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Sand Field Airport (IA69) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCKP), IA69 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Sand Field Airport in Marcus, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCKP): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Sand Field Airport (IA69) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Marcus, IA at a field elevation of 1,520 ft. IA69 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCKP, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 5,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSUX.

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VFR
Observed 1255Z (7:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCKP, 13.8 nm away.

Wind
160° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
5,000 ft
Altimeter
29.98"
Temp / Dew
54°F / 12°C
dew 52°F / 11°C

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 3,300 ft, broken clouds at 5,000 ft, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 5,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KCKP 281255Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM SCT033 BKN050 12/11 A2998 RMK AO2

What changed at KCKP (nearest station)?

Since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for IA69

Based on the nearest station (KCKP), IA69 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,450 ft (field elevation 1,520 ft). IA69 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSUX, about 38 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
18FAV3 kt head1 kt left
363 kt tail1 kt right

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IA69 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
    5,000 × 66 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at IA69
    Wind
    18
    3 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    36
    3 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    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
061213Z01Z12Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→3 kt, ceiling 700 ft → 5,000 ft.

IA69 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 IA69

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

PIREP1315Z (8:15 AM CDT) · 59 NM NW of IA69 · 5,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
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FSD UA /OV KFSD/TM 1315/FL050/TP CRJ7/SK OVCUNK-TOP050/RM BASE INDF
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KFSDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1315Reported at 13:15 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVCUNK-TOP050Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM BASE INDFRemarks.
PIREP1155Z (6:55 AM CDT) · 64 NM NW of IA69 · during descent · B350
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FSD UA /OV FSD030002/TM 1155/FLDURD/TP B350/SK OVC017-TOP024
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSD030002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1155Reported at 11:55 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP B350Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC017-TOP024Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1123Z (6:23 AM CDT) · 67 NM NW of IA69 · during climb · C208
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FSD UA /OV FSD270005/TM 1123/FLUNKN/TP C208/SK OVC017-TOP052/IC NEG/RM DURC
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSD270005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1123Reported at 11:23 UTC.
FLUNKNAltitude unknown.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC017-TOP052Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1025Z (5:25 AM CDT) · 63 NM NW of IA69 · during climb · BE20
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FSD UA /OV FSD210005/TM 1025/FL019/TP BE20/SK OVC019-TOP057/RM DURC
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSD210005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1025Reported at 10:25 UTC.
FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.
TP BE20Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC019-TOP057Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at IA69

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCKP reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 71 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 31%MVFR 38%IFR 31%
Wind avg/max: 6/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 9

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 82%MVFR 8%IFR 9%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 7/18 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 23

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
58%
36
42%

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Live crosswind meter

IA69 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCKP, 14 nm away.

N18363 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 20° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 5,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Sand Field Airport (IA69)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
IA69
City
Marcus
State
Iowa
Country
United States
Elevation
1,520 ft
Coordinates
42.8736, -95.8031
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCKP
TAF
Nearest KSUX
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
10h 4m

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Pilot PIREPs for Sand Field Airport (IA69)

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