| Air Service |
|
| Public
Airports |
|
| Name |
Perry Municipal Airport |
| Distance to Airport |
0 - 30 Miles |
| Type of Runway |
Concrete |
| Length of Runway |
4000 feet |
| Unicom Radio |
Yes |
| Instrument Landing System |
Yes |
| VOR |
No |
| Non-directional Beacon |
Yes |
|
|
|
|
Commercial Airport |
|
| Name |
Des Moines International
Airport |
| Location |
Des Moines |
| Distance to Airport |
5 - 45 Miles |
| Length of Longest Runway |
9003' x 150' |
| Number of Passenger Airlines |
12; 6 jet / 6 commuter |
| Number of All-Cargo Airlines |
4 |
|
|
|
| RAIL SERVICE |
|
| Railroad Name |
Union Pacific Railroad |
| Number of Communities Served
by Rail |
2 |
| Name of Communities Served
by Rail |
Waukee, West Des Moines |
| Railroad Name |
Iowa Interstate Ltd. Railroad |
| Number of Communities Served
by Rail |
6 |
| Name of Communities Served
by Rail |
Clive, Dexter, DeSoto, Van
Meter, Urbandale, West Des Moines |
| Number of Communities with
Piggyback Service Available |
0 |
| Nearest Available Piggyback
Service |
Newton, Iowa; approximately
40 miles east of Des Moines on Interstate 80 |
| |
|
| HIGHWAY SERVICE |
|
| Number of Interstate Highways
Serving County |
2 |
| Interstate Numbers |
I-80 and I-35 |
| Distance to Interstate Interchange |
0 to 35 miles |
| Number of U.S. Highways Serving
County |
2 |
| U.S. Highway Numbers |
U.S. 169 and U.S. 6 |
| Number of Iowa Highways Serving
County |
4 |
| Iowa Highway Number |
141, 44, 144, 17 |
