Kramer Airfield (5IG9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
A current METAR is not available for 5IG9 right now.
Aviation weather near Kramer Airfield in Sulphur Springs, IN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KUWL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Kramer Airfield (5IG9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sulphur Springs, IN at a field elevation of 1,062 ft. 5IG9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KUWL, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 2,596 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIND.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KUWL, 9.7 nm away.
What changed at KUWL (nearest station)?
Since the 1810Z (2:10 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
Current pilot readout for 5IG9
A current METAR is not available for 5IG9 right now. The nearest reporting station is KUWL. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 2,596 ft | Turf | - | - |
| 19 | 2,596 ft | Turf | - | - |
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5IG9 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 01/192,596 × 75 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 5IG9Wind
- 01
- no steady wind
- 19
- no steady wind
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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 3→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
5IG9 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 5IG9
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KUWL reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 13 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,500 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 19
- 54%
- 01
- 46%
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Runway 01/19 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 5IG9
- City
- Sulphur Springs
- State
- Indiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,062 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.0156, -85.4327
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,596 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KUWL
- TAF
- Nearest KIND
- Time zone
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Sunset in
- 3h 58m
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Pilot PIREPs for Kramer Airfield (5IG9)
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