Highway Service
 Number of U.S. Highways Serving
Mahaska County.......................................................................... 1
U.S. Highway Numbers...................................................... U.S. 63
Number of Iowa Highways Serving
Mahaska County.......................................................................... 3
Iowa Highway Numbers................................. IA Hwy. 163, 92, 23
Distance to Interstate Interchange
I-80 & I-35................................................ 60 miles to Des Moines
Distance to Closest Interstate, I-80................................. 30 miles
Rail Service
Railroad Name............................................................................... Union Pacific Railroad
Number of communities served by rail............................................................................. 2
Name of communities served by rail ............................................. Oskaloosa, Eddyville
Air Service
Public Airports
Oskaloosa Municipal Airport
Distance to Airport ........................................................ 9 miles SE of Oskaloosa
Type of Runway........................................................................................ Concrete
Length of Runway.................................................................... 4000ft. and 2500 ft.
Unicom Radio.................................................................................................... Yes
Instrument Landing System...................................................................... No, GPS
VOR...................................................................................................................... No
Non-directional Beacon.................................................................................... Yes
Commercial Airport
Des Moines International Airport
Location.......................................................................................... Des Moines, IA
Distance to Airport..................................................................................... 67 miles
Length of Longest Runway.................................................................. 9003’ x 150’
Number of Passenger Airlines............................................. 12 - 6 jet/6 commuter
Number of All-Cargo Airlines................................................................................ 4
Proximity to Metropolitan Areas
City
| Miles
| Days by Railroad
| Days by Motor/Fright
| Flight Time
|
Atlanta, GA |
798 |
5 |
2 |
2 hours |
Chicago, IL |
289 |
2 |
1 |
1 hour |
Denver, CO |
722 |
3 |
1 |
2 hours |
Des Moines, IA |
60 |
2 |
1 |
|
Kansas City, MO |
217 |
3 |
1 |
1 hour |
Los Angeles, CA |
1,745 |
5 |
3 |
5.5 hours |
Milwaukee, WI |
325 |
3 |
1 |
1 hour |
Minneapolis, MN |
290 |
2 |
1 |
1 hour |
New York, NY |
1,072 |
5 |
3 |
5 hours |
Omaha, NE |
190 |
3 |
1 |
1 hour |
|
