Eldora Airport (6C0) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIFA), 6C0 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Eldora Airport in Eldora, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIFA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Eldora Airport (6C0) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Eldora, IA at a field elevation of 975 ft. 6C0 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 (18/36), the longest 3,035 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KALO.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIFA, 10.9 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (56°F), altimeter 30.08 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KIFA 281355Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR 13/10 A3008 RMK AO2 T01340102
What changed at KIFA (nearest station)?
Since the 1335Z (8:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind speed up from 0 to 5 kt.
Current pilot readout for 6C0
Based on the nearest station (KIFA), 6C0 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 800 ft (field elevation 975 ft). 6C0 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KALO, about 34 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 | 3,035 ft | TURF-G | 4 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 36 | 3,035 ft | TURF-G | 4 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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6C0 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 18/363,035 × 100 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 6C0Wind
- 18
- 4 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 4 kt tailwind · 2 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 0→5 kt, ceiling 9,000 ft → unlimited.
6C0 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 6C0
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
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
TNU UUA /OV TNU080025/TM 1132/FL120/TP C550/TB MOD-SEV/RM DURD
TNU UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).OV TNU080025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1132Reported at 11:32 UTC.FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.TP C550Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD-SEVTurbulence: moderate to severe.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
DSM UUA /OV DSM050040/TM 1130/FL120/TP C550/TB MOD OCC SEV TURB 120-090 DURD
DSM UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).OV DSM050040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1130Reported at 11:30 UTC.FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.TP C550Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD OCC SEV TURB 120-090 …Turbulence: moderate occ severe turb 12,000–9,000 ft durd.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 6C0
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIFA reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 2,100 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
- 66%
- 36
- 34%
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Live crosswind meter
6C0 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KIFA, 11 nm away.
Wind is 30° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 27P
- City
- Eldora
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 975 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.3302, -93.1143
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,035 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KIFA
- TAF
- Nearest KALO
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 8h 59m
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Pilot PIREPs for Eldora Airport (6C0)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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