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US-8551

Ainsworth Airport

Ainsworth, IowaElevation 747 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KMUT · 20 NM E · 15 min old
Ceiling 200 ft, visibility 1/4 SM, fog.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Extreme Heat WarningSevere · Expected · Likely
27 0624Z to 28 0300Z
Buchanan; Delaware; Dubuque; Benton; Linn; Jones; Jackson; Iowa; Johnson; Cedar; Clinton; Muscatine; Scott; Keokuk; Washington; Louisa; Jefferson; Henry; Des Moines; Van Buren; Lee; Rock Island; Henry; Mercer; Henderson; Warren; Hancock; McDonough; Scotland; Clark
* WHAT...A dangerous combination of oppressively hot and humid conditions with heat index values between 105 to 115 expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Illinois, east central, northeast, and southeast Iowa, and northeast Missouri. * WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.

Alerts from the National Weather Service. For situational awareness only; always confirm against an official briefing.

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KMUT
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
1/4 SM
0.4 km
CEILING
200 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 170° at 4 kt, visibility 0.2 SM, temperature 25C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests monday slight chance showers and thunderstorms then mostly sunny, high near 95F, low near 73F, 16% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Monday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Monday Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny 95/73 SW 9 kt 17 kt 16% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Tuesday Mostly Sunny 87/66 NE 9 kt – 4%
Wednesday Sunny 87/66 SE 4 kt – 4%
Thursday Sunny 88/69 S 4 kt – 43%
Friday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 80/66 SE 9 kt – 54%
Saturday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny 82/65 N 9 kt – 15%
Sunday Sunny 83 NE 4 kt – 9%

Source: National Weather Service (office DVN). Forecast issued 0829Z.

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-8551. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
747 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0129Z 8:29 PM
Sunrise
1056Z 5:56 AM
Loggable night
0201Z (9:01 PM local) → 1024Z (5:24 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0129Z (8:29 PM local) → 1056Z (5:56 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0229Z (9:29 PM local) → 0956Z (4:56 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

Ainsworth Airport is in Ainsworth, Iowa. Field elevation 747 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-8551
RegionIowa
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41.2956, -91.5750
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

US-8551 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KMUT (20 NM E, LIFR).

KMUT Muscatine Municipal Airport
20 NM E
LIFR
KIOW Iowa City Municipal Airport
21 NM N
VFR
KMPZ Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport
21 NM S
VFR
KFFL Fairfield Municipal Airport
23 NM SW
VFR
KCID The Eastern Iowa Airport
36 NM N
VFR
KBRL Southeast Iowa Regional Airport
37 NM SE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-8551 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-8551 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-8551. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-8551 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-8551. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-8551?
US-8551 sits at 747 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-8551?
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.