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Hampton Municipal Airport (KHPT) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 8:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, KHPT is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Hampton Municipal Airport in Hampton, IA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Hampton Municipal Airport (KHPT) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hampton, IA at a field elevation of 1,176 ft. KHPT reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 4,020 ft.

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VFR
Observed 1355Z (8:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
180° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.06"
Temp / Dew
55°F / 13°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.06 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KHPT 281355Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM CLR 13/10 A3006 RMK AO2

What changed at KHPT?

Since the 1335Z (8:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1335Z (8:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KHPT

KHPT is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,050 ft (field elevation 1,176 ft). KHPT does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMCW, about 27 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
17FAV7 kt head0 kt
357 kt tail0 kt

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KHPT 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.

  • Runway 17/35
    4,020 × 75 ft · CON
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KHPT
    Wind
    17
    7 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    35
    7 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061214Z02Z13Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→7 kt, ceiling 6,500 ft → unlimited.

KHPT weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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 KHPT

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KHPT reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 71 observations, with 15 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 58%MVFR 21%IFR 6%LIFR 15%
Wind avg/max: 4/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 15

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 93%MVFR 4%IFR 1%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 6/13 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

17
70%
35
30%

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Live KHPT Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KHPT's own weather station.

N17357 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind
0 kt

Wind is 0° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

Concrete · 4,020 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Hampton Municipal Airport (KHPT) with runway 17/35 marked
N ↑

Runway 17/35 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
Repairs
Airframe & engine, minor
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KHPT
IATA
HPT
FAA LID
HPT
City
Hampton
State
Iowa
Country
United States
Elevation
1,176 ft
Coordinates
42.7237, -93.2263
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,020 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KMCW
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
8h 59m

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Pilot PIREPs for Hampton Municipal Airport (KHPT)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Hampton Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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