KIWA — Mesa Gateway
Phoenix, AZ · field elevation 1,384 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KIWA current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KIWA 111152Z 20004KT 10SM SCT120 29/20 A2999 RMK LTG DSNT N AND S
- Wind
- from 200° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 29 °C / dewpoint 20 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.99 inHg
- Density altitude
- 3,286 ft · pressure altitude 1,314 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 200° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 12C | 2 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 12L | 2 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 12R | 2 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 30C | 2 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
| 30R | 2 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
| 30L | 2 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KIWA 111130Z 1112/1212 17006KT P6SM VCSH SCT120 BKN200 BKN250 FM111600 28011KT P6SM FEW120 SCT150 SCT250 FM120600 16009KT P6SM SCT100 SCT250
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 33.30782, -111.65546
- Elevation
- 1,384 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1247Z / 0216Z
- Tower hours
- 0500-2400
- Magnetic variation
- 13° (1980)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Phoenix
- County
- Maricopa, AZ
Airport diagram
Everything else KIWA publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12R/30L | 10,401 | 150 | CONC | MED |
| 12C/30C | 10,201 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
| 12L/30R | 9,300 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 133.5
- Tower 0500-2400
- 120.6
- Ground
- 128.25
- Clearance
- 135.05
- CTAF
- 120.6
- Approach
- 124.9
Published procedures
- 9 approaches — ILS, LG, LOC, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 10 departures published
- 5 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KIWA airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Arizona 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.