Audubon County Airport (KADU) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 3:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, KADU is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Audubon County Airport in Audubon, IA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Audubon County Airport (KADU) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Audubon, IA at a field elevation of 1,288 ft. KADU reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 3,641 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 118.075.
Wind from the south (170°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.04 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KADU 280855Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM 13/12 A3004 RMK AO2 PWINO
What changed at KADU?
Since the 0835Z (3:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0835Z (3:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KADU
KADU is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately 1,200 ft (field elevation 1,288 ft). KADU does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOMA, about 50 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14FAV | 3,641 ft | CON | 5 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 32 | 3,641 ft | CON | 5 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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KADU 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 14/323,641 × 60 ft · CONCurrent useno stated-runway source at KADUWind
- 14
- 5 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 32
- 5 kt tailwind · 2 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 24 h: wind 3→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KADU 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at KADU
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KADU reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 72 observations, with 15 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 14
- 72%
- 32
- 28%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KADU's own weather station.
Wind is 22° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.
Concrete · 3,641 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 14/32 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KADU
- FAA LID
- ADU
- City
- Audubon
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,288 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.7014, -94.9205
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,641 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KOMA
- AWOS/ASOS
- 118.075 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 14h 9m
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Pilot PIREPs for Audubon County Airport (KADU)
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