KAXA — Algona Muni
Algona, IA · field elevation 1,216 ft · NON-ATCT
KAXA current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KAXA 100235Z AUTO 32006KT 10SM CLR 09/05 A3005 RMK A01
- Wind
- from 320° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 9 °C / dewpoint 5 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.05 inHg
- Density altitude
- 629 ft · pressure altitude 1,086 ft
- Observed
- 5 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 320° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | 6 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 36 | 4 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 18 | 4 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 13 | 6 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
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
No TAF is issued for KAXA — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KAXA — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 43.07780, -94.27177
- Elevation
- 1,216 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1303Z / 2258Z
- Magnetic variation
- 3°E (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Omaha
- County
- Kossuth, IA
Everything else KAXA publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 4,200 | 75 | CONC | MED |
| 18/36 | 2,895 | 160 | TURF | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KEST Estherville Muni29 nm
- KFXY Forest City Muni/Trimble Fld30 nm
- KCAV Clarion Muni30 nm
- KFOD Fort Dodge Rgnl32 nm
- KFRM Fairmont Muni35 nm
- KSPW Spencer Muni41 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KAXA 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.