East River Airport (14IA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:52 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEST), 14IA is currently MVFR with winds from 180° at 13 knots gusting 21, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,700 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near East River Airport in Armstrong, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEST): conditions and runway crosswinds.
East River Airport (14IA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Armstrong, IA at a field elevation of 1,235 ft. 14IA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEST, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,780 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFOD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEST, 13.6 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 13 kt, gusting 21 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 2,700 ft, broken clouds at 9,500 ft, temperature 21°C (69°F), altimeter 29.89 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,700 ft.
SPECI KEST 281852Z AUTO 18013G21KT 10SM BKN027 BKN095 21/15 A2989 RMK AO2 T02060150
What changed at KEST (nearest station)?
Since the 1849Z (1:49 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
- Ceiling dropped from 9,500 ft to 2,700 ft.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for 14IA
Based on the nearest station (KEST), 14IA is currently MVFR with winds from 180° at 13 knots gusting 21, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,700 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 2,250 ft (field elevation 1,235 ft). 14IA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFOD, about 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 2,780 ft | Turf | 13 kt head | 0 kt |
| 36 | 2,780 ft | Turf | 13 kt tail | 0 kt |
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14IA 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 18/362,780 × 120 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 14IAWind
- 18
- 13 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 36
- 13 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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 12→13 kt, ceiling 800 ft → 2,700 ft.
14IA 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 14IA
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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FSD UA /OV FSD095005/TM 1843/FLUNKN/TP CRJ9/SK OVC020-TOPUNKN/RM DURD
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FSD095005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1843Reported at 18:43 UTC.FLUNKNAltitude unknown.TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC020-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
HCD UA /OV HCD/TM 1649/FL075/TP P28A/SK TOP075/TB NEG/IC NEG
HCD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HCDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1649Reported at 16:49 UTC.FL075Altitude: 7,500 ft MSL.TP P28AAircraft type reporting.SK TOP075Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
ARP UAL751 4320N 09431W 1513 F360 MS56 240/045KT TB NONE SK CLEAR IC NONE
ARP UAL751 4320N 09431W 1513…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.Show raw report
FCM UA /OV FCM/TM 1510/FL021/TP C525/WX FV05SM/RM DURD RY 10R
FCM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FCMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1510Reported at 15:10 UTC.FL021Altitude: 2,100 ft MSL.TP C525Aircraft type reporting.WX FV05SMWeather and flight visibility observed.RM DURD RY 10RRemarks.Show raw report
FCM UA /OV FCM/TM 1500/FL021/TP C525/WX FV03SM/RM DURD ILS RY10R
FCM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FCMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1500Reported at 15:00 UTC.FL021Altitude: 2,100 ft MSL.TP C525Aircraft type reporting.WX FV03SMWeather and flight visibility observed.RM DURD ILS RY10RRemarks.Show raw report
MSP UA /OV MSP240020/TM 1459/FL110/TP B738/SK TOP 070/TB NEG
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MSP240020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1459Reported at 14:59 UTC.FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP 070Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
FSD UA /OV FSD100006/TM 1444/FLUNKN/TP C402/SK OVC017-TOP045 LYRS ABV/RM DURD
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FSD100006Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1444Reported at 14:44 UTC.FLUNKNAltitude unknown.TP C402Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC017-TOP045 LYRS ABVSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
FCM UA /OV FCM/TM 1443/FL020/TP C68A/WX FV02SM/RM DURD ILS RY10R
FCM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FCMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1443Reported at 14:43 UTC.FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.TP C68AAircraft type reporting.WX FV02SMWeather and flight visibility observed.RM DURD ILS RY10RRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 14IA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEST reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 45 observations, with 13 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 60%
- 36
- 40%
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Live crosswind meter
14IA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEST, 14 nm away.
Wind is 0° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 14IA
- City
- Armstrong
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,235 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.3603, -94.4424
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,780 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KEST
- TAF
- Nearest KFOD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 41m
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Pilot PIREPs for East River Airport (14IA)
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