# Besch Airport (IA18)

**Besch Airport** (FAA: IA18) is a small airport in Corwith, Iowa, United States. It opened in Feb 2019. It has one runway, 2,193 ft (668 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-1113

## At a glance

- FAA: IA18
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Corwith, Iowa, United States
- Opened: Feb 2019
- Elevation: 1,165 ft / 355 m
- Coordinates: 42.9737, -94.0359
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,193 ft / 668 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Weather station: KAXA
- Ident: US-1113

## Timeline

- Feb 2019: Besch Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,193 ft / 668 m | 120 ft / 37 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,193 ft / 668 m | #23,343 of 29,858 | #11,106 in North America | #9,703 in US |
| Elevation | 1,165 ft / 355 m | =15,441 of 43,403 | =6,732 in North America | =5,287 in US |
| Age | Opened 2019 | =13,814 of 15,079 | =11,044 in North America | =10,905 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [IA83](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ia83.md) Kohlhaas Airport · 6.8 mi / 11 km
- [AXG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaxa.md) Algona Municipal Airport · 14 mi / 22 km
- [KEAG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keag.md) Eagle Grove Municipal Airport · 19 mi / 31 km
- [HUD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k0k7.md) Humboldt Municipal Airport · 20 mi / 32 km
- [2IA9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2ia9.md) South 80 Field · 20 mi / 32 km
- [KCAV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcav.md) Clarion Municipal Airport · 21 mi / 34 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)
- [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-1113/data