Hedgewood Landing Airport (IA86) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCNC), IA86 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 18 knots gusting 26, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Hedgewood Landing Airport in Indianola, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCNC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hedgewood Landing Airport (IA86) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Indianola, IA at a field elevation of 990 ft. IA86 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCNC, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDSM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCNC, 16.3 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 18 kt, gusting 26 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 6,500 ft, scattered clouds at 8,000 ft, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 29.99 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCNC 282015Z AUTO 18018G26KT 10SM SCT065 SCT080 23/14 A2999 RMK AO2
Current pilot readout for IA86
Based on the nearest station (KCNC), IA86 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 18 knots gusting 26, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (10). Density altitude is approximately 2,100 ft (field elevation 990 ft). IA86 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDSM, about 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10FAV | 2,000 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 18 kt right (g25) |
| 28 | 2,000 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 18 kt left (g25) |
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IA86 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 10/282,000 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at IA86Wind
- 10
- 4 kt headwind · 18 kt crosswind from right
- 28
- 4 kt tailwind · 18 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.
IA86 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of IA86
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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IOW UA /OV IOW/TM 1949/FL320/TP B739/TB NEG
IOW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV IOWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1949Reported at 19:49 UTC.FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
IOW UA /OV IOW/TM 1826/FL370/TP B738/TB NEG
IOW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV IOWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1826Reported at 18:26 UTC.FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
OMA UA /OV RDK/TM 1522/FL080/TP C208/SK BKNUNK-TOP150/WX RA/TB LT
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RDKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1522Reported at 15:22 UTC.FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK BKNUNK-TOP150Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX RAWeather and flight visibility observed.TB LTTurbulence: lt.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at IA86
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 10
- 60%
- 28
- 40%
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Live crosswind meter
IA86 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCNC, 16 nm away.
Wind is 77° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- IA86
- City
- Indianola
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 990 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.2667, -93.5094
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCNC
- TAF
- Nearest KDSM
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 2h 40m
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Indianola Model Aircraft Club - 150th Ave , Indianola, IA · 6 mi
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Pilot PIREPs for Hedgewood Landing Airport (IA86)
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