Audubon County Airport
ADU · KADU · Audubon, IA · Non-towered · Print kneeboard
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Sun & FAA night2026-08-04 · night begins 09:05 PM
| Event | Local (CDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:46 AM | 10:46Z |
| Sunrise | 06:17 AM | 11:17Z |
| Sunset | 08:34 PM | 01:34Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 09:05 PM | 02:05Z |
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Density altitude today projected curve · departure window · takeoff roll
Winds aloft NOAA forecast · 3,000 to 53,000 ft
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Runways
RWY 14LEFT traffic
- Heading
- 143° mag · 147° true
- Dimensions
- 3,641 × 60 ft
- TPA
- 2,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
- Surface
- Concrete
- Lights
- 2-light PAPI (left) (3°)
- Displaced thr
- 140 ft
- CTAF
- 122.8
Enter the left downwind (heading 323°) on the 45° at 2,300 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).
More details — RWY 14
- Threshold elev
- 1,288 ft
- Markings
- nonprecision
- Approach obstacle
- Tree, 41 ft, 1,247 ft from threshold, 30 ft L of centerline — 25:1 slope to clear
- Threshold crossing height
- 40 ft
- TDZ elevation
- 1,288 ft
- End lights
- REIL
Pattern side + displaced threshold: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 3,641 ft |
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Comms & NavAids
Communication frequencies
Before taxi
Taxi & takeoff
Also
By procedure & sector (1 frequencies)
| Frequency | Used by |
|---|---|
| 290.4 | OMAHA RCAG (LOW) |
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
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Charts & procedures
Lowest minimums here: RNAV (GPS) with vertical guidance · VFR sectional →
Airport info
From the field
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Airport information
- ICAO / IATA
- KADU
- Coordinates
- 41.7014, -94.9205
- Elevation
- 1,288 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- Sectional chart
- OMAHA
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- No
- Weather station
- AWOS-3 · 118.075 · ☎ 712-563-2101
- ARTCC
- MINNEAPOLIS (ZMP)
- Flight service (FSS)
- FORT DODGE · 122.2 · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
- NOTAM facility
- ADU
- Attendance
- UNATNDD
- Beacon
- white-green (SS-SR)
- Segmented circle
- No
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Activated
- 1945/10
- Distance from city
- 1 SE
Night operations
- Airport lighting
- SEE RMK
- Rotating beacon
- white-green · SS-SR
- Pilot-controlled lighting
- CTAF OTS INDEFLY.; ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32 AND PAPI & REIL RYS 14 & 32 - CTAF. on 122.8 — Chart Supplement ↗
Runway lighting aids — 14: 2-light PAPI (left) · 32: 2-light PAPI (left).
FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are under Sun & FAA night in the Weather section.
Services fuel · repairs · oxygen · attendance
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- NONE
- Powerplant service
- NONE
- Parking
- tiedowns, hangars
- Other services
- Agricultural
Ownership & management 2 contacts
Remarks FAA · 5 notes
General
- RY 14 HAS 64 FT LGTD POLE 1200 FT FM THLD 350 FT L.
- FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
Lighting
- ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32 AND PAPI & REIL RYS 14 & 32 - CTAF.
Obstructions
- RWY 14 APCH SLOPE 32:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
Contact
- LOU HERBERS CHAIRMAN OFFICE# 712-563-4440.
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Nearby airports
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About KADU
Audubon County Airport (ADU · KADU) is an airport in Audubon, IA, at 1,288 ft MSL. It has 1 runway, the longest 3,641 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for KADU, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does KADU have a control tower?
No. Audubon County Airport is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) airport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM in the Comms & NavAids section.
What is the longest runway at KADU?
Audubon County Airport has 1 runway; the longest is 3,641 ft. See the Runways section for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is KADU?
Audubon County Airport is in Audubon, IA, at an elevation of 1,288 ft MSL. Coordinates: 41.7014, -94.9205.
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