Ackley Municipal Airport (4C7) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIFA), 4C7 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 8 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Ackley Municipal Airport in Ackley, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIFA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ackley Municipal Airport (4C7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ackley, IA at a field elevation of 1,070 ft. 4C7 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIFA, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 2,725 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KALO.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIFA, 11.4 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 8 kt, gusting 17 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 5,000 ft, broken clouds at 7,000 ft, broken clouds at 8,500 ft, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 5,000 ft.
METAR KIFA 281915Z AUTO 18008G17KT 10SM -RA BKN050 BKN070 BKN085 21/15 A2998 RMK AO2 T02130153
What changed at KIFA (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 17 kt.
- Rain began (-RA).
Current pilot readout for 4C7
Based on the nearest station (KIFA), 4C7 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 8 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (15). Density altitude is approximately 2,000 ft (field elevation 1,070 ft). 4C7 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KALO, about 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15FAV | 2,725 ft | TURF-F | 7 kt head | 4 kt right (g9) |
| 33 | 2,725 ft | TURF-F | 7 kt tail | 4 kt left (g9) |
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4C7 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 15/332,725 × 100 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 4C7Wind
- 15
- 7 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 33
- 7 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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 8→8 kt, ceiling 3,000 ft → 5,000 ft.
4C7 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 4C7
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
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.Show raw report
MCW UA /OV MCW/TM 1337/FL430/TP C700/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP
MCW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MCWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1337Reported at 13:37 UTC.FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.TP C700Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOPTurbulence: continuous light occasional moderate chop.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 4C7
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIFA reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,000 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.
- 15
- 70%
- 33
- 30%
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Live crosswind meter
4C7 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KIFA, 11 nm away.
Wind is 34° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 4C7
- City
- Ackley
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,070 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.5471, -93.0333
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,725 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KIFA
- TAF
- Nearest KALO
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 51m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ackley Municipal Airport (4C7)
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