Husband Field (39IA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPRO), 39IA is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 11 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Husband Field in Dallas Center, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPRO): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Husband Field (39IA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Dallas Center, IA at a field elevation of 1,010 ft. 39IA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPRO, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDSM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPRO, 10.9 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 11 kt, gusting 18 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 25°C (76°F), altimeter 29.89 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPRO 282035Z AUTO 19011G18KT 10SM CLR 25/16 A2989 RMK AO2 T02460159
What changed at KPRO (nearest station)?
Since the 2015Z (3:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2015Z (3:15 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 39IA
Based on the nearest station (KPRO), 39IA is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 11 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,450 ft (field elevation 1,010 ft). 39IA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDSM, about 19 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 | 2,400 ft | TURF-P | 11 kt head | 3 kt right (g5) |
| 35 | 2,400 ft | TURF-P | 11 kt tail | 3 kt left (g5) |
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39IA 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 17/352,400 × 100 ft · TURF-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at 39IAWind
- 17
- 11 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 11 kt tailwind · 3 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 8→11 kt, ceiling 1,500 ft → unlimited.
39IA 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 39IA
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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OMA UA /OV OMA290015/TM 1753/FL050/TP A320/SK BKN040
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OMA290015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1753Reported at 17:53 UTC.FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.TP A320Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
OMA UA /OV OVR/TM 1604/FL340/TP A320/SK TOP360/TB NEG
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OVRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1604Reported at 16:04 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP A320Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP360Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.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 39IA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPRO reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,300 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.
- 17
- 64%
- 35
- 36%
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Live crosswind meter
39IA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPRO, 11 nm away.
Wind is 16° off runway 17, 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
- Daily 0800-DUSK local
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 39IA
- City
- Dallas Center
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,010 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.6794, -94.0202
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPRO
- TAF
- Nearest KDSM
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 2h 30m
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Pilot PIREPs for Husband Field (39IA)
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