Allen and Gloss Airport (8II0) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIMS), 8II0 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Allen and Gloss Airport in Bennington, IN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIMS): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Allen and Gloss Airport (8II0) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bennington, IN at a field elevation of 880 ft. 8II0 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIMS, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCVG.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIMS, 18 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (230°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.28 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KIMS 281715Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM CLR 23/08 A3028 RMK AO2 T02280082
What changed at KIMS (nearest station)?
Since the 1655Z (12:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1655Z (12:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 8II0
Based on the nearest station (KIMS), 8II0 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (21). Density altitude is approximately 1,600 ft (field elevation 880 ft). 8II0 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCVG, about 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21FAV | 1,800 ft | TURF | 6 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 03 | 1,800 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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8II0 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 03/211,800 × 80 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8II0Wind
- 03
- 4 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
- 21
- 6 kt headwind · 2 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.
8II0 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 8II0
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
LEX UA /OV HYK198018/TM 1427/FL310/TP E170/TB NEG
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HYK198018Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1427Reported at 14:27 UTC.FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
HTS UA /OV ECB250020/TM 1424/FL320/TP E170/TB CONS LGT CHOP
HTS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ECB250020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1424Reported at 14:24 UTC.FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.Show raw report
LEX UA /OV HYK124028/TM 1423/FL270/TP CRJ9/TB LGT
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HYK124028Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1423Reported at 14:23 UTC.FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.TB LGTTurbulence: light.Show raw report
HTS UA /OV YRK260030/TM 1420/FL340/TP BCS3/TB CONS LGT CHOP
HTS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV YRK260030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1420Reported at 14:20 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 8II0
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIMS reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 11,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 03
- 53%
- 21
- 47%
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Live crosswind meter
8II0 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KIMS, 18 nm away.
Wind is 20° off runway 21, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8II0
- City
- Bennington
- State
- Indiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 880 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.8570, -85.1013
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KIMS
- TAF
- Nearest KCVG
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 5h 14m
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Pilot PIREPs for Allen and Gloss Airport (8II0)
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