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 100054Z 28007KT 10SM CLR 09/06 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP164 T00940056
- Wind
- from 280° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 9 °C / dewpoint 6 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Density altitude
- 314 ft · pressure altitude 793 ft
- Observed
- 52 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 280° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | 6 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 36 | — | 7 kt from the left |
| 18 | — | 7 kt from the right |
| 12 | 6 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
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
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KALO 092333Z 1000/1024 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM100300 30005KT P6SM FEW250 FM101600 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
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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
- 1255Z / 2252Z
- 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.