Paoli Municipal Airport (I42) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:35 PM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFRH), I42 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Paoli Municipal Airport in Paoli, IN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFRH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Paoli Municipal Airport (I42) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Paoli, IN at a field elevation of 816 ft. I42 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFRH, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 3,302 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBMG.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFRH, 9.3 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.22 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFRH 281935Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM CLR 23/06 A3022 RMK AO1
What changed at KFRH (nearest station)?
Since the 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for I42
Based on the nearest station (KFRH), I42 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 20. Density altitude is approximately 1,600 ft (field elevation 816 ft). I42 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBMG, about 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20FAV | 3,302 ft | ASPH-G | 4 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 02 | 3,302 ft | ASPH-G | 4 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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I42 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 02/203,302 × 60 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at I42Wind
- 02
- 4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 20
- 4 kt headwind · 1 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 4→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
I42 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of I42
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
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.Show raw report
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 I42
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFRH reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SW.
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.
- 02
- 64%
- 20
- 36%
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Live crosswind meter
I42 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFRH, 9.3 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 02/20 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Mon-Sun 0800-1700 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Pattern altitude
- 2,416 ft MSL (1,600 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- I42
- City
- Paoli
- State
- Indiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 816 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.5845, -86.4651
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,302 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFRH
- TAF
- Nearest KBMG
- Time zone
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Sunset in
- 3h 10m
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Pilot PIREPs for Paoli Municipal Airport (I42)
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