# Tama Airport (53IA)

**Tama Airport** (FAA: 53IA) is a small airport in Tama, Iowa, United States. It opened in May 1947. It has one runway, 2,500 ft (762 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/53ia

## At a glance

- FAA: 53IA
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Tama, Iowa, United States
- Opened: May 1947
- Elevation: 814 ft / 248 m
- Coordinates: 41.9500, -92.5766
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 ft / 762 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35309421
- Weather station: KGGI
- Ident: 53IA

## Timeline

- May 1947: Tama Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 2,500 ft / 762 m | 130 ft / 40 m | Grass | 018° / 198° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,500 ft / 762 m | =20,464 of 29,858 | =9,064 in North America | =7,805 in US |
| Elevation | 814 ft / 248 m | =21,118 of 43,403 | =9,865 in North America | =8,093 in US |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [8C5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/8c5.md) Toledo Municipal Airport · 3.0 mi / 4.9 km
- [KTZT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktzt.md) Belle Plaine Municipal Airport · 16 mi / 25 km
- [09IA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/09ia.md) Skydive Iowa Airport · 16 mi / 27 km
- [8C6](https://dromopedia.com/airports/8c6.md) Traer Municipal Airport · 18 mi / 29 km
- [KGGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kggi.md) Grinnell Regional Airport · 19 mi / 30 km
- [MIW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmiw.md) Marshalltown Municipal Airport · 21 mi / 33 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)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [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/53ia/data