Tuinstra Airfield

IA85 · Iowa, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 130° Tuinstra Airfield 11/29
Wind direction to Wind: 15 kt, gusting 23 kt, 4 beaufort

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METAR KDSM 261939Z 13015G23KT 10SM OVC010 14/12 A2960 RMK AO2 PRESFR T01440122

METAR Tuinstra Airfield - IA85

Tuinstra Airfield is a small airport in Iowa, United States. The airport is located at latitude 41.43513 and longitude -93.54049. The airport has one runway: 11/29. This airport has no ICAO code, we use US-4110 as reference. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is IA85. The airport is in the Minneapolis FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Des Moines International Airport on April 26, 2024 14:39, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 130° with a speed of 15 kt. Wind gusts of 23 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are overcast clouds at an altitude of 1,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 1,000 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 14 °C. The dew point is 12 °C, the relative humidity is 88%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.60 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 20:06. This applies to Tuinstra Airfield, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -5 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
11/29 110°-290° 5-8 kt 14-22 kt 34 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

1,000 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 14.4 °C
Dewpoint 12.2 °C
Rel. humidity 88%
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
PRESFRThe air pressure is falling rapidly
T01440122Temperature is 14.4 °C (57.9 °F), dew point is 12.2 °C (54.0 °F)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:17
Midday
13:12
Sunset
20:07 (5:07h)

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