KCID — The Eastern Iowa
Cedar Rapids, IA · field elevation 869 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
3 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KCID current weather
LIFR ceiling below 500 ft or visibility under 1 statute mile
SPECI KCID 111207Z 21010KT 1 3/4SM VCTS BR OVC001 24/24 A2990 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS T02390239
- Wind
- from 210° at 10 kt
- Visibility
- 1.75 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 100 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 24 °C / dewpoint 24 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.90 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,156 ft · pressure altitude 889 ft
- Observed
- 5 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 210° at 10 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | 5 kt head | 9 kt from the left |
| 13 | 3 kt head | 10 kt from the right |
| 31 | 3 kt tail | 10 kt from the left |
| 09 | 5 kt tail | 9 kt from the right |
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, 2,500–2,500 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KCID 111130Z 1112/1212 08006KT 4SM -TSRA BR SCT040 BKN080CB TEMPO 1112/1115 VRB25G45KT 1SM TSRA BKN015CB FM111600 20008KT 6SM -TSRA BKN040CB FM111800 20005KT P6SM SCT120 FM120800 VRB03KT 3SM BR SCT250
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
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
- 1111Z / 0112Z
- Tower hours
- 0500-2330
- Magnetic variation
- 2° (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
- 8 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, LS, 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.