Airports / Iowa / IOW
Iowa City Municipal Airport
KIOW / IOWIowa City, IowaELEV 668 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#20 / 43
Iowa airports by Google rating
4.7★ across 43 Google ratings — ranked against 43 rated IA fields.
16 nm
To the nearest alternate
The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Iowa City Municipal Airport (KIOW / IOW) is a general aviation field serving Iowa City, Iowa. The airport sits 668 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into IOW for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID, 16 nm), Quad City International Airport (MLI, 48 nm), and Ottumwa Regional Airport (OTM, 52 nm).
Charter pricing from IOW depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Iowa City.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
3/5 reviews“I take flight lessons every week here and the staff are super friendly!”
Marshall Hilfman5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
2/5 reviews“Always friendly staff and a clean terminal.”
Dan Valiga5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Iowa City Municipal Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KIOW
IATA
IOW
FAA / Local
IOW
Elevation
668 ft
Coordinates
41.6392° N · 91.5465° 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 668 ft, IOW sits lower than 96% 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.
- 16nmCIDThe Eastern Iowa AirportCedar Rapids
- 48nmMLIQuad City International AirportMoline
- 52nmOTMOttumwa Regional AirportOttumwa
- 55nmBRLSoutheast Iowa Regional AirportBurlington
- 59nmDBQDubuque Regional AirportDubuque
- 67nmALOWaterloo Regional AirportWaterloo
Location
Open the full mapKIOW · Iowa City Municipal Airport · Iowa City, IA
From the ramp
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