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Ball Field (4IN5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:35 PM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KC65), 4IN5 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Ball Field in Bourbon, IN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KC65): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Ball Field (4IN5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bourbon, IN at a field elevation of 825 ft. 4IN5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KC65, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 1,700 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSBN.

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VFR
Observed 1935Z (3:35 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KC65, 7 nm away.

Wind
200° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.19"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KC65 281935Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM CLR 23/10 A3019 RMK A01

What changed at KC65 (nearest station)?

Since the 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 4IN5

Based on the nearest station (KC65), 4IN5 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,650 ft (field elevation 825 ft). 4IN5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSBN, about 23 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
NFAV7 kt tail2 kt left
S7 kt tail2 kt left

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24-hour trend

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

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061319Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

4IN5 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 4IN5

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

PIREP1826Z (2:26 PM EDT) · 67 NM N of 4IN5 · 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 (2:24 PM EDT) · 17 NM S of 4IN5 · 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.
PIREP1501Z (11:01 AM EDT) · 49 NM SE of 4IN5 · 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 (10:45 AM EDT) · 30 NM E of 4IN5 · 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 (10:15 AM EDT) · 75 NM SE of 4IN5 · 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 (10:14 AM EDT) · 88 NM NW of 4IN5 · 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 (10:11 AM EDT) · 30 NM E of 4IN5 · 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 4IN5

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KC65 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 11 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 90%MVFR 10%
Wind avg/max: 2/9 kt
Max gust: 11 kt
Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 84%MVFR 10%IFR 2%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 2/8 kt
Max gust: 11 kt
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 17

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

N/S
100%

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Ball Field (4IN5)
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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
General aviation airport
FAA LID
4IN5
City
Bourbon
State
Indiana
Country
United States
Elevation
825 ft
Coordinates
41.3442, -86.1483
Runways
2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,700 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KC65
TAF
Nearest KSBN
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Sunset in
3h 4m

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Pilot PIREPs for Ball Field (4IN5)

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