Mathews Memorial Airport (K8C4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:52 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIOW), K8C4 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Mathews Memorial Airport in Tipton, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIOW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Mathews Memorial Airport (K8C4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Tipton, IA at a field elevation of 840 ft. K8C4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIOW, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 3,000 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIOW, 19.2 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 10,000 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KIOW 281352Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM FEW100 13/11 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP212 T01280106
What changed at KIOW (nearest station)?
Since the 1252Z (7:52 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature up 3°C.
Current pilot readout for K8C4
Based on the nearest station (KIOW), K8C4 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 11. Density altitude is approximately 500 ft (field elevation 840 ft). K8C4 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCID, about 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11FAV | 3,000 ft | CON | 3 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 29 | 3,000 ft | CON | 3 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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K8C4 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 11/293,000 × 60 ft · CONCurrent useno stated-runway source at K8C4Wind
- 11
- 3 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 29
- 3 kt tailwind · 3 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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 4→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K8C4 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 K8C4
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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TNU UUA /OV TNU080025/TM 1132/FL120/TP C550/TB MOD-SEV/RM DURD
TNU UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).OV TNU080025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1132Reported at 11:32 UTC.FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.TP C550Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD-SEVTurbulence: moderate to severe.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
DSM UUA /OV DSM050040/TM 1130/FL120/TP C550/TB MOD OCC SEV TURB 120-090 DURD
DSM UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).OV DSM050040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1130Reported at 11:30 UTC.FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.TP C550Aircraft type reporting.TB MOD OCC SEV TURB 120-090 …Turbulence: moderate occ severe turb 12,000–9,000 ft durd.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K8C4
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIOW reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 49 observations, with 26 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 8,500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
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.
- 11
- 68%
- 29
- 32%
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Live crosswind meter
K8C4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KIOW, 19 nm away.
Wind is 40° off runway 11, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 11/29 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- UNATNDD local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8C4
- City
- Tipton
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 840 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.7634, -91.1529
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KIOW
- TAF
- Nearest KCID
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 8h 51m
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Pilot PIREPs for Mathews Memorial Airport (K8C4)
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