Picayune Airport (IA16) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:52 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIOW), IA16 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 13 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Picayune Airport in Iowa City, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIOW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Picayune Airport (IA16) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Iowa City, IA at a field elevation of 800 ft. IA16 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIOW, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCID.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIOW, 4.6 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 13 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 5,000 ft, broken clouds at 6,000 ft, broken clouds at 7,500 ft, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.08 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 6,000 ft.
METAR KIOW 281852Z AUTO 18013KT 10SM FEW050 BKN060 BKN075 24/14 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP185 T02390144
What changed at KIOW (nearest station)?
Since the 1752Z (12:52 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.10 → 30.08 inHg.
Current pilot readout for IA16
Based on the nearest station (KIOW), IA16 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 13 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (24). Density altitude is approximately 1,850 ft (field elevation 800 ft). IA16 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCID, about 14 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 | 1,800 ft | TURF | 6 kt head | 11 kt left |
| 06 | 1,800 ft | TURF | 6 kt tail | 11 kt right |
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IA16 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 06/241,800 × 75 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at IA16Wind
- 06
- 6 kt tailwind · 11 kt crosswind from right
- 24
- 6 kt headwind · 11 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 9→13 kt, ceiling unlimited → 6,000 ft.
IA16 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 IA16
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 IA16
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIOW reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 49 observations, with 26 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 06
- 50%
- 24
- 50%
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Live crosswind meter
IA16 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KIOW, 4.6 nm away.
Wind is 62° off runway 24, 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- IA16
- City
- Iowa City
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 800 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.7083, -91.5002
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KIOW
- TAF
- Nearest KCID
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 25m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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25–50 NM
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50–100 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Iowa National Guard Armory , Iowa City, IA · 6 mi
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- Iowa City Aeromodelers Inc - US 6 , Oxford, IA · 8 mi
Pilot PIREPs for Picayune Airport (IA16)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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