// Station · 7m ago

KIND

Indianapolis International Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 010° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 900 ft

T/Td 22.8°C / 21.7°C

ALTIM 30.02 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV 797 FT

39.7173°N / 86.2944°W

LOCATION · Indianapolis, US

WIND

010°3 kt

KIND · 797 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

010°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN009

LAYERS

BKN009 OVC014

T / Td

23 / 22

ALTIM

30.02"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 900 ft. Light winds at 010°/3 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 900 ft, and overcast at 1,400 ft. Reported weather: -RA. 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

METAR KIND 111454Z 01003KT 10SM -RA BKN009 OVC014 23/22 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP158 P0012 60021 T02280217 50008

KIND · day 11 at 14:54 UTC · wind from 010° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 900 ft · overcast at 1,400 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · weather: -RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 010° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

010°3 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

1,800FT

+1,003 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV797 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT694 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KI16 (Kee Field, Pineville, elev 1,783 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-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 LEVEL12,312 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

CURRENT15:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:47Z (10h 45m) DAY LENGTH14h 47m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:53Z MOONSET22:41Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KEYE

VFR

Eagle Creek Airpark · Indianapolis

WIND: 030° / 3 kt
VIS: 6.0 SM
CEILING: OVC100
DIST: 7 NM N
AGE: 8m ago

KHFY

VFR

Indy South Greenwood Airport · Indianapolis

WIND: 320° / 5 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: BKN048
DIST: 11 NM SE
AGE: 6m ago

KUMP

IFR

Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport · Indianapolis

WIND: 230° / 5 kt
VIS: 2.0 SM
CEILING: OVC090
DIST: 17 NM NE
AGE: 6m ago

KTYQ

VFR

Indianapolis Executive Airport · Indianapolis

WIND: CALM
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 19 NM N
AGE: 6m ago

KMQJ

MVFR

Indianapolis Regional Airport · Indianapolis

WIND: 280° / 7 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: OVC050
DIST: 20 NM NE
AGE: 6m ago

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