KCAV — Clarion Muni
Clarion, IA · field elevation 1,157 ft · NON-ATCT
3 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KCAV current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KCAV 111155Z AUTO 16011KT 10SM FEW065 SCT075 BKN110 22/22 A2981 RMK A01
- Wind
- from 160° at 11 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 11,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 22 °C / dewpoint 22 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.81 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,396 ft · pressure altitude 1,267 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 160° at 11 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | 11 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 32 | 11 kt tail | 3 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, 21,000–21,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KCAV — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KCAV — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 42.74047, -93.75906
- Elevation
- 1,157 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1117Z / 0122Z
- Magnetic variation
- 3° (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Omaha
- County
- Wright, IA
Everything else KCAV publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 3,455 | 60 | CONC | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KFOD Fort Dodge Rgnl22 nm
- KHPT Hampton Muni23 nm
- KIFA Iowa Falls Muni27 nm
- KFXY Forest City Muni/Trimble Fld30 nm
- KAXA Algona Muni30 nm
- KMCW Mason City Muni31 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KCAV 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.