Dale Delight Airport (Y16) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDEH), Y16 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Dale Delight Airport in Postville, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDEH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Dale Delight Airport (Y16) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Postville, IA at a field elevation of 1,200 ft. Y16 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDEH, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 2,325 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KALO.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDEH, 13 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 9,500 ft, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.09 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 9,500 ft.
METAR KDEH 280955Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM BKN095 11/11 A3009 RMK AO2
What changed at KDEH (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0935Z (4:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for Y16
Based on the nearest station (KDEH), Y16 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 11. Density altitude is approximately 800 ft (field elevation 1,200 ft). Y16 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KALO, about 47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11FAV | 2,325 ft | TURF-G | 3 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 29 | 2,325 ft | TURF-G | 3 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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Y16 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 11/292,325 × 70 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at Y16Wind
- 11
- 3 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 29
- 3 kt tailwind · 3 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 6→4 kt, ceiling 11,000 ft → 9,500 ft.
Y16 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 Y16
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 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,700 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.
- 11
- 71%
- 29
- 29%
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Live crosswind meter
Y16 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDEH, 13 nm away.
Wind is 50° off runway 11, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- IA45
- City
- Postville
- State
- Iowa
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,200 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.0789, -91.6152
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,325 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDEH
- TAF
- Nearest KALO
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 53m
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Pilot PIREPs for Dale Delight Airport (Y16)
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