KIIB — James H Connell Fld At Independence Muni
Independence, IA · field elevation 979 ft · NON-ATCT
KIIB current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KIIB 100615Z AUTO 34008KT 10SM CLR 07/04 A3007 RMK AO2 T00700044
- Wind
- from 340° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 7 °C / dewpoint 4 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.07 inHg
- Density altitude
- 74 ft · pressure altitude 829 ft
- Observed
- 11 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 340° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | 8 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 18 | 8 kt tail | 3 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 KIIB — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KIIB — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 42.45689, -91.94767
- Elevation
- 979 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1253Z / 2250Z
- Magnetic variation
- 0° (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- Buchanan, IA
Everything else KIIB publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 5,500 | 100 | 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 →
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- KOLZ Oelwein Muni13 nm
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- KCCY Northeast Iowa Rgnl47 nm
- KMIW Marshalltown Muni48 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KIIB 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.