// Station · 17m ago
KIFA
Iowa Falls Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 21.9°C
ALTIM 30.17 inHg
ELEV 1,137 FT
42.4708°N / 93.2700°W
LOCATION · Iowa Falls, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KIFA · 1,137 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 22
ALTIM
30.17"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KIFA 150055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 30/22 A3017 RMK AO2 T03000219
KIFA · day 15 at 00:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.17" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
13
HDG 130°
—CALM
——
4,602'
31
HDG 310°
—CALM
——
4,602'
Pattern altitude: 2,137 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL).
Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying.
// On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.
// Density altitude · ISA +17°C
2,900FT
+1,763 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,137 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT883 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KTIF
(Thomas County Airport, Thedford, elev 2,925 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+29%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%
Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.
// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:49ZSUNRISE
18:20ZSOLAR NOON
01:50ZSUNSET
02:24ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:12Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING37m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:24Z (1h 11m)
DAY LENGTH15h 01m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:02Z
MOONSET02:03Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KHPT
VFR
Hampton Municipal Airport · Hampton
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 15 NM N
- AGE
- 17m ago
KMIW
VFR
Marshalltown Municipal Airport · Marshalltown
- WIND
- 050° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM SE
- AGE
- 19m ago
KEBS
VFR
Webster City Municipal Airport · Webster City
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM W
- AGE
- 17m ago
KCAV
VFR
Clarion Municipal Airport · Clarion
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM NW
- AGE
- 17m ago
KAMW
VFR
Ames Municipal Airport · Ames
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM SW
- AGE
- 19m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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