KIFA — Iowa Falls Muni
Iowa Falls, IA · field elevation 1,137 ft · NON-ATCT
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KIFA current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KIFA 252335Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM SCT026 BKN043 OVC060 17/15 A3023 RMK AO2 T01730149
- Wind
- from 120° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 4,300 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 17 °C / dewpoint 15 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.23 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,295 ft · pressure altitude 827 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 120° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 31 | 3 kt tail | 1 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
Pilot reports
4 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 23,000–41,000 ft.
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Forecast
No TAF is issued for KIFA — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KIFA — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 42.47136, -93.27072
- Elevation
- 1,137 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1204Z / 0005Z
- Magnetic variation
- 1°E (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Omaha
- County
- Hardin, IA
Everything else KIFA publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 4,602 | 75 | CONC | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
- Approach
- 118.9
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KHPT Hampton Muni15 nm
- KMIW Marshalltown Muni27 nm
- KCAV Clarion Muni27 nm
- KAMW Ames Muni33 nm
- KBNW Boone Muni36 nm
- KALO Waterloo Rgnl39 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KIFA 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.