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Denison Municipal Airport
Denison, IowaElevation 1,274 ftSmall airport
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Runway detail & declared distances
12/30
RWY 12124°T
REILYes
VGSIPAPI (P2L)
Traffic patternLeft
RWY 30304°T
REILYes
VGSIPAPI (P2L)
Traffic patternLeft
18/36
RWY 18179°T
Traffic patternLeft
RWY 36359°T
Traffic patternLeft
Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.
AIRPORT INFORMATION
Facility & services
Denison Municipal Airport is in Denison, Iowa. Field elevation 1,274 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.
OPERATIONS & CONTACT
OwnershipPublicly owned
UseOpen to the public
TypeSmall airport
ManagerRYAN LEED
Manager phone712-263-6424
AttendedALL MON - FRI, 0800–1700
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAKDNS / DNS
SectionalOMAHA
Center (ARTCC)MINNEAPOLIS
Flight service (AFSS)FORT DODGE
RegionIowa
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41.9864, -95.3807
Distance from city2 NM SW
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Fuel100LL · Jet A
Control towerNon-towered
Field lightingSee remarks
BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)
CTAF122.800
UNICOM122.800
FREQUENCIES
Communications
119.95
AWOS 3
AWOS
119.6
MINNEAPOLIS CNTR
CNTR
122.25
FORT DODGE RDO
RDO
122.8
CTAF/UNICOM
UNIC
122.800
CTAF
CTAF
122.800
UNICOM
UNICOM
Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.
AIRPORT REMARKS
Operational remarks
›CLSD NOV-APR.
›AFTER 1700 CALL 712-210-1900
›FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
›CAUTION FOR WILDLIFE IN VICINITY.
›MIRL RWY 12/30 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT PAPI RWYS 12 AND 30 AND REIL RWYS 12 AND 30 - CTAF.
›RWY 30 IS CALM WIND RWY.
›FOR FUEL CALL AMGR 712-263-6424 OR (CELL) 712-210-1900.
›6 FT BRUSH 55 FT FROM RWY END 125 FT RIGHT ON APPROACH 1:1 APPROACH SLOPE.
›18/36 THRS & SIDES MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES.
›ROUGH SURFACE
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
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