KTZT Weather Belle Plaine Municipal Airport

Belle Plaine, IowaElevation 771 ftSmall airport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KCID · 26 NM E · 11 min old

No ceiling, visibility 7 SM.

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

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KCID

WIND

340@6

steady

VISIBILITY

7 SM

11.3 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports visibility 10 SM. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 50F, 2% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

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

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Mostly Cloudy	50	NE 4 kt	–	2%
Monday	Mostly Cloudy	69/50	NE 4 kt	–	3%
Tuesday	Mostly Cloudy	73/54	SE 9 kt	–	15%
Wednesday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	75/57	S 9 kt	–	65%
Thursday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	75/55	SW 4 kt	–	65%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	75/56	SE 9 kt	–	53%
Saturday	Rain Showers Likely	71/53	S 4 kt	–	64%
Sunday	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	69	W 4 kt	–	18%

Source: National Weather Service (office DVN). Forecast issued 0403Z.

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

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

1 runway · longest 4,001 ft

18/36

Dimensions

4,001 x 75 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 18177°T

RWY 36357°T

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

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

771 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2312Z 6:12 PM

Sunrise

1234Z 7:34 AM

Loggable night

2341Z (6:41 PM local) → 1205Z (7:05 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2312Z (6:12 PM local) → 1234Z (7:34 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0012Z (7:12 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

Belle Plaine Municipal Airport is in Belle Plaine, Iowa. Field elevation 771 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerLEE WEEDA

Manager phone319-721-0214

AttendedUNATNDD

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKTZT

SectionalCHICAGO

Center (ARTCC)CHICAGO

Flight service (AFSS)FORT DODGE

RegionIowa

CountryUnited States

Coordinates41.8788, -92.2846

Distance from city1 NM SW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF122.900

FREQUENCIES

Communications

119.7

CEDAR RAPIDS APP/DEP

A/D

122.8

CTAF

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KTZT traffic patterns

2026-06-19 to 2026-10-22, 15 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

4.5

AVG OPS/DAY

8.1

Operations trend (8 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 71%Helicopter 15%Twin 7%Turboprop 4%Unknown 4%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›P28A (Piston single) · ~14 landings/mo

›H60 (Helicopter) · ~2 landings/mo

›AA5 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›BE58 (Twin) · ~1 landings/mo

›C172 (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)

›H60 (Helicopter)

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

KTZT has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KCID (26 NM E, VFR).

KCID The Eastern Iowa Airport

26 NM E

VFR

KMIW Marshalltown Municipal Airport

32 NM NW

VFR

KTNU Newton Municipal Airport

35 NM W

VFR

KIOW Iowa City Municipal Airport

36 NM SE

VFR

KOOA Oskaloosa Municipal Airport

40 NM S

VFR

KALO Waterloo Regional Airport

41 NM N

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›TREES ON BOTH SIDES OF APCH TO RWY 36 PENETRATE THE RWY TRSNL SFC.

›INTERIM MANAGER

›ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36 - CTAF.

›DETERMINATION PENDING.

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

›WILDLIFE ON AND BIRDS INVOF ARPT.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗KTZT on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KTZT have a METAR?

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

Does KTZT have a TAF?

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

What is the field elevation at KTZT?

KTZT sits at 771 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KTZT?

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.