# Peltz Field (8Y8)

**Peltz Field** (FAA: 8Y8) is a small airport in Ringsted, Iowa, United States. It opened in Jan 2017. It has one runway, 2,040 ft (622 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-0637

## At a glance

- FAA: 8Y8
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Ringsted, Iowa, United States
- Opened: Jan 2017
- Elevation: 1,280 ft / 390 m
- Coordinates: 43.2660, -94.5625
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,040 ft / 622 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61671979
- Weather station: KEST
- Ident: US-0637

## Timeline

- Jan 2017: Peltz Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 2,040 ft / 622 m | 80 ft / 24 m | Grass | 180° / 360° |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,040 ft / 622 m | =24,103 of 29,858 | =11,594 in North America | =10,169 in US |
| Elevation | 1,280 ft / 390 m | =14,065 of 43,403 | =6,077 in North America | =4,709 in US |
| Age | Opened 2017 | =13,507 of 15,079 | =10,785 in North America | =10,647 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [14IA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/14ia.md) East River Airport · 8.9 mi / 14 km
- [38IA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/38ia.md) Garys Airport · 12 mi / 19 km
- [KEGQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kegq.md) Emmetsburg Municipal Airport · 13 mi / 22 km
- [EST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kest.md) Estherville Municipal Airport · 13 mi / 22 km
- [MY80](https://dromopedia.com/airports/my80.md) Rosenberg Airport · 18 mi / 29 km
- [AXG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaxa.md) Algona Municipal Airport · 20 mi / 31 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/us-0637/data