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Virl B Deal Airfield (25IA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAUM), 25IA is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 13 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Virl B Deal Airfield in St. Ansgar, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAUM): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Virl B Deal Airfield (25IA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around St. Ansgar, IA at a field elevation of 1,180 ft. 25IA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAUM, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 1,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMCW.

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VFR
Observed 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAUM, 16.3 nm away.

Wind
170° 13 kt
gusting 20 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.93"
Temp / Dew
70°F / 21°C
dew 58°F / 14°C

Wind from the south (170°) at 13 kt, gusting 20 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 29.93 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KAUM 281915Z AUTO 17013G20KT 10SM CLR 21/14 A2993 RMK AO2 T02120143

What changed at KAUM (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 25IA

Based on the nearest station (KAUM), 25IA is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 13 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (15). Density altitude is approximately 2,200 ft (field elevation 1,180 ft). 25IA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMCW, about 21 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
15FAV12 kt head4 kt right (g7)
3312 kt tail4 kt left (g7)

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25IA 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.

  • Runway 15/33
    1,500 × 75 ft · GRS
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 25IA
    Wind
    15
    12 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    33
    12 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0122319Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→13 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

25IA weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

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 25IA

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1513Z (10:13 AM CDT) · 68 NM W of 25IA · 36,000 ft MSL · UAL751
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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.
PIREP1510Z (10:10 AM CDT) · 88 NM N of 25IA · during descent · C525
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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.
PIREP1500Z (10:00 AM CDT) · 88 NM N of 25IA · during descent · C525
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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.
PIREP1459Z (9:59 AM CDT) · 86 NM N of 25IA · 11,000 ft MSL · B738
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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.
PIREP1443Z (9:43 AM CDT) · 88 NM N of 25IA · during descent · C68A
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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.
PIREP1435Z (9:35 AM CDT) · 93 NM N of 25IA · during descent · C680
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STP UA /OV KSTP/TM 1435/FLDURD/TP C680/SK B014 T020 OVC
STP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KSTPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1435Reported at 14:35 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP C680Aircraft type reporting.
SK B014 T020 OVCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1420Z (9:20 AM CDT) · 92 NM N of 25IA · during descent · BCS3
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MSP UA /OV MSP300002/TM 1420/FL040/TP BCS3/SK OVC015-TOP040/WX FV 3 SM/RM DURD RWY 12L
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MSP300002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1420Reported at 14:20 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC015-TOP040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FV 3 SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
RM DURD RWY 12LRemarks.
PIREP1338Z (8:38 AM CDT) · 90 NM N of 25IA · during descent · E55P
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FCM UA /OV KFCM280002/TM 1338/FLDURD/TP E55P/SK TOP OF HZ LAYER 020/WX HZ FV2.5
FCM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFCM280002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1338Reported at 13:38 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
SK TOP OF HZ LAYER 020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX HZ FV2.5Weather and flight visibility observed.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 25IA

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAUM reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 72 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 50%MVFR 22%IFR 17%LIFR 11%
Wind avg/max: 6/13 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 89%MVFR 6%IFR 3%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 7/13 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 1.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

15
66%
33
34%

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Live crosswind meter

25IA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAUM, 16 nm away.

N153313 kt
Headwind
12 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
4 kt
Headwind in gusts
19 kt
Crosswind in gusts
7 kt

Wind is 20° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Virl B Deal Airfield (25IA) with runway 15/33 marked
N ↑

Runway 15/33 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
25IA
City
St. Ansgar
State
Iowa
Country
United States
Elevation
1,180 ft
Coordinates
43.3951, -92.9637
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KAUM
TAF
Nearest KMCW
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 40m

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Pilot PIREPs for Virl B Deal Airfield (25IA)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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