KIKV METAR Ankeny Regional Airport

Ankeny, IowaElevation 910 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFRMore than 1 hour old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

170@5

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

794 ft

-116 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 1335Z (8:35 AM local) · More than 1 hour old

KIKV is currently VFR. Winds are from the south at 5 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling. The main issue is metar is 2624 minutes old.

WIND

170° at 5 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

15°C / 10°C

59°F / 50°F. 5°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.25 inHg

1024.4 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

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

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Moderate

›METAR is stale (2624 minutes old).

›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 170° at 5 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. This report is older than usual, so treat it with caution. Forecast suggests monday mostly cloudy, high near 68F, low near 55F, 9% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Thursday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Mostly Sunny. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Monday	Mostly Cloudy	68/55	ENE 8 kt	–	9%
Tuesday	Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers	69/56	S 9 kt	–	21%
Wednesday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	73/57	S 10 kt	–	67%
Thursday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Mostly Sunny	73/54	WNW 5 kt	–	56%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday	Chance Rain Showers	71/56	ESE 8 kt	–	50%
Saturday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	69/53	SSE 7 kt	–	54%
Sunday	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	68	S 5 kt	–	22%

Source: National Weather Service (office DMX). Forecast issued 0842Z.

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

170° at 5 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 185 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

5 kt

CROSS

1 kt L

BEST

HEAD

3 kt

CROSS

4 kt L

HEAD

3 kt tail

CROSS

4 kt R

HEAD

5 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 5,500 ft

04/22

Dimensions

4,200 x 75 ft

Surface

Concrete (excellent)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0445°T

Landing length (LDA)4,200 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA4,200 / 4,200 / 4,200 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternRight

RWY 22225°T

Landing length (LDA)4,200 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA4,200 / 4,200 / 4,200 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

18/36

Dimensions

5,500 x 100 ft

Surface

Concrete (excellent)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 18180°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 36360°T

ILSILS/DME

REILYes

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

794 ft

Pressure altitude

580 ft

Field elevation

910 ft MSL

Temperature

15°C (59°F)

Dewpoint

10°C (50°F)

Altimeter

30.25 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

1238Z 7:38 AM

Loggable night

2346Z (6:46 PM local) → 1210Z (7:10 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2318Z (6:18 PM local) → 1238Z (7:38 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0018Z (7:18 PM local) → 1138Z (6:38 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

Ankeny Regional Airport is in Ankeny, Iowa. Field elevation 910 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerDAVE KALWISHKY

Manager phone515-965-6428

AttendedDaily, 0600–2100

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKIKV

SectionalOMAHA

Center (ARTCC)MINNEAPOLIS

Flight service (AFSS)FORT DODGE

RegionIowa

CountryUnited States

Coordinates41.6914, -93.5664

Distance from city1 NM SE

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF122.900

FREQUENCIES

Communications

123.9

DES MOINES APP/DEP

A/D

119.175

AWOS 3

AWOS

126.65

CLNC DEL

CLD

122.9

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.900

CTAF

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KIKV traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 69 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

11.5

AVG OPS/DAY

18.6

Operations trend (17 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX

Piston single 62%Unknown 25%Jet 5%Turboprop 3%Twin 2%Other 2%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~70 landings/mo

›C182 (Piston single) · ~18 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~11 landings/mo

›SR22 (Piston single) · ~11 landings/mo

›BE35 (Piston single) · ~8 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›C172 (Piston single)

›C182 (Piston single)

›BE35 (Piston single)

›P28A (Piston single)

›SR22 (Piston single)

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.

KDSM Des Moines International Airport

10 NM SW

VFR

KAMW Ames Municipal Airport

18 NM N

VFR

KTNU Newton Municipal Airport

24 NM E

MVFR

KBNW Boone Municipal Airport

25 NM NW

VFR

KPRO Perry Municipal Airport

28 NM W

VFR

KMIW Marshalltown Municipal Airport

38 NM NE

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›47 FT TREE 177 FT FM TWY END 283 FT R OF CNTRLN, 7:1 APCH SLOPE.

›FREQ 122.900 IS ALSO USED AS UNICOM.

›ACTVT PAPI RY 4/22; MIRL RWYS 04/22 & 18/36; REIL RWYS 4 & 18/36 - CTAF

›FOR CD CTC DES MOINES ATCT ON 126.65 OR CALL 515-974- 8016.

›AMGR REQ USE OF PREFERENTIAL RY 18 WHEN WINDS ARE LESS THAN 5 KNOTS.

›EXEC 1 AVIATION - (515) 965-1020.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KIKV on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KIKV have a METAR?

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

Does KIKV have a TAF?

When KIKV 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 KIKV?

KIKV sits at 910 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KIKV?

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.