METAR & TAF KRDK
Current METAR
Observed 16:56Z
KRDK 121656Z AUTO 29006KT 10SM CLR 26/13 A3002 RMK AO2
- Wind
- 290° @ 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 26°C / 13°C
- Altimeter
- 30.02 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- 2,492 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 2 NM W
- VFR sectional
- OMAHA
- ARTCC
- ZMP · MINNEAPOLIS
- NOTAM facility
- RDK (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- KEVIN MCGREW
- Phone
- 712-274-3614
- Address
- 1674 200TH ST, RED OAK IA 51566
Flight service · Hours
- FSS FOD
- FORT DODGE1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- MON-FRI · 0800-1700
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 31
LEFT TRAFFIC| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 54° / 234° | 5,100 ft | CONC | Standard L |
| 17/35 | 170° / 350° | 2,901 ft | CONC | Standard L |
| 13/31Favored | 138° / 318° | 2,050 ft | TURF | Standard L |
Runway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3°) | — | 60', rr, 1752' from thr, 0' R of cntrln, slope 25 |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3°) | — | 76', trees, 1796' from thr, 111' R of cntrln, slope 21 |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3°) | — | 23', road, 680' from thr, 0' R of cntrln, slope 20 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3°) | — | 44', pline, 1124' from thr, 83' R of cntrln, slope 21 |
| 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27', road, 900' from thr, 0' R of cntrln, slope 33 |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51', pole, 1210' from thr, 0' R of cntrln, slope 23 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over satellite imagery. Not for navigation.

Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LLA1+
- Other services
- AGRI,INSTR
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Hangar
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- Yes
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- ULTRALIGHTS ON & INVOF ARPT.
- FOR CD CTC OMAHA APCH AT 402-682-4395.
Lighting notes
- ACTVT REIL RWY 05, 17, 23 & 35; PAPI RWY 05, 17, 23 & 35; MIRL RWY 17/35 & 05/23 - CTAF.
Runway surface & condition
- 05/23RWY 23 CALM WIND RWY.
- 13/31NOT MNTND NOV-APR.
Approach & departure obstructions
- 35+44 FT PWR POLES 1650 FT FM THR.
- 13YELLOW CONES.
- 31YELLOW CONES.
Other notes
- 1ON CALL WKEND & HOL - AMGR.
- OWNERNICK HILDRETH
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KRDK
Answer card- ICAO
- KRDK
- Name
- RED OAK MUNI
- Location
- RED OAK, IOWA
- Elevation
- 1,045 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 2,045 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 05/23 · 5,100 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 4
- Magnetic variation
- 4°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 290° at 6 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 31
Red Oak Muni sits in Red Oak, Iowa. The field elevation is 1,045 ft MSL. It has three runways. The longest is runway 05/23 at 5,100 ft. The airport is non-towered. CTAF and UNICOM are both 122.8. Omaha Approach and Departure are listed on 124.5 and 263.0.
No ILS approaches are published here. Pattern altitude is not published in the facts, so use the standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston traffic unless the current FAA Chart Supplement says otherwise. The on-field airport FBO is Red Oak Municipal Airport. It carries 100LL and Jet A with Prist. Call (712) 623-6523 for current service details.
Runway 05/23 has medium intensity lights, PAPI and runway end identifier lights. Those lights are activated via CTAF. Runway 23 is listed as the calm wind runway. Runway 13/31 is not maintained from November through April. Yellow cones mark 13 and 31. There are also +44 ft power poles 1,650 ft from the threshold of runway 35. Ultralights operate on and near the airport. If you need clearance delivery, contact Omaha Approach at 402-682-4395. Check the current FAA Chart Supplement for any noise or curfew restrictions before flying in.