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Flying U Ranch Airport (4C1) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPPO), 4C1 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 7 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Flying U Ranch Airport in Union Mills, IN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPPO): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Flying U Ranch Airport (4C1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Union Mills, IN at a field elevation of 740 ft. 4C1 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPPO, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,740 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSBN.

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VFR
Observed 1815Z (1:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPPO, 7.6 nm away.

Wind
190° 7 kt
gusting 15 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.20"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind from the south (190°) at 7 kt, gusting 15 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KPPO 281815Z AUTO 19007G15KT 160V220 10SM CLR 23/09 A3020 RMK AO2

What changed at KPPO (nearest station)?

Since the 1755Z (12:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 15 kt.

Current pilot readout for 4C1

Based on the nearest station (KPPO), 4C1 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 7 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,550 ft (field elevation 740 ft). 4C1 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSBN, about 26 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
18FAV7 kt head1 kt right (g3)
367 kt tail1 kt left (g3)

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4C1 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 18/36
    2,740 × 100 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 4C1
    Wind
    18
    7 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    36
    7 kt tailwind · 1 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
091718Z06Z18Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

4C1 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 4C1

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

PIREP1826Z (1:26 PM CDT) · 68 NM NE of 4C1 · during climb · B739
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BIV UA /OV PMM/TM 1826/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH DURC
BIV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PMMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1826Reported at 18:26 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM SMOOTH DURCRemarks.
PIREP1824Z (1:24 PM CDT) · 36 NM SE of 4C1 · 23,000 ft MSL · B39M
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RCR UA /OV RCR/TM 1824/FL230/TP B39M/TB NEG
RCR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RCRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1824Reported at 18:24 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1523Z (10:23 AM CDT) · 89 NM W of 4C1 · 35,000 ft MSL · B744
continuous light chop turbulence
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PNT UA /OV PNT/TM 1523/FL350/TP B744/TB CONS LGT CHOP
PNT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PNTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1523Reported at 15:23 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B744Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1501Z (10:01 AM CDT) · 78 NM E of 4C1 · 36,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
intermittent light chop turbulence
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FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 1501/FL360/TP CRJ9/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
FWA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FWALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1501Reported at 15:01 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
TB INTMT LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent light chop.
PIREP1445Z (9:45 AM CDT) · 60 NM E of 4C1 · 30,000 ft MSL · B737
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ASW UA /OV OLK/TM 1445/FL300/TP B737/TB NEG 340-300
ASW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OLKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1445Reported at 14:45 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEG 340-300Turbulence: none reported 34,000–30,000 ft.
PIREP1415Z (9:15 AM CDT) · 97 NM SE of 4C1 · 43,000 ft MSL · E55P
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MIE UA /OV MIE/TM 1415/FL430/TP E55P/TB NEG
MIE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MIELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1415Reported at 14:15 UTC.
FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1414Z (9:14 AM CDT) · 59 NM NW of 4C1 · 26,000 ft MSL · TBM9
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ORD UA /OV ORD/TM 1414/FL260/TP TBM9/TB NEG
ORD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ORDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1414Reported at 14:14 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM9Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1411Z (9:11 AM CDT) · 60 NM E of 4C1 · 34,000 ft MSL · B739
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ASW UA /OV OLK/TM 1411/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG
ASW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OLKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1411Reported at 14:11 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 4C1

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPPO reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 0 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 80%MVFR 3%IFR 6%LIFR 11%
Wind avg/max: 4/10 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 8

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 90%MVFR 6%IFR 2%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 3/11 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 300 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 18

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

18
52%
36
48%

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Live crosswind meter

4C1 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPPO, 7.6 nm away.

N18367 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
1 kt
Headwind in gusts
15 kt
Crosswind in gusts
3 kt

Wind is 12° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,740 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Flying U Ranch Airport (4C1) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Daily DALGT local
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
IN41
City
Union Mills
State
Indiana
Country
United States
Elevation
740 ft
Coordinates
41.4539, -86.7922
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,740 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KPPO
TAF
Nearest KSBN
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 16m

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Pilot PIREPs for Flying U Ranch Airport (4C1)

Community-submitted

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

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