Beeds Lake Airport (IA31) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHPT), IA31 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,800 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Beeds Lake Airport in Hampton, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHPT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Beeds Lake Airport (IA31) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hampton, IA at a field elevation of 1,149 ft. IA31 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHPT, about 3 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 2,390 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMCW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHPT, 2.7 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 4,800 ft, overcast at 6,000 ft, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 4,800 ft.
METAR KHPT 281055Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM BKN048 OVC060 12/10 A3006 RMK AO2
What changed at KHPT (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Ceiling moved from 6,000 ft to 4,800 ft.
Current pilot readout for IA31
Based on the nearest station (KHPT), IA31 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,800 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (11). Density altitude is approximately 900 ft (field elevation 1,149 ft). IA31 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMCW, about 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11FAV | 2,390 ft | TURF-G | 5 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 29 | 2,390 ft | TURF-G | 5 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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IA31 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 11/292,390 × 115 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at IA31Wind
- 11
- 5 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 29
- 5 kt tailwind · 4 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 7→6 kt, ceiling 10,000 ft → 4,800 ft.
IA31 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 IA31
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHPT reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 71 observations, with 16 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 11
- 66%
- 29
- 34%
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Live crosswind meter
IA31 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHPT, 2.7 nm away.
Wind is 41° off runway 11, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 11/29 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- IA31
- City
- Hampton
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,149 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.7666, -93.2460
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,390 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHPT
- TAF
- Nearest KMCW
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 0m
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Pilot PIREPs for Beeds Lake Airport (IA31)
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