KVPZ — Porter County Rgnl
Valparaiso, IN · field elevation 770 ft · NON-ATCT
KVPZ current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KVPZ 100156Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM CLR 09/03 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP180 T00890033
- Wind
- from 200° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 9 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.06 inHg
- Density altitude
- 54 ft · pressure altitude 630 ft
- Observed
- 44 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 200° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 6 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 27 | 2 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 09 | 2 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 36 | 6 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
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
No TAF is issued for KVPZ — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KVPZ — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 41.45397, -87.00708
- Elevation
- 770 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1231Z / 2233Z
- Magnetic variation
- 2°W (1985)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- Porter, IN
Airport diagram
Everything else KVPZ publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 7,001 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 18/36 | 4,001 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- Clearance CTC APCH CTL
- 120.525
- CTAF
- 122.725
- UNICOM
- 122.725
- Approach
- 132.05
Published procedures
- 3 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KVPZ 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.