# Kern Field (IA48)

**Kern Field** (FAA: IA48) is a small airport in Polk City, Iowa, United States. It has one runway, 2,100 ft (640 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ia48

## At a glance

- FAA: IA48
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Polk City, Iowa, United States
- Elevation: 900 ft / 274 m
- Coordinates: 41.7417, -93.7252
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,100 ft / 640 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61671965
- Weather station: KIKV
- Ident: IA48

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| N/S | 2,100 ft / 640 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,100 ft / 640 m | =23,712 of 29,858 | =11,280 in North America | =9,864 in US |
| Elevation | 900 ft / 274 m | =19,419 of 43,403 | =8,850 in North America | =7,189 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [Y76](https://dromopedia.com/airports/y76.md) Morningstar Field · 7.3 mi / 12 km
- [KIKV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kikv.md) Ankeny Regional Airport · 8.9 mi / 14 km
- [IA77](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-5477.md) Bascom Field · 11 mi / 18 km
- [DSM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdsm.md) Des Moines International Airport · 15 mi / 24 km
- [20IA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/20ia.md) Hobbes Field · 16 mi / 25 km
- [39IA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/39ia.md) Husband Field · 16 mi / 25 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/ia48/data