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Fox Station Airport (78II) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 5:15 PM EDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KMZZ), 78II is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 4 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Fox Station Airport in La Fontaine, IN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMZZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Fox Station Airport (78II) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around La Fontaine, IN at a field elevation of 835 ft. 78II has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMZZ, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,850 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGUS.

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VFR
Observed 2115Z (5:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMZZ, 8.8 nm away.

Wind
130° 4 kt
Visibility
7 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.24"
Temp / Dew
71°F / 22°C
dew 45°F / 7°C

Wind from the southeast (130°) at 4 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (71°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KMZZ 272115Z AUTO 13004KT 7SM CLR 22/07 A3024 RMK AO2 T02170071

What changed at KMZZ (nearest station)?

Since the 2055Z (4:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category improved from MVFR to VFR.
  • Visibility improved from 3 SM to 7 SM.
  • Haze ended (HZ).

Current pilot readout for 78II

Based on the nearest station (KMZZ), 78II is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 4 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 1,450 ft (field elevation 835 ft). 78II does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGUS, about 21 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
09FAV3 kt head3 kt right
273 kt tail3 kt left

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78II 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 09/27
    1,850 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 78II
    Wind
    09
    3 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    27
    3 kt tailwind · 3 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
061221Z09Z21Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 3→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

78II 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 78II

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

PIREP2110Z (5:10 PM EDT) · 70 NM SE of 78II · 22,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
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DAY UA /OV DQN/TM 2110/FL220/TP CRJ9/TB NEG
DAY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DQNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2110Reported at 21:10 UTC.
FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP2056Z (4:56 PM EDT) · 66 NM SE of 78II · 25,000 ft MSL · DH8D
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DAY UA /OV RID/TM 2056/FL250/TP DH8D/TB NEG/IC NEG
DAY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RIDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2056Reported at 20:56 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP DH8DAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP2035Z (4:35 PM EDT) · 93 NM N of 78II · 26,000 ft MSL · B739
light to moderate chop fl230-260 turbulence
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BEH UA /OV ELX/TM 2035/FL260/TP B739/TB LGT-MOD CHOP FL230-260
BEH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ELXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2035Reported at 20:35 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOP FL230-260Turbulence: light to moderate chop fl230-260.
PIREP2024Z (4:24 PM EDT) · 100 NM NW of 78II · 40,000 ft MSL · G150
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IGQ UA /OV CGT/TM 2024/FL400/TP G150/TB NEG
IGQ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CGTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2024Reported at 20:24 UTC.
FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.
TP G150Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP2017Z (4:17 PM EDT) · 77 NM E of 78II · 26,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
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DAY UA /OV ROD010015/TM 2017/FL260/TP CRJ9/IC NEG
DAY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ROD010015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2017Reported at 20:17 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP2009Z (4:09 PM EDT) · 99 NM SW of 78II · 34,000 ft MSL · B38M
continuous light turbulence
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HUF UA /OV TTH/TM 2009/FL340/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT
HUF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TTHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2009Reported at 20:09 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
PIREP1955Z (3:55 PM EDT) · 61 NM NW of 78II · 17,000 ft MSL · CRJ2
light chop fl190 turbulence
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OXI UA /OV OXI/TM 1955/FL170/TP CRJ2/TB LGT CHOP FL190/RM VARIOUS ALTITUDES WITH CLOUD LAYER
OXI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OXILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1955Reported at 19:55 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOP FL190Turbulence: light chop fl190.
RM VARIOUS ALTITUDES WITH CL…Remarks.
PIREP1930Z (3:30 PM EDT) · 48 NM NE of 78II · 19,000 ft MSL · CRJ2
light chop-lgt fl190-200 turbulence
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FWA UA /OV FWA090020/TM 1930/FL190/TP CRJ2/TB LGT CHOP-LGT FL190-200
FWA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FWA090020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1930Reported at 19:30 UTC.
FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOP-LGT FL190-200Turbulence: light chop-lgt fl190-200.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 78II

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMZZ reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 24 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 80%MVFR 20%
Wind avg/max: 2/5 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 24

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 79%MVFR 18%IFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 1/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 700 ft
Lowest vis: 1 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 49

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

27
56%
09
44%

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Live crosswind meter

78II has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMZZ, 8.8 nm away.

N09274 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 43° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,850 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Fox Station Airport (78II)
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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
General aviation airport
FAA LID
78II
City
La Fontaine
State
Indiana
Country
United States
Elevation
835 ft
Coordinates
40.6362, -85.6880
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,850 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KMZZ
TAF
Nearest KGUS
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Sunset in
1h 14m

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Pilot PIREPs for Fox Station Airport (78II)

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