Airports near Ankeny, IA
14 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Ankeny, Iowa — 5 of them public use. Runway lengths, fuel, CTAF and tower frequencies from the FAA's NASR data (effective 2026-10-01); each airport page adds live METAR/TAF weather, NOTAMs, winds aloft and a crosswind calculator.
Closest public-use field: Ankeny Regional (KIKV), 0.0 nm N. Closest public fuel: KIKV (100LL,A), 0.0 nm. Longest runway: 9,004 ft at KDSM.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Ankeny | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIKV | Ankeny Regional Ankeny · Airport | 0.0 nm N | Public | 5,500 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 122.9 |
| IA77 | Bascom Field Elkhart · Airport | 6.3 nm NE | Private | 2,300 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KDSM | Des Moines International Des Moines · Airport | 10.4 nm SW | Public | 9,004 ft | 100LL,A | UNICOM 122.95 |
| 20IA | Hobbes Field Cumming · Airport | 14.6 nm SW | Private | 1,165 ft (soft) | — | — |
| IA85 | Tuinstra Airfield Indianola · Airport | 15.4 nm S | Private | 1,200 ft (soft) | — | — |
| IA41 | Laverty Field Indianola · Airport | 16.6 nm S | Private | 2,350 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KAMW | Ames Municipal Ames · Airport | 18.2 nm N | Public | 5,701 ft | 100,A | CTAF 122.7 |
| 2IA7 | Jungmanns Landing Adel · Airport | 20.0 nm W | Private | 1,307 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 39IA | Husband Field Dallas Center · Airport | 20.4 nm W | Private | 2,400 ft (soft) | — | — |
| IA20 | Agrivation Field Indianola · Airport | 21.6 nm S | Private | 1,710 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 44IA | Nash Field Indianola Indianola · Airport | 23.2 nm S | Private | 2,215 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| IA11 | Too Short Indianola · Airport | 24.1 nm S | Private | 1,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| KTNU | Newton Municipal-Earl Johnson Field Newton · Airport | 24.4 nm E | Public | 5,600 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 122.8 |
| KBNW | Boone Municipal Boone · Airport | 25.0 nm NW | Public | 4,808 ft | 100LL,A,MOGAS | CTAF 123.0 |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Ankeny as their city (not a surveyed city centre). Heliports are not listed. A snapshot of the 28-day NASR cycle: confirm frequencies and runway data against the current Chart Supplement before flight.