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IA17 Weather Bluebird Airport

Cedar Falls, IowaElevation 924 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KALO · 6 NM SE · 9 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
020@5
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 10° at 4 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 9C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests monday mostly cloudy, high near 63F, low near 50F, 7% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Monday Mostly Cloudy 63/50 ENE 10 kt – 7%
Tuesday Partly Sunny 68/54 SSE 11 kt 16 kt 9%
Wednesday Partly Sunny 73/55 S 12 kt – 73%
Thursday Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 71/50 WNW 5 kt – 73% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Chance Rain Showers 69/53 ESE 8 kt – 57%
Saturday Rain Showers Likely 67/51 SE 8 kt – 59%
Sunday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 67 S 6 kt – 24%

Source: National Weather Service (office DMX). Forecast issued 0703Z.

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 IA17. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

13/31
Dimensions
2,000 x 70 ft
Surface
TURF
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
924 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
1236Z 7:36 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) → 1236Z (7:36 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0012Z (7:12 PM local) → 1136Z (6:36 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

Bluebird Airport is in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Field elevation 924 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAIA17
RegionIowa
CountryUnited States
Coordinates42.6221, -92.5010
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

IA17 traffic patterns

2026-07-17 to 2026-10-17, 4 days observed · data 2026-10-23

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

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Turboprop 88%Piston single 13%

Mostly turboprop aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AT6T (Turboprop) · ~7 landings/mo
›C172 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›UNKN (Unknown) · ~0 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly turboprop aircraft.

›AT6T (Turboprop)

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

IA17 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KALO (6 NM SE, VFR).

KALO Waterloo Regional Airport
6 NM SE
VFR
KCCY Northeast Iowa Regional Airport
27 NM N
VFR
KHPT Hampton Municipal Airport
33 NM W
VFR
KIFA Iowa Falls Municipal Airport
35 NM W
VFR
KMIW Marshalltown Municipal Airport
36 NM SW
VFR
KMCW Mason City Municipal Airport
49 NM NW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗IA17 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does IA17 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for IA17. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does IA17 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for IA17. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at IA17?
IA17 sits at 924 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for IA17?
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.