Allison Municipal Airport (K98) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHPT), K98 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 10 knots gusting 14, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 10,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Allison Municipal Airport in Allison, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHPT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Allison Municipal Airport (K98) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Allison, IA at a field elevation of 1,053 ft. K98 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHPT, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,790 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KALO.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHPT, 18.8 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 10 kt, gusting 14 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 3,200 ft, scattered clouds at 4,700 ft, broken clouds at 10,000 ft, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 10,000 ft.
METAR KHPT 281835Z AUTO 17010G14KT 10SM SCT032 SCT047 BKN100 18/15 A2998 RMK AO2 P0001
What changed at KHPT (nearest station)?
Since the 1815Z (1:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 14 kt.
- Rain ended (-RA).
Current pilot readout for K98
Based on the nearest station (KHPT), K98 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 10 knots gusting 14, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 10,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,600 ft (field elevation 1,053 ft). K98 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KALO, about 22 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 | 1,790 ft | TURF-F | 10 kt head | 2 kt left (g3) |
| 36 | 1,790 ft | TURF-F | 10 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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K98 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 18/361,790 × 175 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at K98Wind
- 18
- 10 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 10 kt tailwind · 2 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 3→10 kt, ceiling 2,600 ft → 10,000 ft.
K98 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of K98
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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
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 K98
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHPT reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 70%
- 36
- 30%
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Live crosswind meter
K98 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHPT, 19 nm away.
Wind is 13° off runway 18, 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Pattern altitude
- 1,853 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- K98
- City
- Allison
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,053 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.7639, -92.8044
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,790 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHPT
- TAF
- Nearest KALO
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 23m
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Pilot PIREPs for Allison Municipal Airport (K98)
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