KALO — Waterloo Rgnl
Waterloo, IA · field elevation 873 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
KALO current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KALO 252354Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM FEW050 BKN090 18/15 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP229 T01830150 10194 20183 56007
- Wind
- from 130° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 9,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 18 °C / dewpoint 15 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.21 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,112 ft · pressure altitude 583 ft
- Observed
- 6 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 130° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 6 kt head | — |
| 18 | 3 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 36 | 3 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 30 | 6 kt tail | — |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
2 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 25,000–30,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KALO 252320Z 2600/2624 13005KT P6SM OVC040 FM261300 13009KT P6SM OVC030 PROB30 2613/2614 6SM -SHRA OVC025 FM261400 13009KT 6SM -SHRA OVC025 FM262000 13011KT P6SM BKN015 OVC030 PROB30 2620/2624 6SM -SHRA OVC008
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 42.55845, -92.40102
- Elevation
- 873 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1201Z / 0000Z
- Tower hours
- 0600-2000
- Magnetic variation
- 0° (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- Black Hawk, IA
Airport diagram
Everything else KALO publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 8,399 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 18/36 | 6,003 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | MED |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 120.65
- Tower 0600-2000
- 125.075
- Ground
- 121.9
- Clearance
- 121.9
- CTAF
- 125.075
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 118.9
Published procedures
- 7 approaches — ILS, LOC, LOC/BC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KALO airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Iowa airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.