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Whelen Airport (6IN2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:53 PM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGEZ), 6IN2 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Whelen Airport in Waldron, IN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGEZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Whelen Airport (6IN2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Waldron, IN at a field elevation of 870 ft. 6IN2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGEZ, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIND.

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VFR
Observed 1853Z (2:53 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGEZ, 9.1 nm away.

Wind
220° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.22"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 46°F / 8°C

Wind from the southwest (220°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.22 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KGEZ 281853Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM CLR 23/08 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP233 T02280078

What changed at KGEZ (nearest station)?

Since the 1753Z (1:53 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.25 → 30.22 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 6IN2

Based on the nearest station (KGEZ), 6IN2 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,650 ft (field elevation 870 ft). 6IN2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIND, about 33 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
18FAV6 kt head5 kt right
366 kt tail5 kt left

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6IN2 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
    2,600 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 6IN2
    Wind
    18
    6 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    36
    6 kt tailwind · 5 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
061219Z07Z18Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 4→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

6IN2 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 6IN2

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

PIREP1824Z (2:24 PM EDT) · 97 NM N of 6IN2 · 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.
PIREP1551Z (11:51 AM EDT) · 86 NM SE of 6IN2 · 34,000 ft MSL · B738
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FFT UA /OV FFT/TM 1551/FL340/TP B738/TB NEG
FFT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FFTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1551Reported at 15:51 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1501Z (11:01 AM EDT) · 92 NM N of 6IN2 · 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.
PIREP1449Z (10:49 AM EDT) · 80 NM SE of 6IN2 · 18,000 ft MSL · AT43
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LEX UA /OV FLM/TM 1449/FL180/TP AT43/TB NEG/IC NEG
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FLMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1449Reported at 14:49 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP AT43Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1425Z (10:25 AM EDT) · 80 NM SE of 6IN2 · 32,000 ft MSL · B738
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LEX UA /OV FLM/TM 1425/FL320/TP B738/TB NEG
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FLMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1425Reported at 14:25 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1415Z (10:15 AM EDT) · 46 NM N of 6IN2 · 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.
PIREP1411Z (10:11 AM EDT) · 57 NM SW of 6IN2 · 24,000 ft MSL · B38M
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BMG UA /OV OOM150035/TM 1411/FL240/TP B38M/TA M24/TB NEG/IC NEG 160-240 DURC
BMG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OOM150035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1411Reported at 14:11 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TA M24Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEG 160-240 DURCIcing: none reported 16,000–24,000 ft durc.
PIREP1408Z (10:08 AM EDT) · 49 NM SW of 6IN2 · 41,000 ft MSL · E55P
continuous light chop turbulence
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BMG UA /OV OOM/TM 1408/FL410/TP E55P/TB CONS LGT CHOP
BMG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OOMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1408Reported at 14:08 UTC.
FL410Altitude: 41,000 ft MSL.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 6IN2

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGEZ reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 12,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 97%MVFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 2

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.

18
57%
36
43%

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Live crosswind meter

6IN2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGEZ, 9.1 nm away.

N18368 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
5 kt

Wind is 43° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Whelen Airport (6IN2)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
6IN2
City
Waldron
State
Indiana
Country
United States
Elevation
870 ft
Coordinates
39.4936, -85.6486
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KGEZ
TAF
Nearest KIND
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Sunset in
3h 5m

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Pilot PIREPs for Whelen Airport (6IN2)

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

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