KIOW/IOW METAR Iowa City Municipal Airport

Iowa City, IowaElevation 668 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

LIFR7 min old

No ceiling, visibility 3/4 SM, mist.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

LIFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

Calm

no steady wind

VISIBILITY

3/4 SM

1.2 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

-236 ft

-904 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 1037Z (5:37 AM local) · 7 min old

KIOW is currently LIFR. Winds are calm. Visibility is 3/4 statute mile. There is no ceiling. Reported weather: mist. Main concerns: Visibility 0.75 SM.

WIND

Calm

No steady wind.

VISIBILITY

3/4 statute miles

1.2 km, very low (LIFR).

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

8°C / 8°C

46°F / 46°F. 0°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.15 inHg

1021 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

BR, LOW VIS

Mist reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO BR 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)

T00830078

precise temperature 8.3°C, dew point 7.8°C

FAA: no delays reported at IOW.

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

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Severe

›Conditions are LIFR.

›Low visibility: 0.75 SM.

›Mist 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 LIFR, wind calm, visibility 0.75 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests wednesday mostly sunny, high near 76F, low near 60F, 43% chance of precipitation. Key risks: low visibility; thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Low visibilityMETAR

Visibility 0.75 SM. Conditions may be unsuitable for VFR; review IFR options and alternates.

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Saturday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	76/60	SE 13 kt	22 kt	43%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	71/45	NW 9 kt	–	11%
Friday	Rain Showers	64/49	E 9 kt	–	76%
Saturday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	68/51	E 4 kt	–	67%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Sunday	Chance Rain Showers	67/52	E 4 kt	–	31%
Monday	Chance Rain Showers	67/53	E 9 kt	–	61%
Tuesday	Rain Showers Likely	67	E 13 kt	–	58%

Source: National Weather Service (office DVN). Forecast issued 1013Z.

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

WIND USED

Wind calm or variable

Crosswind ranking is unavailable until the wind has a steady direction.

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 5,002 ft

07/25

Dimensions

5,002 x 100 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0771°T

Landing length (LDA)5,002 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA5,002 / 5,152 / 5,002 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternRight

RWY 25251°T

Landing length (LDA)4,872 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA5,002 / 5,002 / 5,002 ft

Displaced threshold130 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

12/30

Dimensions

4,200 x 75 ft

Surface

Concrete (fair)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 12125°T

Landing length (LDA)3,700 ft

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

Displaced threshold500 ft

Traffic patternRight

RWY 30305°T

Landing length (LDA)3,900 ft

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

Displaced threshold300 ft

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

-236 ft

Pressure altitude

438 ft

Field elevation

668 ft MSL

Temperature

8°C (46°F)

Dewpoint

8°C (46°F)

Altimeter

30.15 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

2307Z 6:07 PM

Sunrise

1233Z 7:33 AM

Loggable night

2336Z (6:36 PM local) → 1204Z (7:04 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2307Z (6:07 PM local) → 1233Z (7:33 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0007Z (7:07 PM local) → 1133Z (6:33 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

Iowa City Municipal Airport is in Iowa City, Iowa. Field elevation 668 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerMICHAEL THARP

Manager phone319-356-5045

AttendedDaily, 0630–2030

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKIOW / IOW

SectionalCHICAGO

Center (ARTCC)CHICAGO

Flight service (AFSS)FORT DODGE

RegionIowa

CountryUnited States

Coordinates41.6392, -91.5465

Distance from city2 NM SW

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

119.7

CEDAR RAPIDS APP/DEP

A/D

128.075

ASOS

119.05

CLNC DEL

CLD

122.25

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

KIOW traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-26, 72 days observed · data 2026-10-26

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

32.8

AVG OPS/DAY

42.9

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 50%Unknown 21%Helicopter 13%Jet 9%Turboprop 5%Twin 2%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~134 landings/mo

›C72R (Piston single) · ~45 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~20 landings/mo

›S22T (Unknown) · ~19 landings/mo

›EC35 (Helicopter) · ~17 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›C172 (Piston single)

›GLAS (Unknown)

›FDCT (Unknown)

›PC12 (Turboprop)

›L29 (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.

KCID The Eastern Iowa Airport

16 NM NW

VFR

KMUT Muscatine Municipal Airport

24 NM SE

LIFR

KMXO Monticello Regional Airport

39 NM NE

VFR

KFFL Fairfield Municipal Airport

40 NM SW

VFR

KMPZ Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport

42 NM S

VFR

KDVN Davenport Municipal Airport

43 NM E

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT, CTC ARPT MGR 319-356-5045.

›STADIUM WITHIN 3NM, CHECK FOR EVENTS.

›MIRL RWY 07/25 & 12/30 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT PAPI RWY 07, 25 & 30; REIL RWY 07, 25 & 30 - CTAF.

›WATERFOWL & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

›HEL ACTIVITY 3/4 MILE N OF ARPT INVOF UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITAL.

›ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY DISCOURAGED-RDO RQRD.

›RWY 25 APCH SLOPE 23:1 TO DTHR.

›NUMEROUS UNLGTD CRANES 200 FT AGL 2 NM RDS OF ARPT.

›GLIDER ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.

›RY 25 DESIGNATED AS CALM WIND RY.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KIOW on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KIOW have a METAR?

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

Does KIOW have a TAF?

When KIOW 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 KIOW?

KIOW sits at 668 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KIOW?

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.