Keokuk Municipal Airport is five miles northwest of
Keokuk, in
Lee County, Iowa
Lee County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,555. The county seats are Fort Madison and Keokuk. Lee County is part of the Fort Madison–Keokuk, IA- IL- MO Micropolitan S ...
.
The
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021
categorized it as a ''
general aviation
General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations with the exception of commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services ...
'' facility.
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Ozark Airlines DC-3s stopped at Keokuk from 1950 to 1954.
Facilities
The airport covers 372
acres (151
ha) at an elevation of 671 feet (205 m). It has two concrete runways: 8/26 is 5,500 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m) and 14/32 is 3,576 by 100 feet (1,090 x 30 m).
In the year ending July 21, 2015 the airport had 8,050 aircraft operations, average 22 per day: 94%
general aviation
General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations with the exception of commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services ...
and 6%
air taxi
An air taxi is a small commercial aircraft that makes short flights on demand.
In 2001 air taxi operations were promoted in the United States by a NASA and aerospace industry study on the potential Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) ...
. In January 2017, 17 aircraft were based at the airport: 15 single-engine and 2 multi-engine.
See also
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List of airports in Iowa
References
External links
Aerial image as of April 1999from
USGS
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Transportation buildings and structures in Lee County, Iowa