Monona Municipal Airport (7C3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPDC), 7C3 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Monona Municipal Airport in Monona, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPDC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Monona Municipal Airport (7C3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Monona, IA at a field elevation of 1,147 ft. 7C3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPDC, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,650 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDBQ.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPDC, 9.8 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 12,000 ft, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPDC 281915Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM SCT120 24/13 A3002 RMK AO2 T02380132
What changed at KPDC (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
Current pilot readout for 7C3
Based on the nearest station (KPDC), 7C3 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 2,350 ft (field elevation 1,147 ft). 7C3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDBQ, about 47 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 | 2,650 ft | TURF-G | 8 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 36 | 2,650 ft | TURF-G | 8 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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7C3 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 18/362,650 × 120 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 7C3Wind
- 18
- 8 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 8 kt tailwind · 3 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→8 kt, ceiling 7,000 ft → unlimited.
7C3 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 7C3
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
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 7C3
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPDC reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 72%
- 36
- 28%
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Live crosswind meter
7C3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPDC, 9.8 nm away.
Wind is 19° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 7C3
- City
- Monona
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,147 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.0329, -91.3466
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,650 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPDC
- TAF
- Nearest KDBQ
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 43m
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Pilot PIREPs for Monona Municipal Airport (7C3)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Monona Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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