Airports / Iowa / SLB
Storm Lake Municipal Airport
KSLB / SLBStorm Lake, IowaELEV 1,488 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#5 / 43
Iowa airports by Google rating
5.0★ across 4 Google ratings — ranked against 43 rated IA fields.
46 nm
To the nearest alternate
Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD).
Overview
Located in Storm Lake, Iowa, Storm Lake Municipal Airport (KSLB / SLB) operates as a general aviation field. The field lies at an elevation of 1,488 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
SLB has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD, 46 nm), Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field (SUX, 52 nm), and Eppley Airfield (OMA, 83 nm).
Quotes for flights out of SLB vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from SLB, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KSLB
IATA
SLB
FAA / Local
SLB
Elevation
1,488 ft
Coordinates
42.5973° N · 95.2407° W
Airspace
E · EchoClass E — EchoControlled airspace reaches the surface for instrument approaches, but there is no control tower on the field.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs IA fields
state range 547–1,488 ft
At 1,488 ft, SLB sits higher than 98% 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.
- 46nmFODFort Dodge Regional AirportFort Dodge
- 52nmSUXSioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day FieldSioux City
- 83nmOMAEppley AirfieldOmaha
- 89nmFSDSioux Falls Regional AirportSioux Falls
- 91nmMCWMason City Municipal AirportMason City
- 94nmOFFOffutt Air Force BaseOmaha
Location
Open the full mapKSLB · Storm Lake Municipal Airport · Storm Lake, IA
From the ramp
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