR, NDB, DME) in the vicinity or associated with this airport.

UOC · NDB (Hawkeye)524 kHz

41.632000, -91.542900 · 648 ft

IOW · VORTAC (Iowa City)116,200 kHz

41.519001, -91.613297 · 770 ft

CI · NDB (Cindy)326 kHz

41.885700, -91.802399 · 0 ft

CID · VOR-DME (Cedar Rapids)114,100 kHz

41.887501, -91.785698 · 870 ft

Communication Frequencies

Air traffic control and advisory channels.

A/D CEDAR RAPIDS APP/DEP

119.70 MHz

ASOS ASOS

128.07 MHz

CLD CLNC DEL

119.05 MHz

RDO FORT DODGE RDO

122.25 MHz

UNIC CTAF/UNICOM

122.80 MHz

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Instrument Approach Data: AIP 2026 Researched · Cycle: Jan 2026