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Belmond Municipal Airport (Y48) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCAV), Y48 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

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

Belmond Municipal Airport (Y48) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Belmond, IA at a field elevation of 1,201 ft. Y48 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCAV, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,245 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMCW.

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VFR
Observed 1255Z (7:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCAV, 9.8 nm away.

Wind
160° 9 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.03"
Temp / Dew
55°F / 13°C
dew 55°F / 13°C

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.03 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KCAV 281255Z AUTO 16009KT 10SM SCT100 13/13 A3003 RMK A01

What changed at KCAV (nearest station)?

Since the 1235Z (7:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • The 10,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.

Current pilot readout for Y48

Based on the nearest station (KCAV), Y48 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,100 ft (field elevation 1,201 ft). Y48 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMCW, about 22 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
17FAV9 kt head2 kt left
358 kt tail3 kt right

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Y48 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 17/35
    3,245 × 95 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at Y48
    Wind
    17
    9 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    35
    8 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
081613Z01Z12Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 10→9 kt, ceiling 7,000 ft → unlimited.

Y48 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 Y48

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

PIREP1243Z (7:43 AM CDT) · 85 NM S of Y48 · during climb · E75S
light 9,000–12,000 ft turbulence
Show raw report
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) · 77 NM SE of Y48 · 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) · 70 NM SE of Y48 · 12,000 ft MSL · C550
moderate occ severe turb 12,000–9,000 ft durd turbulence
Show raw report
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 Y48

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCAV reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 72 observations, with 17 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 37%MVFR 24%IFR 10%LIFR 30%
Wind avg/max: 8/12 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 17

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 86%MVFR 8%IFR 2%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 9/19 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 19

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

17
71%
35
29%

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Live crosswind meter

Y48 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCAV, 9.8 nm away.

N17359 kt
Headwind
9 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 14° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,245 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Belmond Municipal Airport (Y48)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
Y48
City
Belmond
State
Iowa
Country
United States
Elevation
1,201 ft
Coordinates
42.8527, -93.5947
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,245 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KCAV
TAF
Nearest KMCW
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
9h 59m

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Pilot PIREPs for Belmond Municipal Airport (Y48)

Community-submitted

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

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