Airports near Forest City, IA
12 airports, seaplane bases and airstrips within 25 nm of Forest City, 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: Forest City Municipal/Trimble Field (KFXY), 0.0 nm N. Closest public fuel: KFXY (100LL), 0.0 nm. Longest runway: 6,501 ft at KMCW.
Current METARs for these airports (aviationweather.gov) →
| Id | Name | From Forest City | Use | Longest rwy | Fuel | Tower / CTAF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KFXY | Forest City Municipal/Trimble Field Forest City · Airport | 0.0 nm N | Public | 5,796 ft | 100LL | CTAF 122.8 |
| 2IA9 | South 80 Field Crystal Lake · Airport | 7.0 nm W | Private | 2,000 ft (soft) | — | — |
| IA38 | Plain Ol' Field Clear Lake · Airport | 10.1 nm SE | Private | 2,600 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 0Y6 | Lake Mills Municipal Lake Mills · Airport | 11.8 nm NE | Public | 3,380 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| KMCW | Mason City Municipal Mason City · Airport | 13.6 nm E | Public | 6,501 ft | 100LL,A | CTAF 123.0 |
| IA70 | Friesenborg & Larson Buffalo Center · Airport | 14.7 nm NW | Private | 2,900 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 73IA | Harris Field Mason City · Airport | 18.2 nm E | Private | 3,250 ft (soft) | — | — |
| IA07 | Loken Farm Northwood · Airport | 18.7 nm NE | Private | 2,500 ft (soft) | — | — |
| IA51 | Holt Farms Northwood · Airport | 19.1 nm NE | Private | 2,231 ft (soft) | — | — |
| 5D2 | Northwood Municipal Northwood · Airport | 22.5 nm NE | Public | 3,300 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| Y48 | Belmond Municipal Belmond · Airport | 23.0 nm S | Public | 3,245 ft (soft) | — | CTAF 122.9 |
| IA18 | Besch Corwith · Airport | 23.9 nm SW | Private | 2,193 ft (soft) | — | — |
Distances are great-circle nautical miles with direction from the centre of the facilities that list Forest City 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.