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Waukon Municipal Airport (Y01) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDEH), Y01 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 11 knots gusting 21, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

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

Waukon Municipal Airport (Y01) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Waukon, IA at a field elevation of 1,281 ft. Y01 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDEH, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 2,413 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLSE.

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VFR
Observed 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDEH, 11.8 nm away.

Wind
170° 11 kt
gusting 21 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.98"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 59°F / 15°C

Wind from the south (170°) at 11 kt, gusting 21 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 10,000 ft, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KDEH 281915Z AUTO 17011G21KT 10SM FEW100 23/15 A2998 RMK AO2

What changed at KDEH (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 21 kt.

Current pilot readout for Y01

Based on the nearest station (KDEH), Y01 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 11 knots gusting 21, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 25. Density altitude is approximately 2,450 ft (field elevation 1,281 ft). Y01 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLSE, about 37 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
25FAV2 kt head11 kt left (g21)
072 kt tail11 kt right (g21)

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Y01 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 07/25
    2,413 × 60 ft · ASPH-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at Y01
    Wind
    07
    2 kt tailwind · 11 kt crosswind from right
    25
    2 kt headwind · 11 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
0122419Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 7→11 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

Y01 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 Y01

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

PIREP1756Z (12:56 PM CDT) · 97 NM N of Y01 · 4,000 ft MSL · CRJ2
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EAU UA /OV EAU/TM 1756/FL040/TP CRJ2/SK SKC/TA UNKN/IC NEG
EAU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV EAULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1756Reported at 17:56 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1650Z (11:50 AM CDT) · 97 NM N of Y01 · 3,000 ft MSL · BE35
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EAU UA /OV EAU/TM 1650/FL030/TP BE35/TA 17/IC NEG/RM VIS UNLIMITED BUT AREAS OF RA
EAU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV EAULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1650Reported at 16:50 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP BE35Aircraft type reporting.
TA 17Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM VIS UNLIMITED BUT AREAS O…Remarks.
PIREP1337Z (8:37 AM CDT) · 82 NM W of Y01 · 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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at Y01

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDEH reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,700 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 97%MVFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 7/14 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,700 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 94%MVFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 5/14 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,200 ft
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 12

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.

25
60%
07
40%

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Live crosswind meter

Y01 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDEH, 12 nm away.

N250711 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
11 kt
Headwind in gusts
3 kt
Crosswind in gusts
21 kt

Wind is 82° off runway 25, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 2,413 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Waukon Municipal Airport (Y01)
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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
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Runway lights
Sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
IATA
UKN
FAA LID
Y01
City
Waukon
State
Iowa
Country
United States
Elevation
1,281 ft
Coordinates
43.2805, -91.4695
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,413 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KDEH
TAF
Nearest KLSE
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 39m

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Nearby airports

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Pilot PIREPs for Waukon Municipal Airport (Y01)

Community-submitted

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

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