# Volkens Field (97IA)

**Volkens Field** (FAA: 97IA) is a small airport in Carson, Iowa, United States. It opened in Apr 2002. It has one runway, 2,000 ft (610 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/97ia

## At a glance

- FAA: 97IA
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Carson, Iowa, United States
- Opened: Apr 2002
- Elevation: 1,275 ft / 389 m
- Coordinates: 41.2558, -95.4767
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 ft / 610 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61671800
- Weather station: KCBF
- Ident: 97IA

## Timeline

- Apr 2002: Volkens Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 2,000 ft / 610 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Grass |  | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,000 ft / 610 m | =24,247 of 29,858 | =11,669 in North America | =10,238 in US |
| Elevation | 1,275 ft / 389 m | =14,155 of 43,403 | =6,115 in North America | =4,742 in US |
| Age | Opened 2002 | =11,541 of 15,079 | =9,106 in North America | =8,980 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [IA01](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ia01.md) Ridge Airport · 6.6 mi / 11 km
- [CBF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcbf.md) Council Bluffs Municipal Airport · 15 mi / 24 km
- [03IA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2510.md) Flatlander Airport · 17 mi / 27 km
- [KRDK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdk.md) Red Oak Municipal Airport · 20 mi / 33 km
- [IA32](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-4767.md) Kelley Airport · 20 mi / 33 km
- [OMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koma.md) Eppley Airfield · 22 mi / 35 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/97ia/data