KCID — The Eastern Iowa
Cedar Rapids, IA · field elevation 869 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
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KCID current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KCID 252352Z 10006KT 7SM FEW055 OVC080 17/16 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP232 T01720156 10183 20172 56006
- Wind
- from 100° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 8,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 17 °C / dewpoint 16 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.22 inHg
- Density altitude
- 965 ft · pressure altitude 569 ft
- Observed
- 5 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 100° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 09 | 6 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 13 | 5 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 31 | 5 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
| 27 | 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
Pilot reports
2 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 30,000–31,000 ft.
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KCID 252320Z 2600/2624 11005KT P6SM SCT040 BKN070 PROB30 2614/2617 5SM -SHRA BR OVC040 FM261700 14007KT 5SM -SHRA BR OVC040 FM262100 13007KT P6SM BKN045
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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
- 1158Z / 2359Z
- 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 →
Nearby airports
- KIOW Iowa City Muni16 nm
- KMXO Monticello Rgnl32 nm
- KIIB James H Connell Fld At Independence Muni36 nm
- KAWG Washington Muni37 nm
- KMUT Muscatine Muni40 nm
- 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.