Jefferson Municipal (KEFW), Iowa
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Jefferson Municipal Airport (KEFW) is a public-use, non-towered field in Jefferson, Iowa, recording FAA TFMSC business aviation traffic in the low double digits annually. The airport offers a single paved runway alongside a turf strip, with 100LL as the only fuel available on the field.
Runways
Jefferson Municipal has two paved and unpaved runways. The longest, 14/32, is 4,100 ft long and 75 ft wide, with a concrete surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Jefferson Municipal has 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Jefferson Municipal does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Des Moines International (KDSM), 42 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Jefferson Municipal recorded 28 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in December. Business aviation traffic at KEFW is concentrated in December, February, April, July, and August, with several months recording little to no activity.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month December, 8 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Jefferson Municipal averages 7.6 days above 90°F in July, 30.6 freeze days in January and 2.6 snow days in February. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 83.4°F, and January the coldest, at 27.6°F.
Weather station is 2.4 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Jefferson Municipal has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
Runway lighting operates dusk to dawn. REIL for runways 14 and 32, and MIRL for runway 14/32, are pilot-activated via CTAF. PAPI on runways 14 and 32 operates continuously.
Runway 18/36 is marked with yellow cones.
Runway 18/36 is marked with yellow cones.
Runway 32 is the calm wind runway.
For clearance delivery, contact Minneapolis ARTCC.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Jefferson Municipal has five airfields within 34 NM. The closest is Perry Municipal (KPRO), 13.69 NM southeast.
Part of the Des Moines and Iowa area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KEFW
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at KEFW.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is KEFW airport towered?
KEFW, Jefferson Municipal Airport, is non-towered and unattended (UNATNDD). Pilots use CTAF for runway lighting activation, and traffic coordination relies on standard non-towered procedures rather than a control tower.
What fuel is available at Jefferson Municipal Airport?
Jefferson Municipal Airport stocks 100LL only; there is no Jet A on the field. Operators requiring jet fuel need to plan a stop elsewhere before or after using KEFW.
Where is the nearest customs facility to KEFW?
The nearest customs airport to KEFW, Jefferson Municipal Airport, is KDSM, located approximately 41.71 nautical miles away. KEFW itself has no onsite customs processing.