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89IA Weather Chain Lakes Airpark

Cedar Rapids, IowaElevation 825 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KCID · 10 NM S · 9 min old
No ceiling, visibility 7 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KCID
WIND
340@6
steady
VISIBILITY
7 SM
11.3 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 330° at 5 kt, visibility 7 SM, temperature 14C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 51F, 2% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Mostly Cloudy 51 NE 4 kt – 2%
Monday Mostly Cloudy 68/50 E 9 kt – 4%
Tuesday Mostly Cloudy 72/55 SE 9 kt – 19%
Wednesday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny 75/58 S 9 kt – 64%
Thursday Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 74/56 SW 4 kt – 64% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 74/57 SE 9 kt – 53%
Saturday Rain Showers Likely 70/55 S 9 kt – 65%
Sunday Slight Chance Rain Showers 68 W 4 kt – 20%

Source: National Weather Service (office DVN). Forecast issued 0401Z.

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 89IA. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
825 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2310Z 6:10 PM
Sunrise
1232Z 7:32 AM
Loggable night
2339Z (6:39 PM local) → 1203Z (7:03 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2310Z (6:10 PM local) → 1232Z (7:32 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0010Z (7:10 PM local) → 1132Z (6:32 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

Chain Lakes Airpark is in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Field elevation 825 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA89IA
RegionIowa
CountryUnited States
Coordinates42.0514, -91.7168
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

89IA traffic patterns

2026-09-11 to 2026-10-04, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-23

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

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›B06 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›UNKN (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

89IA has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KCID (10 NM S, VFR).

KCID The Eastern Iowa Airport
10 NM S
VFR
KIOW Iowa City Municipal Airport
26 NM S
VFR
KMXO Monticello Regional Airport
27 NM NE
VFR
KALO Waterloo Regional Airport
43 NM NW
VFR
KMUT Muscatine Municipal Airport
48 NM SE
VFR
KDBQ Dubuque Regional Airport
49 NM NE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗89IA on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 89IA have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 89IA. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 89IA have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 89IA. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 89IA?
89IA sits at 825 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 89IA?
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.