Lake James Seaplane Base (6IN9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:15 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KANQ), 6IN9 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Lake James Seaplane Base in Angola, IN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KANQ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Lake James Seaplane Base (6IN9) is a seaplane base in Angola, IN. 6IN9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KANQ, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (13W, 31W), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBTL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KANQ, 4.1 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.25 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KANQ 281015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 11/11 A3025 RMK AO2
What changed at KANQ (nearest station)?
Since the 0955Z (5:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0955Z (5:55 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 6IN9
Based on the nearest station (KANQ), 6IN9 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 300 ft (field elevation 964 ft). 6IN9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBTL, about 38 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13W | 2,500 ft | WATER | - | - |
| 31W | 2,500 ft | WATER | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 4→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
6IN9 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 6IN9
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 1005/FL370/TP B39M/TB NEG
FWA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FWALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1005Reported at 10:05 UTC.FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.TP B39MAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
JXN UA /OV JXN220015/TM 0737/FL170/TP CRJ2/TA 03/IC LGT RIME 170-150/RM DURD ZOB
JXN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV JXN220015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0737Reported at 07:37 UTC.FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.TA 03Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIME 170-150Icing: light rime 17,000–15,000 ft.RM DURD ZOBRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 6IN9
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KANQ reported mostly VFR across 67 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 13W/31W
- 100%
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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
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- 01E
- City
- Angola
- State
- Indiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 964 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.7000, -85.0393
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KANQ
- TAF
- Nearest KBTL
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Next sunset
- 12h 16m
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Pilot PIREPs for Lake James Seaplane Base (6IN9)
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