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US-7130 Weather Iowa Speedway Heliport

Newton, IowaElevation 901 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KTNU · 0 NM W · 8 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 · KTNU
WIND
040@7
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 7 SM. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 52F, 1% 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.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Mostly Cloudy 52 NE 6 kt – 1%
Monday Mostly Cloudy 70/55 ENE 7 kt – 4%
Tuesday Partly Sunny 72/56 S 9 kt – 17%
Wednesday Slight Chance Rain Showers 75/59 S 11 kt – 67%
Thursday Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 75/57 SSW 6 kt – 67% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 75/57 SSE 9 kt – 55%
Saturday Rain Showers Likely 70/55 S 8 kt – 64%
Sunday Mostly Cloudy 69 WNW 6 kt – 13%

Source: National Weather Service (office DMX). Forecast issued 0402Z.

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
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for US-7130. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
901 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2316Z 6:16 PM
Sunrise
1236Z 7:36 AM
Loggable night
2344Z (6:44 PM local) → 1208Z (7:08 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2316Z (6:16 PM local) → 1236Z (7:36 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0016Z (7:16 PM local) → 1136Z (6:36 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

Iowa Speedway Heliport is in Newton, Iowa. Field elevation 901 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-7130
RegionIowa
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41.6747, -93.0136
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-7130 traffic patterns

2026-07-14 to 2026-10-17, 4 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 50%Piston single 50%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›B429 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
›C150 (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

US-7130 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KTNU (0 NM W, VFR).

KTNU Newton Municipal Airport
0 NM W
VFR
KMIW Marshalltown Municipal Airport
27 NM N
VFR
KDSM Des Moines International Airport
30 NM W
VFR
KAMW Ames Municipal Airport
33 NM NW
VFR
KOOA Oskaloosa Municipal Airport
36 NM SE
VFR
KBNW Boone Municipal Airport
44 NM NW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-7130 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-7130 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-7130. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-7130 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-7130. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-7130?
US-7130 sits at 901 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-7130?
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.