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Dreessen Field (17II) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 5:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOXI), 17II is currently MVFR with winds from 150° at 3 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Dreessen Field in Walkerton, IN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOXI): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Dreessen Field (17II) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Walkerton, IN at a field elevation of 706 ft. 17II has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOXI, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSBN.

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MVFR
Observed 1055Z (5:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOXI, 9.9 nm away.

Wind
150° 3 kt
Visibility
5 sm
Ceiling
11,000 ft
Altimeter
30.24"
Temp / Dew
48°F / 9°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 3 kt, visibility 5 statute miles, broken clouds at 11,000 ft, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 11,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KOXI 281055Z AUTO 15003KT 5SM BR BKN110 09/09 A3024 RMK AO2

What changed at KOXI (nearest station)?

Since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 17II

Based on the nearest station (KOXI), 17II is currently MVFR with winds from 150° at 3 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately -250 ft (field elevation 706 ft). 17II does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSBN, about 18 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
09FAV1 kt head3 kt right
271 kt tail3 kt left

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17II runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 09/27
    2,600 × 75 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 17II
    Wind
    09
    1 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    27
    1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061211Z23Z10Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 8→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → 11,000 ft.

17II weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 17II

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1041Z (5:41 AM CDT) · 47 NM E of 17II · 36,000 ft MSL · B38M
continuous light chop turbulence
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ASW UA /OV OLK/TM 1041/FL360/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP
ASW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OLKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1041Reported at 10:41 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1005Z (5:05 AM CDT) · 66 NM SE of 17II · 37,000 ft MSL · B39M
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FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 1005/FL370/TP B39M/TB NEG
FWA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FWALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1005Reported at 10:05 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP0737Z (2:37 AM CDT) · 91 NM NE of 17II · during descent · CRJ2
light rime 17,000–15,000 ft icing
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JXN UA /OV JXN220015/TM 0737/FL170/TP CRJ2/TA 03/IC LGT RIME 170-150/RM DURD ZOB
JXN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JXN220015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0737Reported at 07:37 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
TA 03Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 170-150Icing: light rime 17,000–15,000 ft.
RM DURD ZOBRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 17II

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOXI reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 94%MVFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 5/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 1

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 77%MVFR 15%IFR 6%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 4/12 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 38

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

09
57%
27
43%

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Live crosswind meter

17II has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOXI, 9.9 nm away.

N09273 kt
Headwind
1 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 62° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Dreessen Field (17II)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
17II
City
Walkerton
State
Indiana
Country
United States
Elevation
706 ft
Coordinates
41.4500, -86.5103
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KOXI
TAF
Nearest KSBN
Time zone
America/Indiana/Knox
Next sunset
11h 35m

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Pilot PIREPs for Dreessen Field (17II)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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