KCBF — Council Bluffs Muni
Council Bluffs, IA · field elevation 1,245 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KCBF current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KCBF 111155Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM CLR A2986 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 070° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- —
- Altimeter
- 29.86 inHg
- Observed
- 18 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 070° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | 2 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 14 | 2 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 32 | 2 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 18 | 2 kt tail | 5 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
2 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 4,000–5,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KCBF — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KCBF — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 41.26011, -95.75864
- Elevation
- 1,245 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1128Z / 0127Z
- Magnetic variation
- 5° (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Omaha
- County
- Pottawattamie, IA
Airport diagram
Everything else KCBF publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 5,500 | 100 | CONC | HIGH |
| 14/32 | 3,650 | 60 | CONC | MED |
Frequencies
- Clearance
- 127.675
- CTAF
- 122.725
- UNICOM
- 122.725
- Approach
- 124.5
Published procedures
- 7 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KOMA Eppley Airfield7 nm
- KOFF Offutt AFB11 nm
- KMLE Millard16 nm
- KBTA Blair Exec18 nm
- KPMV Plattsmouth Muni/Douglas V Duey Fld20 nm
- KRDK Red Oak Muni27 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KCBF 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.