KCID — The Eastern Iowa
Cedar Rapids, IA · field elevation 869 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
KCID current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KCID 100152Z 20005KT 10SM CLR 10/05 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP162 T01000050
- Wind
- from 200° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 10 °C / dewpoint 5 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Density altitude
- 381 ft · pressure altitude 789 ft
- Observed
- 46 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 200° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 2 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 27 | 2 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 09 | 2 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 31 | 2 kt tail | 4 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
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KCID 092320Z 1000/1024 20005KT P6SM SKC FM100200 25005KT P6SM SKC FM100600 32006KT P6SM SCT250
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 41.88469, -91.71081
- Elevation
- 869 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1250Z / 2251Z
- Tower hours
- 0500-2330
- Magnetic variation
- 2°E (1985)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- Linn, IA
Airport diagram
Everything else KCID publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 8,600 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 13/31 | 6,200 | 150 | CONC | MED |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 124.15
- Tower 0500-2330
- 118.7
- Ground
- 121.6
- Clearance
- 125.45
- CTAF
- 118.7
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 119.05
- Approach 091-269
- 119.7
- Approach 270-090
- 134.05
Published procedures
- 6 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KOLZ Oelwein Muni49 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KCID 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.