James G. Whiting Memorial Field (KMEY) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDNS), KMEY is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 17 knots gusting 23, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near James G. Whiting Memorial Field in Mapleton, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDNS): conditions and runway crosswinds.
James G. Whiting Memorial Field (KMEY) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Mapleton, IA at a field elevation of 1,116 ft. KMEY has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDNS, about 22 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 2,801 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSUX.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDNS, 21.7 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 17 kt, gusting 23 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KDNS 281735Z AUTO 19017G23KT 10SM CLR 22/16 A2996 RMK AO2
What changed at KDNS (nearest station)?
Since the 1715Z (12:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 23 kt.
Current pilot readout for KMEY
Based on the nearest station (KDNS), KMEY is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 17 knots gusting 23, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 20. Density altitude is approximately 2,150 ft (field elevation 1,116 ft). KMEY does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSUX, about 29 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 | 2,801 ft | CON | 16 kt head | 4 kt left (g6) |
| 02 | 2,801 ft | CON | 16 kt tail | 4 kt right (g6) |
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KMEY 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 02/202,801 × 60 ft · CONCurrent useno stated-runway source at KMEYWind
- 02
- 16 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 20
- 16 kt headwind · 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 24 h: wind 0→17 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KMEY 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 KMEY
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDNS reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 72 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 24 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 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
- 58%
- 02
- 42%
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Live crosswind meter
KMEY has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDNS, 22 nm away.
Wind is 14° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 02/20 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100 (green)
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KMEY
- FAA LID
- MEY
- City
- Mapleton
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,116 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.1783, -95.7936
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,801 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDNS
- TAF
- Nearest KSUX
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 5h 39m
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Pilot PIREPs for James G. Whiting Memorial Field (KMEY)
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