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Grundy Center Municipal Airport (6K7) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMIW), 6K7 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

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

Grundy Center Municipal Airport (6K7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Grundy Center, IA at a field elevation of 1,075 ft. 6K7 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMIW, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,250 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KALO.

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VFR
Observed 1253Z (7:53 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMIW, 14.7 nm away.

Wind
150° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.07"
Temp / Dew
54°F / 12°C
dew 49°F / 9°C

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 10,000 ft, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.07 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KMIW 281253Z AUTO 15008KT 10SM FEW100 12/09 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP183 T01220094

What changed at KMIW (nearest station)?

Since the 1153Z (6:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • The 10,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.

Current pilot readout for 6K7

Based on the nearest station (KMIW), 6K7 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 800 ft (field elevation 1,075 ft). 6K7 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KALO, about 23 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
17FAV7 kt head4 kt left
357 kt tail4 kt right

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6K7 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
    2,250 × 60 ft · TURF-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 6K7
    Wind
    17
    7 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    35
    7 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.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061213Z01Z12Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 7→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

6K7 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 6K7

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

PIREP1243Z (7:43 AM CDT) · 66 NM SW of 6K7 · during climb · E75S
light 9,000–12,000 ft turbulence
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.
URGENT1132Z (6:32 AM CDT) · 34 NM SE of 6K7 · during descent · C550
moderate to severe turbulence
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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.
URGENT1130Z (6:30 AM CDT) · 33 NM S of 6K7 · 12,000 ft MSL · C550
moderate occ severe turb 12,000–9,000 ft durd turbulence
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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 6K7

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMIW reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 5,500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 7/15 kt
Max gust: 22 kt
Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft
Lowest vis: 6 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

17
72%
35
28%

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Live crosswind meter

6K7 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMIW, 15 nm away.

N17358 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 29° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,250 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Grundy Center Municipal Airport (6K7) 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
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
6K7
City
Grundy Center
State
Iowa
Country
United States
Elevation
1,075 ft
Coordinates
42.3508, -92.8435
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,250 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KMIW
TAF
Nearest KALO
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
9h 58m

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Pilot PIREPs for Grundy Center Municipal Airport (6K7)

Community-submitted

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

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