KVPZ — Porter County Rgnl
Valparaiso, IN · field elevation 770 ft · NON-ATCT
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KVPZ current weather
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR KVPZ 111156Z AUTO 24004KT 4SM BR FEW014 22/22 A2991 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE-SW SLP123 60006 70006 T02220222 10228 20217 58007 $
- Wind
- from 240° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 22 °C / dewpoint 22 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.91 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,819 ft · pressure altitude 780 ft
- Observed
- 20 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 240° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | 3 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 18 | 2 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 36 | 2 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
| 09 | 3 kt tail | 2 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
5 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 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
- 1053Z / 0053Z
- Magnetic variation
- -2° (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
- 4 approaches — LS, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KPPO La Porte Muni14 nm
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- KGYY Gary/Chicago Intl21 nm
- KIGQ Lansing Muni24 nm
- KRZL Jasper County31 nm
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.