KSDA METAR Shenandoah Municipal Airport

Shenandoah, IowaElevation 971 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR29 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

040@5

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

721 ft

-250 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0630Z (1:30 AM local) · 29 min old

KSDA is currently VFR. Winds are from the northeast at 5 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

40° at 5 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

14°C / 13°C

57°F / 55°F. 1°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.28 inHg

1025.4 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: 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 40° at 5 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests monday partly sunny, high near 77F, low near 56F, 9% 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
Monday	Partly Sunny	77/56	ESE 10 kt	15 kt	9%
Tuesday	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	70/56	SW 9 kt	14 kt	15%
Wednesday	Chance Rain Showers	76/58	S 14 kt	20 kt	66%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Thursday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny	76/57	ENE 6 kt	–	50%
Friday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	74/56	SE 10 kt	16 kt	55%
Saturday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	70/53	SSE 8 kt	14 kt	49%
Sunday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	69	SSE 5 kt	–	19%

Source: National Weather Service (office OAX). Forecast issued 0658Z.

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

040° at 5 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 045 kt headwind · no crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

5 kt

CROSS

calm

BEST

HEAD

0 kt

CROSS

5 kt L

HEAD

0 kt tail

CROSS

5 kt R

HEAD

5 kt tail

CROSS

calm

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 5,000 ft

04/22

Dimensions

5,000 x 75 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0443°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

RWY 22223°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

12/30

Dimensions

3,439 x 75 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

LOW

RWY 12125°T

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 30305°T

VGSIVASI (V4L)

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

721 ft

Pressure altitude

611 ft

Field elevation

971 ft MSL

Temperature

14°C (57°F)

Dewpoint

13°C (55°F)

Altimeter

30.28 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

2327Z 6:27 PM

Sunrise

1244Z 7:44 AM

Loggable night

2355Z (6:55 PM local) → 1216Z (7:16 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2327Z (6:27 PM local) → 1244Z (7:44 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0027Z (7:27 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

Shenandoah Municipal Airport is in Shenandoah, Iowa. Field elevation 971 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerRANDY WAGNER

Manager phone712-246-1931

AttendedALL MON - SAT, 0800–1700

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKSDA

SectionalOMAHA

Center (ARTCC)MINNEAPOLIS

Flight service (AFSS)FORT DODGE

RegionIowa

CountryUnited States

Coordinates40.7516, -95.4137

Distance from city3 NM SW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

FuelJet A+

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

125.525

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

KSDA traffic patterns

2026-06-14 to 2026-10-04, 3 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

AVG OPS/DAY

Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Sun · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Piston single 67%Turboprop 33%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›AT8T (Turboprop) · ~1 landings/mo

›SR22 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›T210 (Piston single) · ~1 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

18 NM E

VFR

KOFF Offutt Air Force Base

31 NM NW

VFR

KCBF Council Bluffs Municipal Airport

VFR

VFR

VFR

KAIO Atlantic Municipal Airport

43 NM NE

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›ACTVT MIRL RY 04/22; PAPI RYS 04 & 22; VASI RY 30; REIL RYS 04 & 22 - CTAF.

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

›AJ LYMAN- CITY MGR PHONE 712-246-4411.

›RY 22 IS CALM WIND RY.

›10 FT TREE 10 FT FM RWY END 175 FT RIGHT ON APCH 1:1 APCH SLP.

›ACCESS ROAD 40 FT FM RWY END ON RWY CENTERLINE 1:1.

›24 FT TREE 30 FT FM RWY END 168 FT RIGHT ON APCH 1:1 APCH SLP.

›FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL (712) 370-2367.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗KSDA on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KSDA have a METAR?

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

Does KSDA have a TAF?

When KSDA 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 KSDA?

KSDA sits at 971 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KSDA?

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.

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