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Northwood Municipal Airport (5D2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:55 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KAEL), 5D2 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 9 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 9,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Northwood Municipal Airport in Northwood, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAEL): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Northwood Municipal Airport (5D2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Northwood, IA at a field elevation of 1,226 ft. 5D2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAEL, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMCW.

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VFR
Observed 1255Z (7:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAEL, 15.7 nm away.

Wind
150° 9 kt
Visibility
9 sm
Ceiling
9,000 ft
Altimeter
30.10"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
feels like 46°F

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 9 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, broken clouds at 9,000 ft, broken clouds at 11,000 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 9,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KAEL 271255Z AUTO 15009KT 9SM BKN090 BKN110 10/08 A3010 RMK AO2 T01010082

Current pilot readout for 5D2

Based on the nearest station (KAEL), 5D2 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 9 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 9,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 700 ft (field elevation 1,226 ft). 5D2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMCW, about 18 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
17FAV8 kt head4 kt left
358 kt tail4 kt right

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5D2 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 17/35
    3,300 × 100 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 5D2
    Wind
    17
    8 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    35
    8 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

5D2 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 5D2

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

PIREP1250Z (7:50 AM CDT) · 54 NM W of 5D2 · 2,000 ft MSL · BE20
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FRM UA /OV FRM/TM 1250/FL020/TP BE20/SK BASE020
FRM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FRMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1250Reported at 12:50 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) · 99 NM NE of 5D2 · 22,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
light chop turbulence
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EAU UA /OV EAU220015/TM 1235/FL220/TP CRJ7/SK TOP220/TB LGT CHOP
EAU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV EAU220015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1235Reported at 12:35 UTC.
FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP220Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
PIREP1226Z (7:26 AM CDT) · 87 NM NE of 5D2 · 31,000 ft MSL · PC24
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LSE UA /OV ODI360015/TM 1226/FL310/TP PC24/TB NEG
LSE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ODI360015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1226Reported at 12:26 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP PC24Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1221Z (7:21 AM CDT) · 84 NM S of 5D2 · 21,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
continuous light turbulencelight rime 14,000–16,000 ft icing
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DSM UA /OV DSM350040/TM 1221/FL210/TP CRJ7/TB CONS LGT/IC LGT RIME 140-160
DSM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DSM350040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1221Reported at 12:21 UTC.
FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
IC LGT RIME 140-160Icing: light rime 14,000–16,000 ft.
PIREP1213Z (7:13 AM CDT) · 75 NM NE of 5D2 · 14,000 ft MSL · C560
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ONA UA /OV ONA/TM 1213/FL140/TP C560/SK TOP135/TB NEG/IC NEG
ONA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ONALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1213Reported at 12:13 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP C560Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP135Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1128Z (6:28 AM CDT) · 69 NM SW of 5D2 · 33,000 ft MSL · E75L
occasional light chop turbulence
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FOD UA /OV FOD/TM 1128/FL330/TP E75L/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
FOD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FODLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1128Reported at 11:28 UTC.
FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP1114Z (6:14 AM CDT) · 47 NM N of 5D2 · 12,000 ft MSL · B738
light -rime icing
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TOB UA /OV FOW088021 /TM 1114 /FL120 /TP B738 /TA M14 /IC LGT-RIME /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
TOB UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FOW088021Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1114Reported at 11:14 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TA M14Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT-RIMEIcing: light -rime.
RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATHRemarks.
PIREP1111Z (6:11 AM CDT) · 71 NM N of 5D2 · 17,200 ft MSL · B738
light rime 110 icing
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MSP UA /OV FGT/TM 1111/FL172/TP B738/SK TOP160/TA 06/TB NEG/IC LGT RIME 110
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FGTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1111Reported at 11:11 UTC.
FL172Altitude: 17,200 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP160Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 06Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC LGT RIME 110Icing: light rime 110.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 5D2

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 93%MVFR 6%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 7/17 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,600 ft
Lowest vis: 1.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 8

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

17
66%
35
34%

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Live crosswind meter

5D2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAEL, 16 nm away.

N17359 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 28° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Northwood Municipal Airport (5D2) with runway 17/35 marked
N ↑

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
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
5D2
City
Northwood
State
Iowa
Country
United States
Elevation
1,226 ft
Coordinates
43.4483, -93.2019
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KAEL
TAF
Nearest KMCW
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
10h 8m

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Pilot PIREPs for Northwood Municipal Airport (5D2)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Northwood Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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