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US-8003 Weather Meyer Agri-Air Van Horne Airport

Van Horne, IowaElevation 930 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KCID · 20 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.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Mostly Cloudy 50 NE 4 kt – 2%
Monday Mostly Cloudy 68/50 NE 9 kt – 4%
Tuesday Mostly Cloudy 72/54 SE 9 kt – 15%
Wednesday Slight Chance Rain Showers 75/57 S 9 kt – 67%
Thursday Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 74/55 SW 4 kt – 67% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 74/56 SE 9 kt – 54%
Saturday Rain Showers Likely 70/54 S 9 kt – 63%
Sunday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 68 W 4 kt – 19%

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
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for US-8003. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
930 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
1233Z 7:33 AM
Loggable night
2340Z (6:40 PM local) → 1204Z (7:04 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2312Z (6:12 PM local) → 1233Z (7:33 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0012Z (7:12 PM local) → 1133Z (6:33 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

Meyer Agri-Air Van Horne Airport is in Van Horne, Iowa. Field elevation 930 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-8003
RegionIowa
CountryUnited States
Coordinates42.0022, -92.1209
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-8003 traffic patterns

2026-07-13 to 2026-07-30, 6 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
1.8
Activity trend over 6 days: falling, from 2 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (6 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Turboprop 83%Unknown 17%

Mostly turboprop aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›AT6T (Turboprop) · ~5 landings/mo
›UNKN (Unknown) · ~1 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly turboprop aircraft.

›AT6T (Turboprop)

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

US-8003 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KCID (20 NM E, VFR).

KCID The Eastern Iowa Airport
20 NM E
VFR
KIOW Iowa City Municipal Airport
34 NM SE
VFR
KALO Waterloo Regional Airport
36 NM N
VFR
KMIW Marshalltown Municipal Airport
36 NM W
VFR
KMXO Monticello Regional Airport
45 NM E
VFR
KTNU Newton Municipal Airport
45 NM SW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-8003 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-8003 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-8003. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-8003 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-8003. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-8003?
US-8003 sits at 930 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-8003?
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.