KPPO — La Porte Muni
La Porte, IN · field elevation 812 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KPPO current weather
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR KPPO 111155Z AUTO 27002KT 8SM BKN016 22/22 A2991 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE 10226 20207 70000
- Wind
- from 270° at 2 kt
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 1,600 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 22 °C / dewpoint 22 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.91 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,847 ft · pressure altitude 822 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 270° at 2 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | 1 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 20 | 1 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 02 | 1 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
| 14 | 1 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
4 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 KPPO — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KPPO — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 41.57247, -86.73453
- Elevation
- 812 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1052Z / 0052Z
- Magnetic variation
- -3° (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A,MOGAS
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- La Porte, IN
Everything else KPPO publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 5,000 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 14/32 | 2,797 | 60 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
- Approach
- 132.05
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KMGC Michigan City Muni-Phillips Fld9 nm
- KVPZ Porter County Rgnl14 nm
- KOXI Starke County15 nm
- KSBN South Bend Intl20 nm
- KGYY Gary/Chicago Intl31 nm
- KEKM Elkhart Muni34 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KPPO 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.