Wallace Field (1IA4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
A current METAR is not available for 1IA4 right now.
Aviation weather near Wallace Field in Creston, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCSQ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Wallace Field (1IA4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Creston, IA at a field elevation of 1,290 ft. 1IA4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCSQ, about 3 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDSM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCSQ, 2.5 nm away.
What changed at KCSQ (nearest station)?
Since the 1335Z (8:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
- A ceiling formed at 9,500 ft.
Current pilot readout for 1IA4
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1,200 ft | TURF | - | - |
| 36 | 1,200 ft | TURF | - | - |
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1IA4 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 18/361,200 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 1IA4Wind
- 18
- no steady wind
- 36
- no steady wind
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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 6→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → 9,500 ft.
1IA4 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 1IA4
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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OMA UUA /OV OFF/TM 1348/FL019/TP B742/RM LLWS -30KT 1NM FINAL RWY 13 900AGL
OMA UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).OV OFFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1348Reported at 13:48 UTC.FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.TP B742Aircraft type reporting.RM LLWS -30KT 1NM FINAL RWY …Remarks.Show raw report
DSM UA /OV DSM/TM 1243/FL130/TP E75S/TB LGT 090-120/RM DURC
DSM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DSMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1243Reported at 12:43 UTC.FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.TP E75SAircraft type reporting.TB LGT 090-120Turbulence: light 9,000–12,000 ft.RM DURCRemarks.Show raw report
ARP UAL1333 4041N 09548W 1214 F360 263/025KT TB SMTH TURB IC
ARP UAL1333 4041N 09548W 121…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.Show raw report
TNU UUA /OV TNU080025/TM 1132/FL120/TP C550/TB MOD-SEV/RM DURD
TNU UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).OV TNU080025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1132Reported at 11:32 UTC.FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.TP C550Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD-SEVTurbulence: moderate to severe.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
DSM UUA /OV DSM050040/TM 1130/FL120/TP C550/TB MOD OCC SEV TURB 120-090 DURD
DSM UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).OV DSM050040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1130Reported at 11:30 UTC.FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.TP C550Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD OCC SEV TURB 120-090 …Turbulence: moderate occ severe turb 12,000–9,000 ft durd.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 1IA4
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCSQ reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,700 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 71%
- 36
- 29%
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 1IA4
- City
- Creston
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,290 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.0555, -94.3947
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCSQ
- TAF
- Nearest KDSM
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 9h 5m
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Pilot PIREPs for Wallace Field (1IA4)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Wallace Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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