# Ritel Copter Airstrip (IA42)

**Ritel Copter Airstrip** (FAA: IA42) is a small airport in Hudson, Iowa, United States. It opened in Nov 2015. It has one runway, 2,812 ft (857 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-4766

## At a glance

- FAA: IA42
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Hudson, Iowa, United States
- Opened: Nov 2015
- Elevation: 982 ft / 299 m
- Coordinates: 42.3138, -92.4118
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,812 ft / 857 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61671862
- Weather station: KALO · WMO 72548
- Ident: US-4766

## Timeline

- Nov 2015: Ritel Copter Airstrip opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,812 ft / 857 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,812 ft / 857 m | =17,660 of 29,858 | #7,462 in North America | #6,310 in US |
| Elevation | 982 ft / 299 m | =18,051 of 43,403 | =8,063 in North America | =6,463 in US |
| Age | Opened 2015 | =13,201 of 15,079 | =10,519 in North America | =10,382 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

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- [10IA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/10ia.md) Flyers Airport · 11 mi / 18 km
- [4IA7](https://dromopedia.com/airports/4ia7.md) Witcombe Field · 12 mi / 19 km
- [24IA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/24ia.md) Isley Field · 15 mi / 24 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/us-4766/data