KALO — Waterloo Rgnl
Waterloo, IA · field elevation 873 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
3 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KALO current weather
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
SPECI KALO 111202Z 14011KT 8SM -TSRA SCT018 BKN029 BKN120 22/21 A2988 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS P0001 T02170206 $
- Wind
- from 140° at 11 kt
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 2,900 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 22 °C / dewpoint 21 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.88 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,924 ft · pressure altitude 913 ft
- Observed
- 14 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 140° at 11 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 11 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 18 | 7 kt head | 8 kt from the left |
| 36 | 7 kt tail | 8 kt from the right |
| 30 | 11 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 2,500–2,500 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 111140Z 1112/1212 32007KT 6SM -SHRA FEW015 SCT030 BKN070 TEMPO 1112/1113 VRB20G30KT 3SM TSRA BKN025CB FM111500 15006KT P6SM SCT030 OVC100 FM111900 04005KT P6SM SCT200 FM121000 00000KT P6SM SCT080 BKN100
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
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
- 1112Z / 0117Z
- 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
- 8 approaches — ILS, LD, 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.