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Rock Rapids Municipal Airport (KRRQ) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLYV), KRRQ is currently IFR with winds from 270° at 7 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Rock Rapids Municipal Airport in Rock Rapids, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLYV): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Rock Rapids Municipal Airport (KRRQ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Rock Rapids, IA at a field elevation of 1,363 ft. KRRQ has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLYV, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 3,097 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFSD.

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IFR
Observed 2335Z (6:35 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLYV, 10 nm away.

Wind
270° 7 kt
Visibility
5 sm
Ceiling
900 ft
Altimeter
29.97"
Temp / Dew
59°F / 15°C
dew 55°F / 13°C

Wind from the west (270°) at 7 kt, visibility 5 statute miles, broken clouds at 900 ft, overcast at 1,400 ft, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 29.97 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 900 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KLYV 282335Z AUTO 27007KT 5SM BR BKN009 OVC014 15/13 A2997 RMK AO2

What changed at KLYV (nearest station)?

Since the 2315Z (6:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Visibility dropped from 7 SM to 5 SM.
  • Mist began (BR).

Current pilot readout for KRRQ

Based on the nearest station (KLYV), KRRQ is currently IFR with winds from 270° at 7 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 900 ft ceiling. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (34). Density altitude is approximately 1,650 ft (field elevation 1,363 ft). KRRQ does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFSD, about 26 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
34FAV1 kt head7 kt left
161 kt tail7 kt right

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KRRQ 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 16/34
    3,097 × 50 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KRRQ
    Wind
    16
    1 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
    34
    1 kt headwind · 7 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
091723Z11Z23Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → 900 ft.

KRRQ 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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KRRQ

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP2315Z (6:15 PM CDT) · 23 NM NW of KRRQ · 5,000 ft MSL · E75L
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FSD UA /OV FSD080006/TM 2315/FL050/TP E75L/SK BASES 028 TOPS 048
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSD080006Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2315Reported at 23:15 UTC.
FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 028 TOPS 048Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP2242Z (5:42 PM CDT) · 31 NM W of KRRQ · 7,000 ft MSL · E75L
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FSD UA /OV FSD200010/TM 2242/FL070/TP E75L/SK BASES 035 TOPS 065
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSD200010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2242Reported at 22:42 UTC.
FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 035 TOPS 065Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP2139Z (4:39 PM CDT) · 25 NM W of KRRQ · during climb · BE30
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FSD UA /OV FSD150006/TM 2139/FL021/TP BE30/SK OVC021-TOP065/TA 11/IC NEG/RM DURC
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSD150006Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2139Reported at 21:39 UTC.
FL021Altitude: 2,100 ft MSL.
TP BE30Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC021-TOP065Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 11Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP2118Z (4:18 PM CDT) · 97 NM SE of KRRQ · 39,000 ft MSL · A319
occasional light chop turbulence
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FOD UA /OV FOD/TM 2118/FL390/TP A319/SK UNKN390-TOP420/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
FOD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FODLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2118Reported at 21:18 UTC.
FL390Altitude: 39,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
SK UNKN390-TOP420Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP2105Z (4:05 PM CDT) · 24 NM NW of KRRQ · during descent · E75L
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FSD UA /OV FSD090005/TM 2105/FLUNKN/TP E75L/SK OVC020-TOP070/RM DURD
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSD090005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2105Reported at 21:05 UTC.
FLUNKNAltitude unknown.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC020-TOP070Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP2103Z (4:03 PM CDT) · 62 NM SW of KRRQ · 4,500 ft MSL · PC12
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YKN UA /OV YKN/TM 2103/FL045/TP PC12/SK UNKN048-TOP052/TA UNKN/TB NEG/IC NEG
YKN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV YKNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2103Reported at 21:03 UTC.
FL045Altitude: 4,500 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK UNKN048-TOP052Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1958Z (2:58 PM CDT) · 26 NM NW of KRRQ · during descent · CRJ7
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FSD UA /OV FSD090003/TM 1958/FL019/TP CRJ7/SK OVC019-TOP075/RM DURD FINAL 21
FSD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FSD090003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1958Reported at 19:58 UTC.
FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC019-TOP075Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD FINAL 21Remarks.
PIREP1948Z (2:48 PM CDT) · 93 NM N of KRRQ · 43,000 ft MSL · C700
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MVE UA /OV MVE/TM 1948/FL430/TP C700/SK TOP 430
MVE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MVELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1948Reported at 19:48 UTC.
FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.
TP C700Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 430Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KRRQ

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLYV reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 72 observations, with 16 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 13%MVFR 38%IFR 39%LIFR 11%
Wind avg/max: 5/15 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 16

Most recent change: MVFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 56%MVFR 25%IFR 17%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 7/17 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 1 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 33

Most recent change: IFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

16
60%
34
40%

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Live crosswind meter

KRRQ has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLYV, 10 nm away.

N34167 kt
Headwind
1 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
7 kt

Wind is 82° off runway 34, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,097 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Rock Rapids Municipal Airport (KRRQ) with runway 16/34 marked
N ↑

Runway 16/34 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
Mon-Fri 0900-1700 local; Sat 0900-1200 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
KRRQ
FAA LID
RRQ
City
Rock Rapids
State
Iowa
Country
United States
Elevation
1,363 ft
Coordinates
43.4522, -96.1798
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,097 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KLYV
TAF
Nearest KFSD
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
23h 39m

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Pilot PIREPs for Rock Rapids Municipal Airport (KRRQ)

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 Rock Rapids Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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