Traer Municipal Airport (8C6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KVTI), 8C6 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 18 knots gusting 25, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Traer Municipal Airport in Traer, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KVTI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Traer Municipal Airport (8C6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Traer, IA at a field elevation of 892 ft. 8C6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KVTI, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,555 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KALO.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KVTI, 19.3 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 18 kt, gusting 25 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 5,000 ft, temperature 25°C (77°F), altimeter 29.97 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KVTI 282015Z AUTO 19018G25KT 10SM FEW050 25/14 A2997 RMK AO2
What changed at KVTI (nearest station)?
Since the 1955Z (2:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1955Z (2:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 8C6
Based on the nearest station (KVTI), 8C6 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 18 knots gusting 25, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,250 ft (field elevation 892 ft). 8C6 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KALO, about 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 2,555 ft | TURF-G | 18 kt head | 3 kt right (g4) |
| 35 | 2,555 ft | TURF-G | 18 kt tail | 3 kt left (g4) |
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8C6 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 17/352,555 × 100 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8C6Wind
- 17
- 18 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 18 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 24 h: wind 8→18 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
8C6 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 8C6
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
IOW UA /OV IOW/TM 1949/FL320/TP B739/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 1949Reported at 19:49 UTC.FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
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 8C6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KVTI reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 27 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,800 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
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
8C6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KVTI, 19 nm away.
Wind is 9° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8C6
- City
- Traer
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 892 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.1992, -92.4580
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,555 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KVTI
- TAF
- Nearest KALO
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 2h 44m
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Pilot PIREPs for Traer Municipal Airport (8C6)
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