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Belle Plaine Municipal Airport (KTZT) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGGI), KTZT is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 11 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Belle Plaine Municipal Airport in Belle Plaine, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGGI): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Belle Plaine Municipal Airport (KTZT) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Belle Plaine, IA at a field elevation of 771 ft. KTZT has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGGI, about 23 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 4,001 ft. CTAF is 122.8.

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VFR
Observed 1615Z (11:15 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGGI, 22.6 nm away.

Wind
160° 11 kt
gusting 15 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.10"
Temp / Dew
66°F / 19°C
dew 56°F / 14°C

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 11 kt, gusting 15 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 19°C (66°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KGGI 281615Z AUTO 16011G15KT 10SM CLR 19/14 A3010 RMK AO2 T01890136

What changed at KGGI (nearest station)?

Since the 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 15 kt.

Current pilot readout for KTZT

Based on the nearest station (KGGI), KTZT is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 11 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,200 ft (field elevation 771 ft). KTZT does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCID, 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
18FAV11 kt head3 kt left (g4)
3611 kt tail3 kt right (g4)

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KTZT 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 18/36
    4,001 × 75 ft · CON
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KTZT
    Wind
    18
    11 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    36
    11 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    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
091716Z04Z16Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→11 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KTZT 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 KTZT

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

PIREP1337Z (8:37 AM CDT) · 86 NM NW of KTZT · 43,000 ft MSL · C700
continuous light occasional moderate chop turbulence
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MCW UA /OV MCW/TM 1337/FL430/TP C700/TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOP
MCW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MCWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1337Reported at 13:37 UTC.
FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.
TP C700Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT OCNL MOD CHOPTurbulence: continuous light occasional moderate chop.
PIREP1243Z (7:43 AM CDT) · 67 NM SW of KTZT · during climb · E75S
light 9,000–12,000 ft turbulence
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DSM UA /OV DSM/TM 1243/FL130/TP E75S/TB LGT 090-120/RM DURC
DSM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DSMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1243Reported at 12:43 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP E75SAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT 090-120Turbulence: light 9,000–12,000 ft.
RM DURCRemarks.
URGENT1132Z (6:32 AM CDT) · 12 NM W of KTZT · during descent · C550
moderate to severe turbulence
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TNU UUA /OV TNU080025/TM 1132/FL120/TP C550/TB MOD-SEV/RM DURD
TNU UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).
OV TNU080025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1132Reported at 11:32 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP C550Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD-SEVTurbulence: moderate to severe.
RM DURDRemarks.
URGENT1130Z (6:30 AM CDT) · 28 NM W of KTZT · 12,000 ft MSL · C550
moderate occ severe turb 12,000–9,000 ft durd turbulence
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DSM UUA /OV DSM050040/TM 1130/FL120/TP C550/TB MOD OCC SEV TURB 120-090 DURD
DSM UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).
OV DSM050040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1130Reported at 11:30 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP C550Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD OCC SEV TURB 120-090 …Turbulence: moderate occ severe turb 12,000–9,000 ft durd.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KTZT

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGGI reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,600 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/11 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,600 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 5/10 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,600 ft
Lowest vis: 5 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

18
74%
36
26%

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Live crosswind meter

KTZT has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGGI, 23 nm away.

N183611 kt
Headwind
11 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt
Headwind in gusts
14 kt
Crosswind in gusts
4 kt

Wind is 17° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Concrete · 4,001 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Belle Plaine Municipal Airport (KTZT) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KTZT
FAA LID
TZT
City
Belle Plaine
State
Iowa
Country
United States
Elevation
771 ft
Coordinates
41.8788, -92.2846
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,001 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KGGI
TAF
Nearest KCID
CTAF
122.8 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
6h 41m

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Pilot PIREPs for Belle Plaine Municipal Airport (KTZT)

Community-submitted

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

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