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25IA Weather Virl B Deal Airfield

St. Ansgar, IowaElevation 1,180 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KAUM · 16 NM N · 6 min old
Ceiling 3,100 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KAUM
WIND
030@8
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
3,100 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports visibility 10 SM. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests monday slight chance rain showers, high near 56F, low near 44F, 28% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Monday Slight Chance Rain Showers 56/44 NE 10 kt – 28%
Tuesday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 68/51 S 12 kt 19 kt 17%
Wednesday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 72/52 S 11 kt – 74%
Thursday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny 69/45 NW 4 kt – 27% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Chance Rain Showers 67/50 SE 7 kt – 61%
Saturday Rain Showers Likely 66/49 SE 8 kt – 61%
Sunday Chance Rain Showers 65 SW 6 kt – 28%

Source: National Weather Service (office ARX). Forecast issued 0701Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for 25IA. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 1,500 ft

15/33
Dimensions
1,500 x 75 ft
Surface
Turf
RWY 15
RWY 33

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,180 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2313Z 6:13 PM
Sunrise
1239Z 7:39 AM
Loggable night
2342Z (6:42 PM local) → 1209Z (7:09 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2313Z (6:13 PM local) → 1239Z (7:39 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0013Z (7:13 PM local) → 1139Z (6:39 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Virl B Deal Airfield is in St. Ansgar, Iowa. Field elevation 1,180 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
OwnershipPrivately owned
UsePrivate use
TypeSmall airport
ManagerSTEVEN J. BELAND JR.
Manager phone641-425-0682
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA25IA
SectionalOMAHA
Center (ARTCC)MINNEAPOLIS
Flight service (AFSS)FORT DODGE
RegionIowa
CountryUnited States
Coordinates43.3951, -92.9637
Distance from city2 NM WNW
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

25IA traffic patterns

2026-06-15 to 2026-10-21, 12 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.5
AVG OPS/DAY
1.5
Activity trend over 2 days: rising, from 1 to 2 operations per dayOperations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Turboprop 83%Unknown 17%

Mostly turboprop aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AT6T (Turboprop) · ~1 landings/mo
›AT8T (Turboprop) · ~1 landings/mo
›C170 (Unknown) · ~0 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly aircraft of unknown type.

›C170 (Unknown)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)
›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.
›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.
›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.
›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.
NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

25IA has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KAUM (16 NM N, VFR).

KAUM Austin Municipal Airport
16 NM N
VFR
KMCW Mason City Municipal Airport
21 NM SW
VFR
KAEL Albert Lea Municipal Airport
25 NM NW
VFR
KCCY Northeast Iowa Regional Airport
25 NM SE
VFR
KFXY Forest City Municipal Airport
30 NM W
VFR
KRST Rochester International Airport
37 NM NE
VFR
AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›JOE.BELAND@YAHOO.COM
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗25IA on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 25IA have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 25IA. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 25IA have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 25IA. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 25IA?
25IA sits at 1,180 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 25IA?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.