Kohlhaas Airport (IA83) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAXA), IA83 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 17 knots gusting 28, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Kohlhaas Airport in Livermore, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAXA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Kohlhaas Airport (IA83) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Livermore, IA at a field elevation of 1,155 ft. IA83 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAXA, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,550 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFOD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAXA, 8.7 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 17 kt, gusting 28 kt, visibility 8 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 29.89 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KAXA 281915Z AUTO 18017G28KT 8SM CLR 22/16 A2989 RMK A01
What changed at KAXA (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 28 kt.
- Wind speed down from 22 to 17 kt.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 29.91 → 29.89 inHg.
Current pilot readout for IA83
Based on the nearest station (KAXA), IA83 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 17 knots gusting 28, visibility 8 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,300 ft (field elevation 1,155 ft). IA83 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFOD, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 2,550 ft | TURF | 17 kt head | 0 kt |
| 35 | 2,550 ft | TURF | 17 kt tail | 0 kt |
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IA83 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 17/352,550 × 80 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at IA83Wind
- 17
- 17 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 35
- 17 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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→17 kt, ceiling 1,000 ft → unlimited.
IA83 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of IA83
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SUX UA /OV SUX120005/TM 1843/FL035/TP F2TH/SK BKN035-TOPUNKN/RM DURD
SUX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SUX120005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1843Reported at 18:43 UTC.FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.TP F2THAircraft type reporting.SK BKN035-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
ARP UAL751 4320N 09431W 1513 F360 MS56 240/045KT TB NONE SK CLEAR IC NONE
ARP UAL751 4320N 09431W 1513…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.Show raw report
MCW UA /OV MCW/TM 1337/FL430/TP C700/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP
MCW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MCWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1337Reported at 13:37 UTC.FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.TP C700Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOPTurbulence: continuous light occasional moderate chop.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at IA83
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAXA reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 72 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 28 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
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.
- 17
- 64%
- 35
- 36%
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Live crosswind meter
IA83 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAXA, 8.7 nm away.
Wind is 0° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100 (green)
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- IA83
- City
- Livermore
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,155 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.9549, -94.1676
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,550 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KAXA
- TAF
- Nearest KFOD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 46m
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Pilot PIREPs for Kohlhaas Airport (IA83)
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