Hilltop Airport (29IA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:50 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSDA), 29IA is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Hilltop Airport in Sidney, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSDA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hilltop Airport (29IA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sidney, IA at a field elevation of 1,120 ft. 29IA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSDA, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,049 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KOFF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSDA, 9.5 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 8 kt, visibility 8 statute miles, overcast at 11,000 ft, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 29.99 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 11,000 ft.
METAR KSDA 281250Z AUTO 17008KT 8SM OVC110 17/15 A2999 RMK AO2
What changed at KSDA (nearest station)?
Since the 1230Z (7:30 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
Current pilot readout for 29IA
Based on the nearest station (KSDA), 29IA is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,550 ft (field elevation 1,120 ft). 29IA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOFF, about 25 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 | 3,049 ft | Turf | 8 kt head | 0 kt |
| 35 | 3,049 ft | Turf | 8 kt tail | 0 kt |
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29IA 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 17/353,049 × 80 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 29IAWind
- 17
- 8 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 35
- 8 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 4→8 kt, ceiling 4,600 ft → 11,000 ft.
29IA weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 29IA
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 29IA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSDA reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 71 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 73%
- 35
- 27%
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Live crosswind meter
29IA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSDA, 9.5 nm away.
Wind is 3° 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
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 29IA
- City
- Sidney
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,120 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.7557, -95.6235
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,049 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSDA
- TAF
- Nearest KOFF
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 6m
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Pilot PIREPs for Hilltop Airport (29IA)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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