Maquoketa Municipal Airport (KOQW) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDBQ), KOQW is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Maquoketa Municipal Airport in Maquoketa, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDBQ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Maquoketa Municipal Airport (KOQW) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Maquoketa, IA at a field elevation of 774 ft. KOQW has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDBQ, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 3,804 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDBQ.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDBQ, 21.1 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KDBQ 280853Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM CLR 09/08 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP212 T00890078 50002 $
What changed at KDBQ (nearest station)?
Since the 0753Z (2:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0753Z (2:53 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KOQW
Based on the nearest station (KDBQ), KOQW is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 15. Density altitude is approximately -50 ft (field elevation 774 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15FAV | 3,804 ft | ASP | 2 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 33 | 3,804 ft | ASP | 2 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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KOQW 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 15/333,804 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KOQWWind
- 15
- 2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 33
- 2 kt tailwind · 2 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 23 h: wind 5→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KOQW 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KOQW
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
RFD UA /OV CUDUP/TM 0330/FL020/TP B757/WV 20007KT/RM DURD RWY 07
RFD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CUDUPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0330Reported at 03:30 UTC.FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.TP B757Aircraft type reporting.WV 20007KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.RM DURD RWY 07Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KOQW
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDBQ reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 7,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 15
- 71%
- 33
- 29%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (12:20 AM CDT)
TAF KDBQ 280520Z 2806/2906 17007KT P6SM FEW100 FM281800 17013G22KT P6SM FEW070 FM290100 19012KT P6SM BKN100 WS020/22040KT PROB30 2903/2906 5SM -TSRA BR BKN050CB
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Live crosswind meter
KOQW has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDBQ, 21 nm away.
Wind is 35° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 15/33 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
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KOQW
- FAA LID
- OQW
- City
- Maquoketa
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 774 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.0507, -90.7392
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,804 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDBQ
- TAF
- Nearest KDBQ
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 48m
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Pilot PIREPs for Maquoketa Municipal Airport (KOQW)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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