Ida Grove Municipal Airport (KIDG) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSLB), KIDG is currently LIFR with winds from 160° at 7 knots, visibility 1/4 statute mile, and a 200 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Ida Grove Municipal Airport in Ida Grove, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSLB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ida Grove Municipal Airport (KIDG) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ida Grove, IA at a field elevation of 1,245 ft. KIDG has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSLB, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 3,172 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSUX.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSLB, 18.3 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 kt, visibility 1/4 statute mile, overcast at 200 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.04 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 200 ft.
METAR KSLB 280755Z AUTO 16007KT M1/4SM FG OVC002 13/13 A3004 RMK AO2
What changed at KSLB (nearest station)?
Since the 0735Z (2:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0735Z (2:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KIDG
Based on the nearest station (KSLB), KIDG is currently LIFR with winds from 160° at 7 knots, visibility 1/4 statute mile, and a 200 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (12). Density altitude is approximately 1,150 ft (field elevation 1,245 ft). KIDG does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSUX, about 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12FAV | 3,172 ft | ASP | 5 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 30 | 3,172 ft | ASP | 5 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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KIDG 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 12/303,172 × 50 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KIDGWind
- 12
- 5 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 5 kt tailwind · 4 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 6→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → 200 ft.
KIDG 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 KIDG
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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FSD UA /OV FSD165020/TM 0237/FL120/TP B752/SK OVC050-TOP070/TA UNKN/IC NEG/RM DURC
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FSD165020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0237Reported at 02:37 UTC.FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.TP B752Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC050-TOP070Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM DURCRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KIDG
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSLB reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 71 observations, with 13 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: MVFR → LIFR
Most recent change: MVFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 12
- 67%
- 30
- 33%
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Live crosswind meter
KIDG has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSLB, 18 nm away.
Wind is 38° off runway 12, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 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
- Attended
- Daily ON CALL local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KIDG
- IATA
- IDG
- FAA LID
- IDG
- City
- Ida Grove
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,245 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.3326, -95.4449
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,172 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSLB
- TAF
- Nearest KSUX
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 15h 7m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ida Grove Municipal Airport (KIDG)
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