Plueger Airfield (12IA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLRJ), 12IA is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 9 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Plueger Airfield in Lemars, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLRJ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Plueger Airfield (12IA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lemars, IA at a field elevation of 1,245 ft. 12IA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLRJ, about 3 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,350 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSUX.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLRJ, 2.8 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 9 kt, visibility 8 statute miles, a few clouds at 3,200 ft, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KLRJ 281055Z AUTO 14009KT 8SM FEW032 12/12 A2996 RMK AO2
What changed at KLRJ (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 12IA
Based on the nearest station (KLRJ), 12IA is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 9 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 1,150 ft (field elevation 1,245 ft). 12IA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSUX, about 27 nm away.
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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 | 1,350 ft | TURF | 6 kt head | 7 kt right |
| 27 | 1,350 ft | TURF | 6 kt tail | 7 kt left |
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12IA 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 09/271,350 × 200 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 12IAWind
- 09
- 6 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 6 kt tailwind · 7 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 24 h: wind 7→9 kt, ceiling 800 ft → unlimited.
12IA weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 12IA
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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FSD UA /OV FSD210005/TM 1025/FL019/TP BE20/SK OVC019-TOP057/RM DURC
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FSD210005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1025Reported at 10:25 UTC.FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC019-TOP057Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURCRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 12IA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLRJ reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 71 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 70%
- 27
- 30%
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Live crosswind meter
12IA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLRJ, 2.8 nm away.
Wind is 50° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 12IA
- City
- Lemars
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,245 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.8005, -96.1378
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,350 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLRJ
- TAF
- Nearest KSUX
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 12m
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Nearby airports
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Pilot PIREPs for Plueger Airfield (12IA)
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