KBNW/BNW METAR Boone Municipal Airport

Boone, IowaElevation 1,160 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR22 min old

No ceiling, visibility 6 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

020@11

steady

VISIBILITY

6 SM

9.7 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

419 ft

-741 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0415Z (11:15 PM local) · 22 min old

KBNW is currently VFR. Winds are from the north at 11 knots. Visibility is 6 statute miles. There is no ceiling. Reported weather: haze.

WIND

20° at 11 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

6 statute miles

9.7 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

10°C / 5°C

50°F / 41°F. 5°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.34 inHg

1027.4 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

Haze reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO HZ CLR RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

FAA: no delays reported at BNW.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›Haze reported.

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 20° at 11 kt, visibility 6 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 49F, 2% 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.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Mostly Cloudy	49	NE 8 kt	–	2%
Monday	Mostly Cloudy	66/55	ENE 9 kt	–	12%
Tuesday	Mostly Cloudy	70/56	S 10 kt	–	16%
Wednesday	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	75/58	S 11 kt	–	63%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Thursday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	73/57	SSE 4 kt	–	63%
Friday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	74/58	SE 9 kt	–	54%
Saturday	Rain Showers Likely	68/55	SSE 8 kt	–	64%
Sunday	Mostly Cloudy	66	WNW 5 kt	–	14%

Source: National Weather Service (office DMX). Forecast issued 0354Z.

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

2 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

020° at 11 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 0211 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

11 kt

CROSS

1 kt L

BEST

HEAD

7 kt

CROSS

9 kt R

X-WIND

HEAD

7 kt tail

CROSS

9 kt L

X-WIND

HEAD

11 kt tail

CROSS

1 kt R

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 4,808 ft

02/20

Dimensions

3,248 x 146 ft

Surface

Turf (good)

RWY 0225°T

Traffic patternRight

RWY 20205°T

Traffic patternLeft

15/33

Dimensions

4,808 x 75 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 15149°T

Landing length (LDA)4,667 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA4,807 / 4,807 / 4,807 ft

Displaced threshold140 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 33329°T

Landing length (LDA)4,807 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA4,667 / 4,807 / 4,807 ft

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternRight

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

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

419 ft

Pressure altitude

740 ft

Field elevation

1,160 ft MSL

Temperature

10°C (50°F)

Dewpoint

5°C (41°F)

Altimeter

30.34 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2318Z 6:18 PM

Sunrise

1240Z 7:40 AM

Loggable night

2347Z (6:47 PM local) → 1211Z (7:11 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2318Z (6:18 PM local) → 1240Z (7:40 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0018Z (7:18 PM local) → 1140Z (6:40 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

Boone Municipal Airport is in Boone, Iowa. Field elevation 1,160 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerDALE FARNHAM

Manager phone515-432-1018

AttendedDaily, 0800–1700

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKBNW / BNW

SectionalOMAHA

Center (ARTCC)MINNEAPOLIS

Flight service (AFSS)FORT DODGE

RegionIowa

CountryUnited States

Coordinates42.0496, -93.8476

Distance from city2 NM SE

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A · MOGAS

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF123.000

UNICOM123.000

FREQUENCIES

Communications

123.9

DES MOINES APP/DEP

A/D

120.925

AWOS 3

AWOS

36.7

ARNG OPS

OPS

123

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

123.000

CTAF

123.000

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KBNW traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 65 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

12.8

AVG OPS/DAY

16.5

Operations trend (15 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX

Piston single 44%Unknown 30%Helicopter 18%Turboprop 6%Jet 2%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›P28A (Piston single) · ~56 landings/mo

›H60 (Helicopter) · ~34 landings/mo

›CH7A (Unknown) · ~16 landings/mo

›AT5T (Unknown) · ~14 landings/mo

›BL8 (Unknown) · ~11 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›H60 (Helicopter)

›P28A (Piston single)

›C172 (Piston single)

›RV9 (Unknown)

›BL8 (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

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KAMW Ames Municipal Airport

11 NM E

VFR

KPRO Perry Municipal Airport

19 NM SW

VFR

KEBS Webster City Municipal Airport

23 NM N

VFR

KDSM Des Moines International Airport

32 NM S

VFR

KFOD Fort Dodge Regional Airport

34 NM NW

VFR

KIFA Iowa Falls Municipal Airport

36 NM NE

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›YELLOW CONES.

›AFT HR - 515-291-5094 OR 515-460-3892.

›YELLOW CONES.

›ACTVT REIL RWY 15; PAPI RWY 15 & 33; MIRL RWY 15/33 - CTAF.

›RWY 02/20 NO SNOW REMOVAL, RWY CLSD WHEN SNOW CONDITIONS EXIST.

›FUEL AFT HR OR HOL - 515-291-5094.

›FOR CD CTC DES MOINES ATCT AT 515-974- 8016.

›UNATNDD HOL & WHEN CEILING LESS THAN 400 FT OR VIS LESS THAN 1 MI.

›ANG OPS AV946-2388 - 515-432-6351 OR 36.7/142.6/143.25/231.55.

›JOE PUNDZAK

›28:1 TO DTHR.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KBNW on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KBNW have a METAR?

Yes. KBNW has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KBNW have a TAF?

When KBNW issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KBNW?

KBNW sits at 1,160 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KBNW?

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.