KCSQ — Creston Muni
Creston, IA · field elevation 1,300 ft · NON-ATCT
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KCSQ current weather Live
IFR ceiling 500–1,000 ft or visibility 1–3 statute miles
METAR KCSQ 252335Z AUTO 13009KT 1 1/2SM -RA BKN005 OVC015 17/17 A3017 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 130° at 9 kt
- Visibility
- 1.5 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 500 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 17 °C / dewpoint 17 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.17 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,534 ft · pressure altitude 1,050 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 130° at 9 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 7 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 04 | 1 kt head | 9 kt from the right |
| 22 | 1 kt tail | 9 kt from the left |
| 34 | 7 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
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
No TAF is issued for KCSQ — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KCSQ — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 41.02144, -94.36331
- Elevation
- 1,300 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1208Z / 0009Z
- Magnetic variation
- 4°E (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Omaha
- County
- Union, IA
Everything else KCSQ publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 4,901 | 75 | CONC | MED |
| 04/22 | 1,692 | 100 | TURF | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KLWD Lamoni Muni31 nm
- KICL Schenck Fld35 nm
- KAIO Atlantic Muni39 nm
- KRDK Red Oak Muni41 nm
- KDSM Des Moines Intl44 nm
- KCNC Chariton Muni45 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KCSQ 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.