Airports / Iowa / IFA
Iowa Falls Municipal Airport
KIFA / IFAIowa Falls, IowaELEV 1,137 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#16 / 43
Iowa airports by Google rating
4.8★ across 9 Google ratings — ranked against 43 rated IA fields.
39 nm
To the nearest alternate
Waterloo Regional Airport (ALO) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Iowa Falls Municipal Airport, listed as KIFA / IFA, is a general aviation field in Iowa Falls, Iowa. The field lies at an elevation of 1,137 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
IFA has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Waterloo Regional Airport (ALO, 39 nm), Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD, 41 nm), and Mason City Municipal Airport (MCW, 41 nm).
Quotes for flights out of IFA vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from IFA, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
4/5 reviews“On August 1st my two sons and I stopped here to refuel and wait out some weather and found Jane the FBO manager to be very nice and accommodating.”
Tim Sandsmark5★ on Google
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“On August 1st my two sons and I stopped here to refuel and wait out some weather and found Jane the FBO manager to be very nice and accommodating.”
Tim Sandsmark5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Iowa Falls Municipal Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KIFA
IATA
IFA
FAA / Local
IFA
Elevation
1,137 ft
Coordinates
42.4708° N · 93.2700° 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 1,137 ft, IFA sits higher than 55% 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.
- 39nmALOWaterloo Regional AirportWaterloo
- 41nmFODFort Dodge Regional AirportFort Dodge
- 41nmMCWMason City Municipal AirportMason City
- 46nmCCYNortheast Iowa Regional AirportCharles City
- 59nmDSMDes Moines International AirportDes Moines
- 78nmCIDThe Eastern Iowa AirportCedar Rapids
Location
Open the full mapKIFA · Iowa Falls Municipal Airport · Iowa Falls, IA
From the ramp
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