KOXV METAR Knoxville Municipal Airport

Knoxville, IowaElevation 928 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR4 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

030@4

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

400 ft

-528 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0915Z (4:15 AM local) · 4 min old

KOXV is currently VFR. Winds are from the northeast at 4 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

30° at 4 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

12°C / 10°C

54°F / 50°F. 2°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.31 inHg

1026.4 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO 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)

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 30° at 4 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests monday partly sunny, high near 72F, low near 55F, 3% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

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

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Monday	Partly Sunny	72/55	ENE 7 kt	–	3%
Tuesday	Partly Sunny	70/57	S 9 kt	–	17%
Wednesday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	74/60	S 11 kt	–	64%
Thursday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	74/56	W 8 kt	–	64%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday	Chance Rain Showers	73/57	SE 8 kt	–	47%
Saturday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	70/55	SSE 7 kt	–	47%
Sunday	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	69	SSW 5 kt	–	21%

Source: National Weather Service (office DMX). Forecast issued 0901Z.

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

1 runway · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

READING THE BARB · SWIPE FOR MORE →

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

030° at 4 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 332 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

2 kt

CROSS

3 kt R

BEST

HEAD

2 kt tail

CROSS

3 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

1 runway · longest 4,000 ft

15/33

Dimensions

4,000 x 75 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 15156°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 33336°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

400 ft

Pressure altitude

538 ft

Field elevation

928 ft MSL

Temperature

12°C (54°F)

Dewpoint

10°C (50°F)

Altimeter

30.31 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

2317Z 6:17 PM

Sunrise

1236Z 7:36 AM

Loggable night

2345Z (6:45 PM local) → 1208Z (7:08 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2317Z (6:17 PM local) → 1236Z (7:36 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0017Z (7:17 PM local) → 1136Z (6:36 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

Knoxville Municipal Airport is in Knoxville, Iowa. Field elevation 928 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerKATHERINE SHAWVER

Manager phone702-466-9560

AttendedDaily, DAWN–DUSK

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKOXV

SectionalOMAHA

Center (ARTCC)CHICAGO

Flight service (AFSS)FORT DODGE

RegionIowa

CountryUnited States

Coordinates41.2989, -93.1138

Distance from city2 NM S

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

123.9

DES MOINES APP/DEP

A/D

119.775

AWOS 3

AWOS

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

KOXV traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 39 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

2.9

AVG OPS/DAY

5.2

Operations trend (11 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 36%Turboprop 30%Helicopter 22%Twin 4%Unknown 4%Other 4%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C208 (Turboprop) · ~5 landings/mo

›B429 (Helicopter) · ~4 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~3 landings/mo

›AT6T (Turboprop) · ~2 landings/mo

›C182 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›C172 (Piston single)

›C208 (Turboprop)

›B429 (Helicopter)

›R44 (Helicopter)

›C182 (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.

KTNU Newton Municipal Airport

23 NM N

MVFR

KDSM Des Moines International Airport

28 NM NW

VFR

KOOA Oskaloosa Municipal Airport

28 NM E

VFR

KAMW Ames Municipal Airport

47 NM NW

VFR

KMIW Marshalltown Municipal Airport

50 NM N

VFR

KFFL Fairfield Municipal Airport

53 NM E

MVFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

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

›FOR SERVICE AFTER HOURS CALL 702-466-9560.

›ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33 AND PAPI RYS 15 & 33 AND REIL RYS 15 & 33 - CTAF.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KOXV on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KOXV have a METAR?

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

Does KOXV have a TAF?

When KOXV 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 KOXV?

KOXV sits at 928 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KOXV?

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.