Mitchell Field (7IA7) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCCY), 7IA7 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Mitchell Field in New Hampton, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCCY): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Mitchell Field (7IA7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around New Hampton, IA at a field elevation of 1,173 ft. 7IA7 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCCY, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 1,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KALO.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCCY, 13.2 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 ft, broken clouds at 6,000 ft, overcast at 9,500 ft, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.08 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 6,000 ft.
METAR KCCY 280955Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM SCT050 BKN060 OVC095 12/12 A3008 RMK AO2
What changed at KCCY (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 7IA7
Based on the nearest station (KCCY), 7IA7 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (24). Density altitude is approximately 900 ft (field elevation 1,173 ft). 7IA7 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KALO, about 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24FAV | 1,500 ft | CONC | 1 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 06 | 1,500 ft | CONC | 1 kt tail | 6 kt right |
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7IA7 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 06/241,500 × 16 ft · CONCCurrent useno stated-runway source at 7IA7Wind
- 06
- 1 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 24
- 1 kt headwind · 6 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 24 h: wind 12→6 kt, ceiling 11,000 ft → 6,000 ft.
7IA7 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 7IA7
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCCY reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,700 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 24
- 56%
- 06
- 44%
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Live crosswind meter
7IA7 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCCY, 13 nm away.
Wind is 76° off runway 24, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 06/24 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 7IA7
- City
- New Hampton
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,173 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.0834, -92.3110
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCCY
- TAF
- Nearest KALO
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 55m
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- New Hampton RC Crossed Signals - Kenwood Ave , New Hampton, IA · 1 mi
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Pilot PIREPs for Mitchell Field (7IA7)
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