KTVK METAR Centerville Municipal Airport

Centerville, IowaElevation 1,023 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR12 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

Calm

no steady wind

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

735 ft

-288 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0555Z (12:55 AM local) · 12 min old

KTVK is currently VFR. Winds are calm. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

Calm

No steady wind.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

14°C / 11°C

57°F / 52°F. 3°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.33 inHg

1027.1 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

A01

automated station (A01, equivalent to AO1)

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 calm, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests monday partly sunny, high near 75F, low near 54F, 2% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

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

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Monday	Partly Sunny	75/54	E 4 kt	–	2%
Tuesday	Mostly Cloudy	73/56	S 7 kt	–	10%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	77/59	S 11 kt	–	40%
Thursday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	77/59	SSW 5 kt	–	46%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	77/58	S 8 kt	–	49%
Saturday	Rain Showers Likely	72/56	S 6 kt	–	59%
Sunday	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	71	WNW 4 kt	–	17%

Source: National Weather Service (office DMX). Forecast issued 0606Z.

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

WIND USED

Wind calm or variable

Crosswind ranking is unavailable until the wind has a steady direction.

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 4,099 ft

16/34

Dimensions

4,099 x 75 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 16159°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 34339°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

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

735 ft

Pressure altitude

613 ft

Field elevation

1,023 ft MSL

Temperature

14°C (57°F)

Dewpoint

11°C (52°F)

Altimeter

30.33 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

1234Z 7:34 AM

Loggable night

2345Z (6:45 PM local) → 1206Z (7:06 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2317Z (6:17 PM local) → 1234Z (7:34 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0017Z (7:17 PM local) → 1134Z (6:34 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

Centerville Municipal Airport is in Centerville, Iowa. Field elevation 1,023 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerKEN MERCER

Manager phone641-437-4580

AttendedALL MON - FRI, 0800–1630

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKTVK

SectionalCHICAGO

Center (ARTCC)CHICAGO

Flight service (AFSS)FORT DODGE

RegionIowa

CountryUnited States

Coordinates40.6839, -92.9010

Distance from city3 NM SW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A · MOGAS

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

118.15

CHICAGO 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

KTVK traffic patterns

2026-06-15 to 2026-09-01, 6 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

1.5

AVG OPS/DAY

Operations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX

Piston single 100%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›P28A (Piston single) · ~4 landings/mo

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

›AA5 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›BE35 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›C190 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›P28A (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.

KOOA Oskaloosa Municipal Airport

37 NM NE

VFR

KIRK Kirksville Regional Airport

39 NM SE

VFR

KFFL Fairfield Municipal Airport

47 NM NE

VFR

KTNU Newton Municipal Airport

60 NM N

VFR

KDSM Des Moines International Airport

61 NM NW

VFR

KMPZ Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport

65 NM E

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›OR TONY KURY

›ARPT ON CALL HOLS. AFT HRS CALL AMGR ON 641-895-6844.

›ACTVT REIL RWY 16 & 34; PAPI RWY 16 & 34; MIRL RWY 16/34 - CTAF.

›24-HR CREDIT CARD FUEL PUMP.

›FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

›CHMN ARPT COMM, DANNY GLENN

›(E81) TWY LGTS ONLY AT EXIT OF RWY 15.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KTVK on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KTVK have a METAR?

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

Does KTVK have a TAF?

When KTVK 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 KTVK?

KTVK sits at 1,023 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KTVK?

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.