KCCY/CCY METAR Northeast Iowa Regional Airport

Charles City, IowaElevation 1,125 ftMedium airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR20 min old

Ceiling 18,000 ft, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

020@8

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

18,000 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

DENSITY ALT

346 ft

-779 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0235Z (9:35 PM local) · 20 min old

KCCY is currently VFR. Winds are from the north at 8 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. The ceiling is 18,000 feet AGL.

WIND

20° at 8 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

Ceiling 18,000 ft

Lowest broken or overcast layer.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

10°C / 2°C

50°F / 36°F. 8°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.37 inHg

1028.4 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO BKN OVC RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

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

FAA: no delays reported at CCY.

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

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›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 8 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling 18,000 ft. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 47F, 5% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Wednesday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Mostly Cloudy	47	NE 9 kt	16 kt	5%
Monday	Mostly Cloudy	60/50	NE 11 kt	18 kt	16%
Tuesday	Mostly Cloudy	69/53	S 13 kt	20 kt	19%
Wednesday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	72/54	S 10 kt	–	69%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Thursday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	70/51	N 6 kt	–	59%
Friday	Rain Showers Likely	71/54	SE 8 kt	–	59%
Saturday	Rain Showers Likely	67/51	S 9 kt	–	61%
Sunday	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	64	W 7 kt	–	19%

Source: National Weather Service (office ARX). Forecast issued 0255Z.

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 8 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 047 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

7 kt

CROSS

3 kt L

BEST

HEAD

2 kt

CROSS

8 kt R

X-WIND

HEAD

2 kt tail

CROSS

8 kt L

X-WIND

HEAD

7 kt tail

CROSS

3 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 4,000 ft

04/22

Dimensions

2,536 x 160 ft

Surface

Turf (good)

RWY 0445°T

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 22225°T

Traffic patternLeft

12/30

Dimensions

4,000 x 75 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 12125°T

ILSLOCALIZER

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 30305°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

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

346 ft

Pressure altitude

675 ft

Field elevation

1,125 ft MSL

Temperature

10°C (50°F)

Dewpoint

2°C (36°F)

Altimeter

30.37 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

2312Z 6:12 PM

Sunrise

1237Z 7:37 AM

Loggable night

2341Z (6:41 PM local) → 1208Z (7:08 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2312Z (6:12 PM local) → 1237Z (7:37 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0012Z (7:12 PM local) → 1137Z (6:37 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

Northeast Iowa Regional Airport is in Charles City, Iowa. Field elevation 1,125 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeMedium airport

ManagerWILLIAM R KYLE

Manager phone641-228-3553

AttendedALL MON-SAT, 0700–1700

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKCCY / CCY

SectionalCHICAGO

Center (ARTCC)MINNEAPOLIS

Flight service (AFSS)FORT DODGE

RegionIowa

CountryUnited States

Coordinates43.0726, -92.6108

Distance from city3 NM E

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

118.9

WATERLOO APP/DEP

A/D

125.525

AWOS 3

AWOS

122.4

FORT DODGE RDO

RDO

122.8

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.800

CTAF

122.800

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KCCY traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 57 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

1.8

AVG OPS/DAY

3.2

Operations trend (13 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX

Piston single 51%Jet 16%Unknown 15%Turboprop 10%Twin 8%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›P28A (Piston single) · ~17 landings/mo

›C25A (Jet) · ~5 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~5 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~5 landings/mo

›BE76 (Twin) · ~4 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›P28A (Piston single)

›UNKN (Unknown)

›C172 (Piston single)

›C25A (Jet)

›P28B (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.

KMCW Mason City Municipal Airport

32 NM W

VFR

KALO Waterloo Regional Airport

32 NM S

VFR

KHPT Hampton Municipal Airport

34 NM SW

VFR

KAUM Austin Municipal Airport

38 NM N

MVFR

KDEH Decorah Municipal Airport

40 NM E

MVFR

KFXY Forest City Municipal Airport

45 NM W

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›SAWRS AVBL ON ARPT.

›THLDS & EDGES MKD WITH YELLOW CONES.

›FOR SVC AFT DUSK CALL (641) 330-4599/330-8448.

›THLDS & EDGES MKD WITH YELLOW CONES.

›DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT REIL RWYS 12 & 30, PAPI RWY 12 & 30, MIRL RWY 12/30 - CTAF.

›JEFF SISSON, CHAIRMAN

›FOR CD CTC DES MOINES APCH AT 515-974-8016. WHEN DES MOINES APP CLSD, FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KCCY on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KCCY have a METAR?

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

Does KCCY have a TAF?

When KCCY 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 KCCY?

KCCY sits at 1,125 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KCCY?

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.

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