KPOH/POH Weather Pocahontas Municipal Airport

Pocahontas, IowaElevation 1,226 ftSmall airport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KFOD · 23 NM SE · 6 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KFOD

WIND

030@9

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

FAA: no delays reported at POH.

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

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 30° at 7 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 10C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight cloudy, low near 46F, 28% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

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

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Cloudy	46	NE 8 kt	–	28%
Monday	Chance Rain Showers then Cloudy	60/51	ENE 8 kt	–	47%
Tuesday	Partly Sunny	68/52	SW 7 kt	–	26%
Wednesday	Chance Rain Showers	73/52	SSW 8 kt	–	55%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Thursday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny	71/52	NE 3 kt	–	41%
Friday	Chance Rain Showers	72/54	SE 6 kt	–	63%
Saturday	Rain Showers Likely	66/50	S 6 kt	–	67%
Sunday	Mostly Cloudy	63	WNW 3 kt	–	11%

Source: National Weather Service (office DMX). Forecast issued 0401Z.

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

WIND

No on-field weather data

No reporting weather station on the field, so wind components cannot be computed. See nearby stations below.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 4,100 ft

12/30

Dimensions

4,100 x 60 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 12121°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 30301°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

18/36

Dimensions

1,999 x 135 ft

Surface

Turf (fair)

RWY 18184°T

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 364°T

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

1,226 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2321Z 6:21 PM

Sunrise

1244Z 7:44 AM

Loggable night

2350Z (6:50 PM local) → 1215Z (7:15 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2321Z (6:21 PM local) → 1244Z (7:44 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0021Z (7:21 PM local) → 1144Z (6:44 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

Pocahontas Municipal Airport is in Pocahontas, Iowa. Field elevation 1,226 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerDENNIS DAHL

Manager phone712-335-4236

AttendedUNATNDD

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKPOH / POH

SectionalOMAHA

Center (ARTCC)MINNEAPOLIS

Flight service (AFSS)FORT DODGE

RegionIowa

CountryUnited States

Coordinates42.7428, -94.6473

Distance from city1 NM NE

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

134

MINNEAPOLIS CNTR

CNTR

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

KPOH traffic patterns

2026-07-13 to 2026-09-10, 10 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

AVG OPS/DAY

Operations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Sun · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Turboprop 83%Piston single 17%

Mostly turboprop aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›AT6T (Turboprop) · ~5 landings/mo

›AT8T (Turboprop) · ~2 landings/mo

›UNKN (Turboprop) · ~2 landings/mo

›AA5 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›AT3T (Turboprop) · ~1 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly turboprop aircraft.

›UNKN (Turboprop)

›AT8T (Turboprop)

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

KPOH has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KFOD (23 NM SE, VFR).

KFOD Fort Dodge Regional Airport

23 NM SE

VFR

KAXA Algona Municipal Airport

26 NM NE

VFR

KSLB Storm Lake Municipal Airport

28 NM W

VFR

KSPW Spencer Municipal Airport

35 NM NW

VFR

KEBS Webster City Municipal Airport

39 NM SE

VFR

KEST Estherville Municipal Airport

40 NM N

MVFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›YELLOW CONES.

›OFFICE NUMBER 712-335-4382

›NO SNOW REMOVAL, RWY CLSD WHEN SNOW CONDITIONS EXIST.

›YELLOW CONES.

›ACTVT REIL RWY 12 & 30; PAPI RWY 12 & 30; MIRL RWY 12/30 - CTAF.

›FOR SVC CALL SHERIFFS OFFICE (712) 335-3308.

›RWY 30 CALM WIND RWY.

›FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗KPOH on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KPOH have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for KPOH. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does KPOH have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for KPOH. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KPOH?

KPOH sits at 1,226 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KPOH?

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.