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Morningstar Field (Y76) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIKV), Y76 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 9 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Morningstar Field in Des Moines, IA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIKV): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Morningstar Field (Y76) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Des Moines, IA at a field elevation of 805 ft. Y76 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIKV, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,065 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDSM.

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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 KIKV, 4.1 nm away.

Wind
180° 9 kt
gusting 15 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.98"
Temp / Dew
75°F / 24°C
dew 59°F / 15°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 9 kt, gusting 15 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 5,500 ft, scattered clouds at 7,000 ft, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KIKV 281915Z AUTO 18009G15KT 150V210 10SM SCT055 SCT070 24/15 A2998 RMK AO2

What changed at KIKV (nearest station)?

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

No significant changes since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for Y76

Based on the nearest station (KIKV), Y76 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 9 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,000 ft (field elevation 805 ft). Y76 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDSM, about 7 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 right (g3)
359 kt tail0 kt

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Y76 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
    2,065 × 180 ft · TURF-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at Y76
    Wind
    17
    9 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    35
    9 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    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
0132519Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

Y76 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 Y76

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

PIREP1826Z (1:26 PM CDT) · 92 NM E of Y76 · 37,000 ft MSL · B738
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IOW UA /OV IOW/TM 1826/FL370/TP B738/TB NEG
IOW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IOWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1826Reported at 18:26 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1604Z (11:04 AM CDT) · 99 NM W of Y76 · 34,000 ft MSL · A320
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OMA UA /OV OVR/TM 1604/FL340/TP A320/SK TOP360/TB NEG
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OVRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1604Reported at 16:04 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP360Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1522Z (10:22 AM CDT) · 82 NM SW of Y76 · 8,000 ft MSL · C208
lt turbulence
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OMA UA /OV RDK/TM 1522/FL080/TP C208/SK BKNUNK-TOP150/WX RA/TB LT
OMA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RDKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1522Reported at 15:22 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKNUNK-TOP150Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX RAWeather and flight visibility observed.
TB LTTurbulence: lt.
PIREP1337Z (8:37 AM CDT) · 88 NM N of Y76 · 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 Y76

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIKV reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 22 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/15 kt
Max gust: 22 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/14 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,300 ft
Lowest vis: 8 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

17
62%
35
38%

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Live crosswind meter

Y76 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KIKV, 4.1 nm away.

N17359 kt
Headwind
9 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt
Headwind in gusts
15 kt
Crosswind in gusts
3 kt

Wind is 10° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,065 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Morningstar Field (Y76)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
Y76
City
Des Moines
State
Iowa
Country
United States
Elevation
805 ft
Coordinates
41.6555, -93.6441
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,065 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KIKV
TAF
Nearest KDSM
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 50m

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Pilot PIREPs for Morningstar Field (Y76)

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

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