// Station · 13m ago

KIND

Indianapolis International Airport

CAT IFR

WIND VRB / 3 kt

VIS 1.8 SM

CEILING BKN at 900 ft

T/Td 22.2°C / 21.1°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

WX -RA BR

ELEV 797 FT

39.7173°N / 86.2944°W

LOCATION · Indianapolis, US

WIND

VRB3 kt

KIND · 797 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/3

VIS

1.8 SM

CEILING

BKN009

LAYERS

BKN009 OVC014

T / Td

22 / 21

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 900 ft. Light winds at variable/3 kt, visibility 1.8 SM, broken at 900 ft, and overcast at 1,400 ft. Reported weather: -RA BR. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI KIND 111404Z VRB03KT 1 3/4SM R05L/6000VP6000FT -RA BR BKN009 OVC014 22/21 A3003 RMK AO2 VIS 1/2V5 P0001 T02220211

KIND · day 11 at 14:04 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 1.8 SM · broken layer at 900 ft · overcast at 1,400 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · weather: -RA BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends

05L HDG 050° —CALM —— 11,200'

23R HDG 230° —CALM —— 11,200'

05R HDG 050° —CALM —— 10,000'

23L HDG 230° —CALM —— 10,000'

14 HDG 140° —CALM —— 7,278'

32 HDG 320° —CALM —— 7,278'

Pattern altitude: 1,797 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +9°C

1,700FT

+903 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV797 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT685 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K6L4 (Logan County Airport, Logan, elev 1,667 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.

// Cloud layers · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC014

Overcast · base 1,400 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN009

Broken · base 900 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING900 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,009 ft VFR MARGIN-2,100 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:27ZSUNRISE

17:51ZSOLAR NOON

01:15ZSUNSET

01:47ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:17Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 57m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:47Z (11h 29m) DAY LENGTH14h 47m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:52Z MOONSET22:39Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KCFJ

MVFR

Crawfordsville Regional Airport · Crawfordsville

WIND: CALM
VIS: 4.0 SM
CEILING: BKN075
DIST: 33 NM NW
AGE: 2m ago

KFKR

MVFR

Frankfort Clinton County Regional Airport · Frankfort

WIND: 260° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN019
DIST: 36 NM N
AGE: 22m ago

KBMG

VFR

Monroe County Airport · Bloomington

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN090
DIST: 37 NM SW
AGE: 24m ago

KAID

IFR

Anderson Municipal Darlington Field · Anderson

WIND: CALM
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: BKN005
DIST: 39 NM NE
AGE: 1h 18m ago

KUWL

IFR

New Castle-Henry County Municipal Airport · New Castle

WIND: CALM
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: BKN006
DIST: 46 NM E
AGE: 22m ago

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