KLAF — Purdue University
Lafayette, IN · field elevation 606 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
KLAF current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KLAF 100154Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM CLR 07/04 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP192 T00720039
- Wind
- from 270° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 7 °C / dewpoint 4 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.09 inHg
- Density altitude
- -388 ft · pressure altitude 436 ft
- Observed
- 45 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 270° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | 3 kt head | — |
| 23 | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 05 | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
| 10 | 3 kt tail | — |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KLAF 092320Z 1000/1024 24005KT P6SM FEW250 FM101800 31007KT P6SM FEW250
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 40.41230, -86.93690
- Elevation
- 606 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
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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
- 1228Z / 2235Z
- Tower hours
- 0700-2100
- Magnetic variation
- 1°W (1985)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- Tippecanoe, IN
Airport diagram
Everything else KLAF publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 6,600 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 05/23 | 4,225 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 127.75
- Tower 0700-2100
- 119.6
- Ground
- 121.9
- CTAF
- 119.6
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 123.85
Published procedures
- 3 approaches — RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KLAF 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.