KSLB/SLB METAR Storm Lake Municipal Airport

Storm Lake, IowaElevation 1,488 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR12 min old

Ceiling 3,900 ft, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

040@13

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

3,900 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

DENSITY ALT

675 ft

-813 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0215Z (9:15 PM local) · 12 min old

KSLB is currently VFR. Winds are from the northeast at 13 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. The ceiling is 3,900 feet AGL.

WIND

40° at 13 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

Ceiling 3,900 ft

Lowest broken or overcast layer.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

9°C / 4°C

48°F / 39°F. 5°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.37 inHg

1028.4 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO FEW BKN OVC 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)

FAA: no delays reported at SLB.

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

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 13 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling 3,900 ft. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy then chance rain showers, low near 45F, 26% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Wednesday: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers	45	NE 9 kt	–	26%
Monday	Chance Rain Showers	60/50	ENE 13 kt	–	48%
Tuesday	Partly Sunny	66/53	SW 9 kt	–	19%
Wednesday	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	72/52	SSW 9 kt	–	46%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Thursday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny	70/54	ENE 4 kt	–	38%
Friday	Chance Rain Showers	71/55	SE 9 kt	–	65%
Saturday	Rain Showers Likely	65/51	SSE 9 kt	–	67%
Sunday	Mostly Cloudy	62	WNW 4 kt	–	9%

Source: National Weather Service (office FSD). Forecast issued 0227Z.

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

040° at 13 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 0612 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

12 kt

CROSS

6 kt L

BEST

HEAD

9 kt

CROSS

9 kt R

X-WIND

HEAD

1 kt

CROSS

13 kt R

X-WIND

HEAD

1 kt tail

CROSS

13 kt L

X-WIND

HEAD

9 kt tail

CROSS

9 kt L

X-WIND

HEAD

12 kt tail

CROSS

6 kt R

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 5,002 ft

13/31

Dimensions

3,034 x 50 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 13134°T

Displaced threshold165 ft

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 31314°T

Traffic patternLeft

06/24

Dimensions

1,962 x 95 ft

Surface

Turf (good)

RWY 0666°T

RWY 24246°T

17/35

Dimensions

5,002 x 75 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 17175°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 35355°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

675 ft

Pressure altitude

1,038 ft

Field elevation

1,488 ft MSL

Temperature

9°C (48°F)

Dewpoint

4°C (39°F)

Altimeter

30.37 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

2323Z 6:23 PM

Sunrise

1247Z 7:47 AM

Loggable night

2352Z (6:52 PM local) → 1218Z (7:18 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2323Z (6:23 PM local) → 1247Z (7:47 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0023Z (7:23 PM local) → 1147Z (6:47 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

Storm Lake Municipal Airport is in Storm Lake, Iowa. Field elevation 1,488 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerJIM BARTHOLOMEW

Manager phone712-732-6494

AttendedJUNE - SEPT MON-SAT, 0800–1700

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKSLB / SLB

SectionalOMAHA

Center (ARTCC)MINNEAPOLIS

Flight service (AFSS)FORT DODGE

RegionIowa

CountryUnited States

Coordinates42.5973, -95.2407

Distance from city3 NM SW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100 · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF122.700

UNICOM122.700

FREQUENCIES

Communications

118.525

AWOS 3

AWOS

134

MINNEAPOLIS CNTR

CNTR

122.7

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.700

CTAF

122.700

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KSLB traffic patterns

2026-07-26 to 2026-07-28, 3 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

1.7

AVG OPS/DAY

2.7

Operations trend (3 days)

Busiest day: Mon · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Piston single 80%Turboprop 20%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

›C150 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›C180 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›PC12 (Turboprop) · ~1 landings/mo

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

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›C172 (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.

KSPW Spencer Municipal Airport

34 NM N

VFR

KDNS Denison Municipal Airport

37 NM S

VFR

KCIN Arthur N Neu Airport

39 NM SE

VFR

KLRJ Le Mars Municipal Airport

43 NM W

VFR

KFOD Fort Dodge Regional Airport

46 NM E

VFR

KAXA Algona Municipal Airport

52 NM NE

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›06/24 MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES.

›PROVIDED APCH TO EACH RY CLEAR FOR A 20:1 GLIDE SLOPE & MNTN A CLEAR TRSNL SFC FOR A 7:1 SLOPE.

›ACTVT MIRL RWY 13/31 & RWY 17/35 & REIL RWY 17 & 35- CTAF. PAPI RWYS 17 & 35 OPER CONTINUOUSLY.

›APCH RATIO FM DSPLCD THR 26:1.

›CLSD WINTER MONTHS NOV THRU MAR.

›FOR ATTANDANT AFTER HRS CALL 712-732-6301.

›EVENING PHONE 712-732-6301

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

›RY 35 IS CALM WIND RY.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KSLB on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KSLB have a METAR?

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

Does KSLB have a TAF?

When KSLB 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 KSLB?

KSLB sits at 1,488 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KSLB?

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.