Farrar Airport (IA56) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIKV), IA56 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Farrar Airport in Maxwell, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIKV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Farrar Airport (IA56) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Maxwell, IA at a field elevation of 916 ft. IA56 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIKV, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDSM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIKV, 9.9 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 6,000 ft, overcast at 7,000 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.08 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 6,000 ft.
METAR KIKV 280955Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM BKN060 OVC070 13/11 A3008 RMK AO2
What changed at KIKV (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 IA56
Based on the nearest station (KIKV), IA56 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 700 ft (field elevation 916 ft). IA56 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDSM, about 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 2,500 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 36 | 2,500 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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IA56 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 18/362,500 × 80 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at IA56Wind
- 18
- 4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
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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 0→4 kt, ceiling 12,000 ft → 6,000 ft.
IA56 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at IA56
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIKV reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,200 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.
- 18
- 63%
- 36
- 37%
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Live crosswind meter
IA56 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KIKV, 9.9 nm away.
Wind is 20° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- IA56
- City
- Maxwell
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 916 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.7805, -93.3797
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KIKV
- TAF
- Nearest KDSM
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 1m
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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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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Des Moines Modelaires - E Paul Johnson RC Field , Bondurant, IA · 4 mi
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- Knapp Learning Center @ the Iowa State Fairgrounds , Des Moines, IA · 15 mi
Pilot PIREPs for Farrar Airport (IA56)
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