KIFA — Iowa Falls Muni
Iowa Falls, IA · field elevation 1,137 ft · NON-ATCT
3 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KIFA current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KIFA 111155Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM -RA SCT065 SCT090 SCT110 23/21 A2988 RMK AO2 T02260209 10245 20225
- Wind
- from 130° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 23 °C / dewpoint 21 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.88 inHg
- Density altitude
- 2,357 ft · pressure altitude 1,177 ft
- Observed
- 18 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 130° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | 6 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 31 | 6 kt tail | 1 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
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
- 1116Z / 0120Z
- Magnetic variation
- 1° (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.