Atlantic Municipal Airport (KAIO) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 3:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, KAIO is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,500 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Atlantic Municipal Airport in Atlantic, IA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Atlantic Municipal Airport (KAIO) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Atlantic, IA at a field elevation of 1,165 ft. KAIO reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (02/20, 12/30), the longest 5,000 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 127.825.
Wind from the south (180°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 9,500 ft, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 30.03 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 9,500 ft.
METAR KAIO 280855Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM BKN095 14/12 A3003 RMK AO2
What changed at KAIO?
Since the 0835Z (3:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature–dewpoint spread narrowed to 2°C. Watch for fog or low cloud.
Current pilot readout for KAIO
KAIO is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 20. Density altitude is approximately 1,200 ft (field elevation 1,165 ft). KAIO does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOMA, about 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20FAV | 5,000 ft | CONC-E | 6 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 12 | 3,132 ft | ASP | 3 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 30 | 3,132 ft | ASP | 3 kt tail | 5 kt left |
| 02 | 5,000 ft | CONC-E | 6 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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KAIO runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 02/205,000 × 75 ft · CONC-ECurrent useno stated-runway source at KAIOWind
- 02
- 6 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 20
- 6 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 12/303,132 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KAIOWind
- 12
- 3 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 3 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“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→6 kt, ceiling 5,500 ft → 9,500 ft.
KAIO 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 KAIO
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KAIO reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 72 observations, with 20 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 12 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 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.
- 20
- 57%
- 02
- 25%
- 12
- 10%
- 30
- 8%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KAIO's own weather station.
Wind is 22° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.
Concrete · 5,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 02/20, 12/30 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 · Jet A
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local; Sat 0800-1200 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
- Pattern altitude
- 1,965 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KAIO
- IATA
- AIO
- FAA LID
- AIO
- City
- Atlantic
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,165 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.4073, -95.0469
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KOMA
- AWOS/ASOS
- 127.825 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 14h 11m
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Pilot PIREPs for Atlantic Municipal Airport (KAIO)
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