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5IA5 Weather Folkerts Airport

Rudd, IowaElevation 1,150 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KCCY · 12 NM E · 14 min old
Ceiling 19,000 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KCCY
WIND
050@11
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
19,000 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 wind from 30° at 7 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 9C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests monday mostly cloudy, high near 59F, low near 46F, 16% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Monday Mostly Cloudy 59/46 NE 10 kt – 16%
Tuesday Mostly Cloudy 69/52 S 12 kt – 13%
Wednesday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 73/53 S 12 kt – 73%
Thursday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny 70/46 NW 5 kt – 40% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Chance Rain Showers 68/50 SE 7 kt – 60%
Saturday Rain Showers Likely 67/49 SE 8 kt – 60%
Sunday Chance Rain Showers 66 S 6 kt – 27%

Source: National Weather Service (office ARX). Forecast issued 0828Z.

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 5IA5. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

E/W
Dimensions
2,600 x 82 ft
Surface
TURF
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,150 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
1238Z 7:38 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) → 1238Z (7:38 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0013Z (7:13 PM local) → 1138Z (6:38 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

Folkerts Airport is in Rudd, Iowa. Field elevation 1,150 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA5IA5
RegionIowa
CountryUnited States
Coordinates43.1430, -92.8780
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

5IA5 traffic patterns

2026-07-18 to 2026-07-18, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
2
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›R66 (Helicopter) · ~1 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

5IA5 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KCCY (12 NM E, VFR).

KCCY Northeast Iowa Regional Airport
12 NM E
VFR
KMCW Mason City Municipal Airport
20 NM W
VFR
KHPT Hampton Municipal Airport
29 NM SW
VFR
KAUM Austin Municipal Airport
31 NM N
VFR
KFXY Forest City Municipal Airport
33 NM W
VFR
KAEL Albert Lea Municipal Airport
39 NM NW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗5IA5 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 5IA5 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 5IA5. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 5IA5 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 5IA5. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 5IA5?
5IA5 sits at 1,150 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 5IA5?
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.