R S Auto Airport (6IA7) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMPZ), 6IA7 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 10 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near R S Auto Airport in Lockridge, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMPZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
R S Auto Airport (6IA7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lockridge, IA at a field elevation of 770 ft. 6IA7 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMPZ, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 1,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBRL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMPZ, 10.9 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 kt, gusting 18 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 ft, temperature 25°C (77°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMPZ 281915Z AUTO 20010G18KT 10SM SCT070 25/13 A3010 RMK AO2
What changed at KMPZ (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 6IA7
Based on the nearest station (KMPZ), 6IA7 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 10 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 16. Density altitude is approximately 1,950 ft (field elevation 770 ft). 6IA7 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBRL, about 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 1,500 ft | TURF | 8 kt head | 6 kt right (g11) |
| 34 | 1,500 ft | TURF | 9 kt tail | 3 kt left (g6) |
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6IA7 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 16/341,500 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 6IA7Wind
- 16
- 8 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 34
- 9 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 23 h: wind 4→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
6IA7 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 6IA7
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 6IA7
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMPZ reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 73%
- 34
- 27%
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Live crosswind meter
6IA7 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMPZ, 11 nm away.
Wind is 38° off runway 16, 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
- 6IA7
- City
- Lockridge
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 770 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.9904, -91.7442
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMPZ
- TAF
- Nearest KBRL
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 34m
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Pilot PIREPs for R S Auto Airport (6IA7)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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