KCID/CID METAR & TAF The Eastern Iowa Airport

Cedar Rapids, IowaElevation 869 ftMedium airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFRMore than 1 hour old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

360@6

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

1,050 ft

+181 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0152Z (8:52 PM local) · More than 1 hour old

KCID is currently VFR. Winds are from the north at 6 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

360° at 6 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

18°C / 11°C

64°F / 52°F. 7°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.30 inHg

1026.1 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: 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)

SLP261

sea-level pressure 1026.1 hPa

T01780111

precise temperature 17.8°C, dew point 11.1°C

station needs maintenance

TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST

TAF timeline

Issued 2320Z (6:20 PM local) · valid to 0000Z (7:00 PM local)

KCID forecast starts VFR at 00Z. Conditions are roughly steady over the period.

VFR

OVC25025,000 ft

0000Z7:00 PM0448Z11:48 PM0936Z4:36 AM1424Z9:24 AM1912Z2:12 PM0000Z7:00 PM

Codes in this report: P6SM SCT OVC

Tap any group to decode it.

FAA: no delays reported at CID.

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

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No significant weather concerns in the current report.

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 360° at 6 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 52F, 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.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Mostly Cloudy	52	NE 9 kt	–	2%
Monday	Mostly Cloudy	68/51	NE 9 kt	–	4%
Tuesday	Mostly Cloudy	72/56	SE 9 kt	–	18%
Wednesday	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny	74/58	S 13 kt	–	61%
Thursday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	74/56	SW 9 kt	–	61%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	73/57	SE 9 kt	–	51%
Saturday	Rain Showers Likely	70/55	S 9 kt	–	65%
Sunday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	68	W 9 kt	–	20%

Source: National Weather Service (office DVN). Forecast issued 0254Z.

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

360° at 6 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 314 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

4 kt

CROSS

4 kt R

BEST

HEAD

0 kt

CROSS

6 kt R

HEAD

0 kt tail

CROSS

6 kt L

HEAD

4 kt tail

CROSS

4 kt L

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 8,600 ft

13/31

Dimensions

6,200 x 150 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 13136°T

Landing length (LDA)6,200 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA6,200 / 6,200 / 6,200 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 31316°T

Landing length (LDA)6,200 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA6,200 / 6,200 / 6,200 ft

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIVASI (V4L)

Traffic patternLeft

09/27

Dimensions

8,600 x 150 ft

Surface

Concrete (excellent)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 0991°T

Landing length (LDA)8,175 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA8,600 / 8,600 / 8,175 ft

ILSILS

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4R)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 27271°T

Landing length (LDA)8,175 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA8,600 / 8,600 / 8,600 ft

Displaced threshold425 ft

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

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

1,050 ft

Pressure altitude

489 ft

Field elevation

869 ft MSL

Temperature

18°C (64°F)

Dewpoint

11°C (52°F)

Altimeter

30.30 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

2310Z 6:10 PM

Sunrise

1231Z 7:31 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) → 1231Z (7:31 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0010Z (7:10 PM local) → 1131Z (6:31 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

The Eastern Iowa Airport is in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Field elevation 869 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeMedium airport

Airline serviceYes

ManagerMARTIN LENSS

Manager phone319-731-5711

AttendedALL SAT-SUN, 0500–2330

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKCID / CID

SectionalCHICAGO

Center (ARTCC)CHICAGO

Flight service (AFSS)FORT DODGE

RegionIowa

CountryUnited States

Coordinates41.8847, -91.7108

Distance from city6 NM SW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF118.700

UNICOM122.950

FREQUENCIES

Communications

119.7

APP/DEP (091-269)

A/D

134.05

APP/DEP (270-090)

A/D

124.15

ATIS

125.45

CLNC DEL

CLD

118.7

CTAF

121.6

GND

122.55

FORT DODGE RDO

RDO

118.7

TWR

122.95

UNICOM

UNIC

122.950

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KCID traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 70 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

69.3

AVG OPS/DAY

84.4

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Airliner 53%Unknown 17%Piston single 15%Jet 10%Turboprop 2%Twin 1%

Mostly airliner-class aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›E75L (Airliner) · ~203 landings/mo

›CRJ7 (Airliner) · ~112 landings/mo

›A319 (Airliner) · ~80 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~80 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~61 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)

›C182 (Piston single)

›SR22 (Piston single)

›PA23 (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.

KIOW Iowa City Municipal Airport

16 NM SE

VFR

KMXO Monticello Regional Airport

32 NM NE

VFR

KMUT Muscatine Municipal Airport

40 NM SE

VFR

KALO Waterloo Regional Airport

51 NM NW

VFR

KFFL Fairfield Municipal Airport

51 NM S

VFR

KDVN Davenport Municipal Airport

53 NM E

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›GATE 5 & AREA N/NW CLSD.

›BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

›WHEN ATCT IS CLSD & DURG SNOW & ICE ALL ARR & DEP ANNC INTNS ON CTAF 5 MINS BFR RWY USE. PAEW SN & ICE REMOVAL MNT CTAF.

›TWY D IS NON MOV SE OF ACES ROAD. TRML RAMP NON MOV; CALL FOR PUSH BACK NOT RQRD.

›FUEL SVC AFT HR - 319-366-1925.

›FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

›INDEX C LEVEL ARFF AVBL; 48 HR PPR - 319-731-5722.

›RWY 27 CALM WIND RWY.

›PCR VALUE: 843/R/D/W/T

›PCR VALUE: 742/R/D/W/T

›SELF SVC; W OF GA APRON.

›WHEN TWR CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 09, 27 & 31; PAPI RWY 09, 13 & 27; VASI RWY 31; HIRL RWY 09/27; MIRL RWY 13/31; TWY LGTS - CTAF.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KCID on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KCID have a METAR?

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

Does KCID have a TAF?

Yes, a TAF is issued for KCID; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.

What is the field elevation at KCID?

KCID sits at 869 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KCID?

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.