Benham Airport (73IN) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:35 AM EDT, Oct 29, based on the nearest station (KDCY), 73IN is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Benham Airport in Lyons, IN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDCY): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Benham Airport (73IN) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lyons, IN at a field elevation of 500 ft. 73IN has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDCY, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 1,320 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBMG.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDCY, 17.3 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KDCY 290635Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM CLR 13/09 A3019 RMK AO2 T01260094
What changed at KDCY (nearest station)?
Since the 0610Z (2:10 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0610Z (2:10 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 73IN
Based on the nearest station (KDCY), 73IN is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 16. Density altitude is approximately -0 ft (field elevation 500 ft). 73IN does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBMG, about 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 1,320 ft | TURF | 6 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 34 | 1,320 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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73IN 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 16/341,320 × 150 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 73INWind
- 16
- 6 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 34
- 5 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
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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 0→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
73IN 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 73IN
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDCY reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SE.
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.
- 16
- 56%
- 34
- 44%
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Live crosswind meter
73IN has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDCY, 17 nm away.
Wind is 9° off runway 16, 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
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 73IN
- City
- Lyons
- State
- Indiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 500 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.9766, -87.0227
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,320 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDCY
- TAF
- Nearest KBMG
- Time zone
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Next sunset
- 16h 8m
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Pilot PIREPs for Benham Airport (73IN)
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