Paullina Municipal Airport (1Y9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSHL), 1Y9 is currently MVFR with winds from 200° at 11 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Paullina Municipal Airport in Paullina, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSHL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Paullina Municipal Airport (1Y9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Paullina, IA at a field elevation of 1,385 ft. 1Y9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSHL, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSUX.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSHL, 15.1 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 11 kt, gusting 17 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 1,900 ft, overcast at 3,000 ft, temperature 19°C (66°F), altimeter 29.89 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 3,000 ft.
METAR KSHL 281715Z AUTO 20011G17KT 10SM FEW019 OVC030 19/19 A2989 RMK AO2
What changed at KSHL (nearest station)?
Since the 1635Z (11:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 17 kt.
- A ceiling formed at 3,000 ft.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 29.91 → 29.89 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 1Y9
Based on the nearest station (KSHL), 1Y9 is currently MVFR with winds from 200° at 11 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 3,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,250 ft (field elevation 1,385 ft). 1Y9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSUX, about 48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 2,800 ft | ASPH-TURF-F | 10 kt head | 4 kt right (g6) |
| 35 | 2,800 ft | ASPH-TURF-F | 10 kt tail | 4 kt left (g6) |
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1Y9 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 17/352,800 × 28 ft · ASPH-TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 1Y9Wind
- 17
- 10 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 10 kt tailwind · 4 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 6→11 kt, ceiling 600 ft → 3,000 ft.
1Y9 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 1Y9
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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FSD UA /OV FSD180005/TM 1715/FL025/TP F2TH/SK OVC025-TOP053/RM DURC
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FSD180005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1715Reported at 17:15 UTC.FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.TP F2THAircraft type reporting.SK OVC025-TOP053Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURCRemarks.Show raw report
FSD UA /OV FSD030002/TM 1541/FL020/TP PC12/SK OVC020-TOPUNK/RM DURD
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FSD030002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1541Reported at 15:41 UTC.FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC020-TOPUNKSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
FSD UA /OV FSD180005/TM 1515/FLUNKN/TP C750/SK OVC016-TOP025/RM DURC
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FSD180005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1515Reported at 15:15 UTC.FLUNKNAltitude unknown.TP C750Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC016-TOP025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURCRemarks.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
FSD UA /OV FSD/TM 1511/FL380/TP H25B/SK TOP 390
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FSDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1511Reported at 15:11 UTC.FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.TP H25BAircraft type reporting.SK TOP 390Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
FSD UA /OV FSD/TM 1453/FL370/TP C550/SK TOP370
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FSDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1453Reported at 14:53 UTC.FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.TP C550Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP370Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.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
FSD UA /OV FSD180005/TM 1353/FLUNKN/TP B350/SK OVC017-TOP020/RM DURC
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FSD180005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1353Reported at 13:53 UTC.FLUNKNAltitude unknown.TP B350Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC017-TOP020Sky 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 1Y9
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSHL reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 71 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 62%
- 35
- 38%
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Live crosswind meter
1Y9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSHL, 15 nm away.
Wind is 19° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 1Y9
- City
- Paullina
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,385 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.9883, -95.6645
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSHL
- TAF
- Nearest KSUX
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 5h 49m
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Pilot PIREPs for Paullina Municipal Airport (1Y9)
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