// Station · 6m ago

KIFA

Iowa Falls Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 150° / 12 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 9,000 ft

T/Td 25.6°C / 12.8°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 1,137 FT

42.4708°N / 93.2700°W

LOCATION · Iowa Falls, US

WIND

150°12 kt

KIFA · 1,137 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

150°/12

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC090

LAYERS

SCT070 OVC090

T / Td

26 / 13

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 9,000 ft. Moderate winds at 150°/12 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 7,000 ft, and overcast at 9,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KIFA 302135Z AUTO 15012KT 10SM SCT070 OVC090 26/13 A2997 RMK AO2 T02560128

KIFA · day 30 at 21:35 UTC · wind from 150° at 12 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 7,000 ft · overcast at 9,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 12 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

150°12 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

13★ HDG 130° H11 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,602'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

31 HDG 310° T11 kt X4 kt LEFT —

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 +13°C

2,600FT

+1,463 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,137 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT1,084 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KANW (Ainsworth Regional Airport, Ainsworth, elev 2,589 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+26%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-12%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-8%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC090

Overcast · base 9,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT070

Scattered · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING9,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER9,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,066 ft VFR MARGIN+6,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:41ZSUNRISE

18:12ZSOLAR NOON

01:43ZSUNSET

02:17ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:41Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 01m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:17Z (4h 35m) DAY LENGTH15h 02m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:12Z MOONSET13:14Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KFOD

VFR

Fort Dodge Regional Airport · Fort Dodge

WIND: 120° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN047
DIST: 41 NM W
AGE: 45m ago

KMCW

VFR

Mason City Municipal Airport · Mason City

WIND: 160° / 17 ktG27
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 41 NM N
AGE: 48m ago

KCCY

VFR

Northeast Iowa Regional Airport · Charles City

WIND: 120° / 13 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC065
DIST: 46 NM NE
AGE: 6m ago

KFXY

VFR

Forest City Municipal Airport · Forest City

WIND: 120° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN080
DIST: 48 NM N
AGE: 6m ago

KIKV

VFR

Ankeny Regional Airport · Ankeny

WIND: 130° / 13 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW041
DIST: 49 NM S
AGE: 6m ago

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