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Solly's Strip Ultralightport (IA44) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 5:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLWD), IA44 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Solly's Strip Ultralightport in Lamoni, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLWD): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Solly's Strip Ultralightport (IA44) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lamoni, IA at a field elevation of 1,150 ft. IA44 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLWD, about 3 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 550 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDSM.

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VFR
Observed 2253Z (5:53 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLWD, 2.9 nm away.

Wind
180° 10 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.97"
Temp / Dew
74°F / 23°C
dew 56°F / 13°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (74°F), altimeter 29.97 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KLWD 282253Z AUTO 18010KT 10SM CLR 23/13 A2997 RMK AO2 PK WND 19026/2230 SLP144 T02330133

What changed at KLWD (nearest station)?

Since the 2153Z (4:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts are no longer reported.

Current pilot readout for IA44

Based on the nearest station (KLWD), IA44 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 10 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 1,150 ft). IA44 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDSM, about 55 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18FAV10 kt head0 kt
3610 kt tail0 kt

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IA44 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.

  • Runway 18/36
    550 × 40 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at IA44
    Wind
    18
    10 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    36
    10 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0173323Z11Z22Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

IA44 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of IA44

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP2333Z (6:33 PM CDT) · 77 NM NW of IA44 · 16,000 ft MSL · E170
occasional light chop turbulence
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OMA UA /OV OVR040035/TM 2333/FL160/TP E170/TA UNKN/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/IC NEG/RM VMC THROUGH GAP NEAR LANTK
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OVR040035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2333Reported at 23:33 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM VMC THROUGH GAP NEAR LANT…Remarks.
PIREP2322Z (6:22 PM CDT) · 86 NM W of IA44 · 34,000 ft MSL · A320
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OMA UA /OV OVR/TM 2322/FL340/TP A320/TB NEG
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OVRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2322Reported at 23:22 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP2320Z (6:20 PM CDT) · 47 NM SW of IA44 · 9,000 ft MSL · BE36
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STJ UA /OV STJ360020/TM 2320/FL090/TP BE36/SK TOP 120/RM ZKCFDC ZZ
STJ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV STJ360020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2320Reported at 23:20 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP BE36Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 120Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZKCFDC ZZRemarks.
PIREP2318Z (6:18 PM CDT) · 96 NM N of IA44 · 34,000 ft MSL · UNKN
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FOD UA /OV FOD145025/TM 2318/FL340/TP UNKN/TB NEG/RM RPTD BY NMURS ACFT
FOD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FOD145025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2318Reported at 23:18 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP UNKNAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM RPTD BY NMURS ACFTRemarks.
PIREP2308Z (6:08 PM CDT) · 86 NM W of IA44 · 36,000 ft MSL · B737
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OMA UA /OV OVR/TM 2308/FL360/TP B737/SK UNKN-TOP400
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OVRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2308Reported at 23:08 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK UNKN-TOP400Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP2242Z (5:42 PM CDT) · 83 NM NW of IA44 · during descent · B737
light to moderate turbulence
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OMA UA /OV OVR030020/TM 2242/FL130 /TP B737/TB LGT-MOD/RM DURD-060
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OVR030020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2242Reported at 22:42 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MODTurbulence: light to moderate.
RM DURD-060Remarks.
PIREP2146Z (4:46 PM CDT) · 100 NM N of IA44 · 42,000 ft MSL · MULT
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FOD UA /OV FOD145020/TM 2146/FL420/TP MULT/SK T420
FOD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FOD145020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2146Reported at 21:46 UTC.
FL420Altitude: 42,000 ft MSL.
TP MULTAircraft type reporting.
SK T420Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at IA44

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLWD reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 29 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,700 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 8/16 kt
Max gust: 29 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,700 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 6/16 kt
Max gust: 29 kt
Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft
Lowest vis: 5 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

18
75%
36
25%

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Live crosswind meter

IA44 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLWD, 2.9 nm away.

N183610 kt
Headwind
10 kt
Crosswind
0 kt

Wind is 0° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 550 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Solly's Strip Ultralightport (IA44)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
IA44
City
Lamoni
State
Iowa
Country
United States
Elevation
1,150 ft
Coordinates
40.6514, -93.9608
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
550 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KLWD
TAF
Nearest KDSM
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
23h 31m

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Pilot PIREPs for Solly's Strip Ultralightport (IA44)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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