Beck Airport (34IA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCNC), 34IA is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 17 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Beck Airport in Russell, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCNC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Beck Airport (34IA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Russell, IA at a field elevation of 1,023 ft. 34IA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCNC, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KOTM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCNC, 9.3 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 17 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.00 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCNC 281935Z AUTO 17017KT 9SM 22/15 A3000 RMK AO2
What changed at KCNC (nearest station)?
Since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 34IA
Based on the nearest station (KCNC), 34IA is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 17 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 2,000 ft (field elevation 1,023 ft). 34IA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOTM, about 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 2,600 ft | Turf | 17 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 36 | 2,600 ft | Turf | 17 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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34IA 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 18/362,600 × 60 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 34IAWind
- 18
- 17 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 17 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
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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 9→17 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
34IA 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 34IA
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.Show raw report
OMA UA /OV RDK/TM 1522/FL080/TP C208/SK BKNUNK-TOP150/WX RA/TB LT
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RDKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1522Reported at 15:22 UTC.FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK BKNUNK-TOP150Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX RAWeather and flight visibility observed.TB LTTurbulence: lt.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 34IA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCNC reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 76%
- 36
- 24%
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Live crosswind meter
34IA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCNC, 9.3 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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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
- 34IA
- City
- Russell
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,023 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.9972, -93.1556
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCNC
- TAF
- Nearest KOTM
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 33m
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Pilot PIREPs for Beck Airport (34IA)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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