Hartman Farms Field (53IN) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:56 PM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOKK), 53IN is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Hartman Farms Field in Kokomo, IN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOKK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hartman Farms Field (53IN) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kokomo, IN at a field elevation of 818 ft. 53IN has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOKK, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGUS.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOKK, 7.1 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KOKK 282056Z AUTO 21008KT 10SM CLR 24/07 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP227 T02390072 56013 $
What changed at KOKK (nearest station)?
Since the 1956Z (3:56 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1956Z (3:56 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 53IN
Based on the nearest station (KOKK), 53IN is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,700 ft (field elevation 818 ft). 53IN does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGUS, about 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 2,300 ft | TURF | 7 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 36 | 2,300 ft | TURF | 7 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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53IN 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 18/362,300 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 53INWind
- 18
- 7 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 7 kt tailwind · 4 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 23 h: wind 5→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
53IN 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 53IN
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 53IN
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOKK reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 9,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 61%
- 36
- 39%
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Live crosswind meter
53IN has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOKK, 7.1 nm away.
Wind is 32° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Daily DAWN-DUSK local
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 53IN
- City
- Kokomo
- State
- Indiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 818 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.5214, -86.2150
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KOKK
- TAF
- Nearest KGUS
- Time zone
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Sunset in
- 1h 15m
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Pilot PIREPs for Hartman Farms Field (53IN)
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