Drake Airport (49IN) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:35 PM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRSV), 49IN is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 2 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Drake Airport in Sullivan, IN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRSV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Drake Airport (49IN) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sullivan, IN at a field elevation of 500 ft. 49IN has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRSV, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHUF.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRSV, 14.3 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 2 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KRSV 290335Z AUTO 17002KT 10SM CLR 11/09 A3019 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S
What changed at KRSV (nearest station)?
Since the 0315Z (11:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0315Z (11:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 49IN
Based on the nearest station (KRSV), 49IN is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 2 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 20. Density altitude is approximately -200 ft (field elevation 500 ft). 49IN does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHUF, about 20 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20FAV | 2,200 ft | TURF | 2 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 02 | 2,200 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 0 kt |
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49IN 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 02/202,200 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 49INWind
- 02
- 2 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 20
- 2 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
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“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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 1→2 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
49IN weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 49IN
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRSV reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 0 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 20
- 54%
- 02
- 46%
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Live crosswind meter
49IN has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRSV, 14 nm away.
Wind is 30° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 49IN
- City
- Sullivan
- State
- Indiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 500 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.1317, -87.3820
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRSV
- TAF
- Nearest KHUF
- Time zone
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Next sunset
- 19h 5m
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Pilot PIREPs for Drake Airport (49IN)
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