Knoxville Municipal (KOXV), Iowa
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Knoxville Municipal Airport (KOXV) is a single-runway public-use field in south-central Iowa, serving general aviation and business turboprop and jet traffic without a control tower. Both 100LL and Jet A are available on an unattended, dawn-to-dusk basis year-round. FAA TFMSC data shows modest, business-aviation-weighted volume, with Des Moines International the nearest customs-equipped airport at just under 28.5 nautical miles.
Runways
Knoxville Municipal has one paved runway, 15/33, 4,000 ft long and 75 ft wide, with a concrete surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Knoxville Municipal has Jet A and 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Knoxville Municipal does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Des Moines International (KDSM), 28 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Knoxville Municipal recorded 102 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in August. Business aviation traffic at KOXV is concentrated in August, which recorded well over double the ops of any other month in 2025.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month August, 35 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Knoxville Municipal averages 8.3 days above 90°F in July and 29.8 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 84.6°F, and January the coldest, at 29.9°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Knoxville Municipal has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
The MIRL for runway 15/33, along with the PAPI and REIL for runways 15 and 33, is pilot-activated via CTAF.
For clearance delivery, contact Des Moines ATCT.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Knoxville Municipal has five airfields within 29 NM. The closest is Pella Municipal (KPEA), 9.74 NM northeast.
Part of the Des Moines and Iowa area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KOXV
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Frequently asked questions
What runway is available at KOXV?
Knoxville Municipal Airport has a single runway, 15/33, a 4,000-foot concrete surface 75 feet wide. This is also the airport's longest paved surface, matching the field's max paved length figure. There is no parallel or crosswind runway, so wind conditions on 15/33 govern usability for all traffic. The runway lighting, along with PAPI and REIL on both ends, is pilot-activated via CTAF.
Is KOXV a towered airport?
Knoxville Municipal Airport is non-towered, operating on a CTAF basis under the ALL / ALL / DAWN-DUSK attendance schedule. Pilots handle traffic separation and runway lighting activation themselves, including the MIRL on runway 15/33 and the PAPI and REIL units on both runway ends. For clearance delivery coordination, the airport remarks direct pilots to contact Des Moines ATCT rather than a local tower.</answer
What fuel is available at Knoxville Municipal Airport?
Knoxville Municipal Airport (KOXV) stocks both 100LL avgas and Jet A fuel. Availability follows the field's dawn-to-dusk, all-week attendance schedule rather than a staffed full-time operation. No onsite customs service exists at KOXV; the nearest customs airport is Des Moines International, about 28.47 nautical miles away.
How much business aviation traffic does KOXV see?
Knoxville Municipal Airport recorded 102 business aviation operations in 2025 out of 259 total annual operations, according to FAA TFMSC data, which reflects cross-border traffic patterns tracked by the FAA rather than a full count of local activity. Monthly business aviation ops ranged from as low as 1 in March to 35 in August, the year's clear peak month.