Airports / Iowa / BNW
Boone Municipal Airport
KBNW / BNWBoone, IowaELEV 1,160 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#12 / 43
Iowa airports by Google rating
4.9★ across 11 Google ratings — ranked against 43 rated IA fields.
32 nm
To the nearest alternate
Des Moines International Airport (DSM) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Boone Municipal Airport (KBNW / BNW) is a general aviation field serving Boone, Iowa. Field elevation is 1,160 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list BNW as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Des Moines International Airport (DSM, 32 nm), Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD, 34 nm), and Mason City Municipal Airport (MCW, 70 nm).
Trip costs from BNW are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from BNW to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
KBNW
IATA
BNW
FAA / Local
BNW
Elevation
1,160 ft
Coordinates
42.0496° N · 93.8476° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs IA fields
state range 547–1,488 ft
At 1,160 ft, BNW sits higher than 62% of the 47 Iowa fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 32nmDSMDes Moines International AirportDes Moines
- 34nmFODFort Dodge Regional AirportFort Dodge
- 70nmMCWMason City Municipal AirportMason City
- 71nmALOWaterloo Regional AirportWaterloo
- 82nmCCYNortheast Iowa Regional AirportCharles City
- 85nmOTMOttumwa Regional AirportOttumwa
Location
Open the full mapKBNW · Boone Municipal Airport · Boone, IA
From the ramp
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