Ankeny Regional Airport

Ankeny Regional Airport
IATA: IKV – ICAO: KIKV – FAA LID: IKV
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Polk County Aviation Authority
Serves Ankeny, Iowa
Elevation AMSL 910 ft / 277 m
Coordinates 41°41′28″N 093°33′59″W / 41.69111°N 93.56639°W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 5,500 1,676 Concrete
4/22 3,855 1,175 Concrete
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 48,600
Based aircraft 95

Ankeny Regional Airport (IATA: IKV[2], ICAO: KIKV, FAA LID: IKV) is a public airport located one mile (2 km) southeast of the central business district of Ankeny, a city in Polk County, Iowa, United States. It is owned by the Polk County Aviation Authority.[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Main FBO Hangar

Ankeny Regional Airport covers an area of 442 acres (179 ha) at an elevation of 910 feet (277 m) above mean sea level. It has two concrete paved runways: 18/36 is 5,500 by 100 ft (1,676 by 30 m) and 4/22 is 3,855 by 75 ft (1,175 by 23 m). For the 12-month period ending September 11, 2007, the airport had 48,600 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 133 per day. At that time there were 95 aircraft based at this airport: 77% single-engine, 15% multi-engine, 3% jet, 4% helicopter and 1% military.[1]

Approaching Runway 18

Accidents and incidents

On February 5, 2008, a Swearingen SA-226AT Merlin IV Aircraft operated by McNeely Charter Service was involved in an incident. A snowplow driver told the pilot he was clear to takeoff after he had plowed a part of the runway. As the plane began its takeoff roll, its left landing gear encountered deeper snow causing the plane to swerve to the left. The airplane was severely damaged when its nose landing gear impacted a snowbank. The probable cause of the accident was that the pilot failed to maintain directional control when taking off.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 FAA Airport Master Record for IKV (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 27 Aug 2009.
  2. ↑ Ankeny Regional Airport (IATA: IKV, ICAO: KIKV). Aviation Safety Network. Accessed 20 Feb 2010.

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