// Station · 11m ago
KIOW
Iowa City Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 170° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32.2°C / 20.6°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
ELEV 668 FT
41.6392°N / 91.5465°W
LOCATION · Iowa City, US
WIND
170°4 kt
KIOW · 668 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
170°/4
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
32 / 21
ALTIM
30.15"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 170°/4 kt. 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 KIOW 142252Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 32/21 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP203 T03220206
KIOW · day 14 at 22:52 UTC · wind from 170° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1020.3 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 170° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
170°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
07
HDG 070°
—CALM
——
5,002'
25
HDG 250°
—CALM
——
5,002'
12
HDG 120°
—CALM
——
4,200'
30
HDG 300°
—CALM
——
4,200'
Pattern altitude: 1,668 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 +18°C
2,600FT
+1,932 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV668 FT
OAT+32°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT435 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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:45ZSUNRISE
18:13ZSOLAR NOON
01:40ZSUNSET
02:14ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:03Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 37m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:14Z (3h 10m)
DAY LENGTH14h 55m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:53Z
MOONSET01:49Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KCID
VFR
→
MVFR
08Z
The Eastern Iowa Airport · Cedar Rapids
- WIND
- 270° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM NW
- AGE
- 11m ago
KAWG
—
Washington Municipal Airport · Washington
- WIND
- 030° / 4 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM S
- AGE
- 8m ago
KMUT
VFR
Muscatine Municipal Airport · Muscatine
- WIND
- 300° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM SE
- AGE
- 8m ago
KMXO
VFR
Monticello Regional Airport · Monticello
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM NE
- AGE
- 28m ago
KFFL
VFR
Fairfield Municipal Airport · Fairfield
- WIND
- 120° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 40 NM SW
- AGE
- 8m ago
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