Mississinewa Reservoir Landing Area Seaplane Base (43I) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 PM EDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KGUS), 43I is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Mississinewa Reservoir Landing Area Seaplane Base in Peru, IN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGUS): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Mississinewa Reservoir Landing Area Seaplane Base (43I) is a seaplane base in Peru, IN. 43I has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGUS, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (NW, SE), the longest 14,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGUS.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGUS, 10.5 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 5,500 ft, scattered clouds at 21,000 ft, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KGUS 272055Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM SCT055 SCT210 22/10 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP228 T02230101 56016 TSNO $
What changed at KGUS (nearest station)?
Since the 1955Z (3:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- The 20,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
Current pilot readout for 43I
Based on the nearest station (KGUS), 43I is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,450 ft (field elevation 737 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWFAV | 14,500 ft | WATER-G | 3 kt tail | 3 kt right |
| SE | 14,500 ft | WATER-G | 3 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 4→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
43I weather radar
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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 43I
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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DAY UA /OV DQN/TM 2110/FL220/TP CRJ9/TB NEG
DAY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DQNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2110Reported at 21:10 UTC.FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
DAY UA /OV RID/TM 2056/FL250/TP DH8D/TB NEG/IC NEG
DAY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RIDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2056Reported at 20:56 UTC.FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.TP DH8DAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
HUF UA /OV TTH300012/TM 2054/FL230/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT CHOP
HUF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TTH300012Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2054Reported at 20:54 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.Show raw report
BEH UA /OV ELX/TM 2035/FL260/TP B739/TB LGT-MOD CHOP FL230-260
BEH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ELXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2035Reported at 20:35 UTC.FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT-MOD CHOP FL230-260Turbulence: light to moderate chop fl230-260.Show raw report
IGQ UA /OV CGT/TM 2024/FL400/TP G150/TB NEG
IGQ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CGTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2024Reported at 20:24 UTC.FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.TP G150Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
DAY UA /OV ROD010015/TM 2017/FL260/TP CRJ9/IC NEG
DAY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ROD010015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2017Reported at 20:17 UTC.FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
HUF UA /OV TTH/TM 2009/FL340/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT
HUF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TTHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2009Reported at 20:09 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.Show raw report
OXI UA /OV OXI/TM 1955/FL170/TP CRJ2/TB LGT CHOP FL190/RM VARIOUS ALTITUDES WITH CLOUD LAYER
OXI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OXILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1955Reported at 19:55 UTC.FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOP FL190Turbulence: light chop fl190.RM VARIOUS ALTITUDES WITH CL…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 43I
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGUS reported mostly VFR across 26 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 19,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- NW/SE
- 100%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2100Z (5:00 PM EDT)
TAF KGUS 272100Z 2721/2903 17009KT 9999 FEW150 BKN200 QNH3019INS BECMG 2805/2806 15007KT 9999 FEW070 SCT120 BKN200 QNH3020INS BECMG 2814/2815 19009KT 9999 SCT120 BKN200 QNH3018INS TX24/2820Z TN11/2813Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2803 NEXT 2813
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- 43I
- City
- Peru
- State
- Indiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 737 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.7037, -85.9325
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 14,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGUS
- TAF
- Nearest KGUS
- Time zone
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Sunset in
- 1h 15m
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Pilot PIREPs for Mississinewa Reservoir Landing Area Seaplane Base (43I)
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