KEKM — Elkhart Muni
Elkhart, IN · field elevation 778 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KEKM current weather
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR KEKM 111155Z AUTO 12004KT 8SM BKN010 BKN016 22/22 A2988 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE AND S CIG 010V013 T02160216 $
- Wind
- from 120° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 1,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 22 °C / dewpoint 22 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.88 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,794 ft · pressure altitude 818 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 120° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 09 | 3 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 08 | 3 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 18 | 2 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 36 | 2 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
| 26 | 3 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
| 27 | 3 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
3 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 1,800–33,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KEKM — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KEKM — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 41.71941, -86.00322
- Elevation
- 778 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1048Z / 0049Z
- Tower hours
- 0700-2100 MON-FRI, 0800-1800 SAT-SUN.
- Magnetic variation
- -4° (2005)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- Elkhart, IN
Airport diagram
Everything else KEKM publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 6,500 | 120 | CONC | HIGH |
| 18/36 | 3,999 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 08/26 | 2,480 | 250 | TURF | — |
Frequencies
- Tower 0700-2100 MON-FRI, 0800-1800 SAT-SUN.
- 119.5
- Ground
- 121.8
- Clearance
- 121.8
- Clearance WHEN ELKHART TWR CLSD
- 119.7
- CTAF
- 119.5
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 118.55
Published procedures
- 5 approaches — LS, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KSBN South Bend Intl14 nm
- KGSH Goshen Muni15 nm
- KHAI Three Rivers Muni/Dr Haines23 nm
- KIRS Kirsch Muni26 nm
- KASW Warsaw Muni28 nm
- KBEH Southwest Michigan Rgnl31 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KEKM airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Indiana airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.