Ankeny Regional Airport is a mile (2 km) southeast of
Ankeny, in
Polk County Polk County is the name of twelve counties in the United States, all except two named after president of the United States James Knox Polk:
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* Polk County, Georgia
* Polk County, Iowa
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,
Iowa
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. It is owned by the Polk County Aviation Authority.
Facilities
The airport covers at an elevation of 910 feet (277 m). It has two concrete runways: 18/36 is and 4/22 is . The airport opened in February 1994.
In the year ending September 11, 2007 the airport had 48,600
general aviation
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aircraft operations, average 133 per day. In January 2017, 105 aircraft were based at this airport: 91 single-engine, 8 multi-engine, 5 jet and 1 military.
Accidents and incidents
On February 5, 2008 a Swearingen SA-226AT Merlin IV operated by McNeely Charter Service was involved in an incident. A snowplow driver told the pilot he was clear to takeoff after he had plowed a part of the runway. As the plane began its takeoff roll, its left landing gear encountered deeper snow causing the plane to swerve to the left. The airplane was severely damaged when its nose landing gear hit a snowbank. The probable cause of the accident: the pilot failed to maintain directional control.
See also
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List of airports in Iowa
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References
External links
Ankeny Regional (IKV)at
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Office of Aviation
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