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4IA7 Weather Witcombe Field

Cedar Falls, IowaElevation 1,000 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KALO · 7 NM NE · 8 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KALO
WIND
350@6
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 360° at 7 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 11C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 48F, 1% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Wednesday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Mostly Cloudy 48 NNE 8 kt – 1%
Monday Mostly Cloudy 63/50 ENE 9 kt – 5%
Tuesday Partly Sunny 70/54 SSE 12 kt 16 kt 20%
Wednesday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 74/56 S 12 kt – 68% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Thursday Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 72/54 W 6 kt – 68%
Friday Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 73/56 SE 9 kt – 55%
Saturday Rain Showers Likely 68/53 SSE 9 kt – 66%
Sunday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 66 WNW 7 kt – 18%

Source: National Weather Service (office DMX). Forecast issued 0402Z.

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 4IA7. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

18/36
Dimensions
1,700 x 100 ft
Surface
TURF
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,000 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2312Z 6:12 PM
Sunrise
1235Z 7:35 AM
Loggable night
2341Z (6:41 PM local) → 1207Z (7:07 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2312Z (6:12 PM local) → 1235Z (7:35 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0012Z (7:12 PM local) → 1135Z (6:35 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

Witcombe Field is in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Field elevation 1,000 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA4IA7
RegionIowa
CountryUnited States
Coordinates42.4713, -92.5045
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

4IA7 traffic patterns

2026-07-30 to 2026-07-30, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
3
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Turboprop 100%

Mostly turboprop aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AT8T (Turboprop) · ~1 landings/mo
›UNKN (Unknown) · ~0 landings/mo
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

4IA7 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KALO (7 NM NE, VFR).

KALO Waterloo Regional Airport
7 NM NE
VFR
KMIW Marshalltown Municipal Airport
28 NM SW
VFR
KIFA Iowa Falls Municipal Airport
34 NM W
VFR
KHPT Hampton Municipal Airport
35 NM NW
VFR
KCCY Northeast Iowa Regional Airport
36 NM N
VFR
KCID The Eastern Iowa Airport
50 NM SE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗4IA7 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 4IA7 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 4IA7. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 4IA7 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 4IA7. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 4IA7?
4IA7 sits at 1,000 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 4IA7?
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.