# Garys Airport (38IA)

**Garys Airport** (FAA: 38IA) is a small airport in Estherville, Iowa, United States. It opened in Jul 2025. It has one runway, 3,286 ft (1,002 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/38ia

## At a glance

- FAA: 38IA
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Estherville, Iowa, United States
- Opened: Jul 2025
- Elevation: 1,289 ft / 393 m
- Coordinates: 43.4257, -94.6587
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,286 ft / 1,002 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Weather station: KEST
- Ident: 38IA

## Timeline

- Jul 2025: Garys Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 3,286 ft / 1,002 m | 80 ft / 24 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,286 ft / 1,002 m | =13,595 of 29,858 | #5,691 in North America | #4,783 in US |
| Elevation | 1,289 ft / 393 m | =13,993 of 43,403 | =6,037 in North America | =4,672 in US |
| Age | Opened 2025 | =14,775 of 15,079 | =11,902 in North America | =11,758 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [EST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kest.md) Estherville Municipal Airport · 4.6 mi / 7.4 km
- [MY80](https://dromopedia.com/airports/my80.md) Rosenberg Airport · 7.7 mi / 12 km
- [14IA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/14ia.md) East River Airport · 12 mi / 19 km
- [8Y8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-0637.md) Peltz Field · 12 mi / 19 km
- [FRM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfrm.md) Fairmont Municipal Airport · 19 mi / 31 km
- [KEGQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kegq.md) Emmetsburg Municipal Airport · 22 mi / 36 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/38ia/data