Spotts Field (05IA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMCW), 05IA is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 5 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 9,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Spotts Field in Nora Springs, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMCW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Spotts Field (05IA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Nora Springs, IA at a field elevation of 1,155 ft. 05IA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMCW, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,450 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMCW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMCW, 11.5 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 5 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, a few clouds at 5,000 ft, scattered clouds at 7,000 ft, broken clouds at 9,500 ft, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.05 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 9,500 ft.
METAR KMCW 280953Z AUTO 16005KT 9SM FEW050 SCT070 BKN095 11/11 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP173 T01110106
What changed at KMCW (nearest station)?
Since the 0853Z (3:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0853Z (3:53 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 05IA
Based on the nearest station (KMCW), 05IA is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 5 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 9,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 800 ft (field elevation 1,155 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 2,450 ft | TURF-P | 2 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 27 | 2,450 ft | TURF-P | 2 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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05IA runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 09/272,450 × 65 ft · TURF-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at 05IAWind
- 09
- 2 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 2 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 11→5 kt, ceiling 9,500 ft → 9,500 ft.
05IA weather radar
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 05IA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMCW reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 44 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 56%
- 27
- 44%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0755Z (2:55 AM CDT)
TAF KMCW 280755Z 2808/2906 21006KT 6SM BR BKN040 TEMPO 2808/2812 3SM BR OVC010 FM281200 16007KT P6SM BKN045 FM281900 17015G23KT P6SM FEW045 FM290000 19011G17KT P6SM -TSRA BKN045CB FM290400 27008KT P6SM BKN050
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Live crosswind meter
05IA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMCW, 12 nm away.
Wind is 70° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 09/27 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Ireg all day
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 05IA
- City
- Nora Springs
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,155 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.1375, -93.0683
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,450 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMCW
- TAF
- Nearest KMCW
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 58m
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Pilot PIREPs for Spotts Field (05IA)
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