KRDK METAR Red Oak Municipal Airport

Red Oak, IowaElevation 1,045 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR26 min old

No ceiling, visibility 9 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

020@4

steady

VISIBILITY

9 SM

14.5 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

1,030 ft

-15 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0335Z (10:35 PM local) · 26 min old

KRDK is currently VFR. Winds are from the north at 4 knots. Visibility is 9 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

20° at 4 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

9 statute miles

14.5 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

16°C / 13°C

61°F / 55°F. 3°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: 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: 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 20° at 4 kt, visibility 9 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 53F, 5% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

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

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Mostly Cloudy	53	ENE 4 kt	–	5%
Monday	Partly Sunny	76/56	ESE 9 kt	15 kt	11%
Tuesday	Mostly Cloudy	70/55	SW 9 kt	14 kt	11%
Wednesday	Chance Rain Showers	75/56	S 14 kt	21 kt	66%
Thursday	Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny	75/55	NNE 5 kt	–	43%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	73/55	SE 10 kt	16 kt	56%
Saturday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	69/51	SSE 9 kt	14 kt	56%
Sunday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	68	SSE 6 kt	–	19%

Source: National Weather Service (office OAX). 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

3 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

020° at 4 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 354 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

4 kt

CROSS

2 kt R

BEST

HEAD

3 kt

CROSS

2 kt L

HEAD

2 kt

CROSS

3 kt R

HEAD

2 kt tail

CROSS

3 kt L

HEAD

3 kt tail

CROSS

2 kt R

HEAD

4 kt tail

CROSS

2 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

3 runways · longest 5,100 ft

05/23

Dimensions

5,100 x 75 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0558°T

Displaced threshold1,000 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

RWY 23238°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

13/31

Dimensions

2,050 x 210 ft

Surface

Turf (fair)

RWY 13142°T

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 31322°T

Traffic patternLeft

17/35

Dimensions

2,901 x 60 ft

Surface

Concrete (fair)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 17174°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 35354°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

1,030 ft

Pressure altitude

665 ft

Field elevation

1,045 ft MSL

Temperature

16°C (61°F)

Dewpoint

13°C (55°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

2326Z 6:26 PM

Sunrise

1244Z 7:44 AM

Loggable night

2354Z (6:54 PM local) → 1216Z (7:16 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2326Z (6:26 PM local) → 1244Z (7:44 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0026Z (7:26 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

Red Oak Municipal Airport is in Red Oak, Iowa. Field elevation 1,045 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerKEVIN MCGREW

Manager phone712-274-3614

AttendedALL MON-FRI, 0800–1700

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKRDK

SectionalOMAHA

Center (ARTCC)MINNEAPOLIS

Flight service (AFSS)FORT DODGE

RegionIowa

CountryUnited States

Coordinates41.0105, -95.2599

Distance from city2 NM W

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A-1+

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

124.5

OMAHA 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

KRDK traffic patterns

2026-07-13 to 2026-09-10, 5 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

AVG OPS/DAY

Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX

Piston single 67%Turboprop 33%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›AT8T (Turboprop) · ~1 landings/mo

›GC1 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›RV6 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›C182 (Piston single) · ~0 landings/mo

›T210 (Piston single) · ~0 landings/mo

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.

KICL Schenck Field

20 NM SE

VFR

KAIO Atlantic Municipal Airport

26 NM N

VFR

KCBF Council Bluffs Municipal Airport

27 NM NW

VFR

KOFF Offutt Air Force Base

VFR

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›YELLOW CONES.

›+44 FT PWR POLES 1650 FT FM THR.

›NOT MNTND NOV-APR.

›RWY 23 CALM WIND RWY.

›ON CALL WKEND & HOL - AMGR.

›FOR CD CTC OMAHA APCH AT 402-682-4395.

›ULTRALIGHTS ON & INVOF ARPT.

›NICK HILDRETH

›ACTVT REIL RWY 05, 17, 23 & 35; PAPI RWY 05, 17, 23 & 35; MIRL RWY 17/35 & 05/23 - CTAF.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KRDK on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KRDK have a METAR?

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

Does KRDK have a TAF?

When KRDK 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 KRDK?

KRDK sits at 1,045 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KRDK?

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.