Isley Field (24IA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:54 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KALO), 24IA is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 10 knots gusting 23, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Isley Field in Cedar Falls, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KALO): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Isley Field (24IA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cedar Falls, IA at a field elevation of 982 ft. 24IA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KALO, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KALO.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KALO, 5.8 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 10 kt, gusting 23 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (74°F), altimeter 29.99 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KALO 281854Z 17010G23KT 10SM CLR 23/14 A2999 RMK AO2 PK WND 18028/1807 SLP153 T02330144
What changed at KALO (nearest station)?
Since the 1754Z (12:54 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.02 → 29.99 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 24IA
Based on the nearest station (KALO), 24IA is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 10 knots gusting 23, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (08). Density altitude is approximately 2,150 ft (field elevation 982 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08FAV | 2,600 ft | TURF | 2 kt head | 10 kt right (g23) |
| 26 | 2,600 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 10 kt left (g23) |
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24IA 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 08/262,600 × 190 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 24IAWind
- 08
- 2 kt headwind · 10 kt crosswind from right
- 26
- 2 kt tailwind · 10 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 9→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
24IA 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 24IA
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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IOW UA /OV IOW/TM 1826/FL370/TP B738/TB NEG
IOW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV IOWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1826Reported at 18:26 UTC.FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 24IA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KALO reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 08
- 64%
- 26
- 36%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1740Z (12:40 PM CDT)
TAF KALO 281740Z 2818/2918 17011G24KT P6SM SCT090 FM290000 19012KT P6SM -SHRA BKN050 PROB30 2901/2903 5SM -TSRA BKN040CB FM290300 21010KT 6SM -SHRA BKN030 PROB30 2903/2905 3SM -TSRA BKN017CB FM290500 24006KT P6SM SCT018 BKN040 FM290800 30006KT P6SM FEW018 BKN035 FM291100 33008KT P6SM SCT250
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Live crosswind meter
24IA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KALO, 5.8 nm away.
Wind is 80° off runway 08, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 08/26 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 24IA
- City
- Cedar Falls
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 982 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.5158, -92.5198
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KALO
- TAF
- Nearest KALO
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 27m
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Pilot PIREPs for Isley Field (24IA)
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