# Denison Municipal Airport (DNS / KDNS)

**Denison Municipal Airport** (IATA: DNS, ICAO: KDNS) is a small airport in Denison, Iowa, United States. It opened in May 1949. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,000 ft (1,524 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: DNS / KDNS
- FAA: DNS
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Denison, Iowa, United States
- Opened: May 1949
- Elevation: 1,274 ft / 388 m
- Coordinates: 41.9864, -95.3807
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,000 ft / 1,524 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.denisonia.com/community/airport.asp
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denison_Municipal_Airport (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14688955
- Weather station: KDNS
- Ident: KDNS

## Timeline

- May 1949: Denison Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Concrete | 124° / 304° | yes |
| 18/36 | 3,200 ft / 975 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Grass | 179° / 359° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | =6,591 of 29,858 | =2,430 in North America | =2,018 in US |
| Elevation | 1,274 ft / 388 m | #14,165 of 43,403 | #6,124 in North America | #4,751 in US |
| Age | Opened 1949 | =3,461 of 15,079 | =2,337 in North America | =2,277 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 119.950 |
| CNTR | MINNEAPOLIS CNTR | 119.600 |
| RDO | FORT DODGE RDO | 122.250 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

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- [KMEY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmey.md) James G. Whiting Memorial Field · 25 mi / 40 km
- [KHNR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khnr.md) Harlan Municipal Airport · 28 mi / 45 km
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## 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/kdns/data