Lake Maxinkuckee Seaplane Base (IG22) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:35 PM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KC65), IG22 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 7 knots gusting 12, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Lake Maxinkuckee Seaplane Base in Culver, IN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KC65): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Lake Maxinkuckee Seaplane Base (IG22) is a seaplane base in Culver, IN. IG22 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KC65, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (12W, 30W), the longest 7,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSBN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KC65, 10.6 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 kt, gusting 12 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KC65 282035Z AUTO 20007G12KT 10SM CLR 23/09 A3018 RMK A01
What changed at KC65 (nearest station)?
Since the 2015Z (4:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 12 kt.
Current pilot readout for IG22
Based on the nearest station (KC65), IG22 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 7 knots gusting 12, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,550 ft (field elevation 733 ft). IG22 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSBN, about 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12WFAV | 7,000 ft | WATER | 7 kt tail | 2 kt left (g4) |
| 30W | 7,000 ft | WATER | 7 kt tail | 2 kt left (g4) |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 3→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
IG22 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of IG22
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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HNL UA /OV FREEWAY ARR/TM 2034/FL020/TP C208/SK CKH BASE 060 FEW 040/WX NO PRECIP
HNL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FREEWAY ARRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2034Reported at 20:34 UTC.FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK CKH BASE 060 FEW 040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX NO PRECIPWeather and flight visibility observed.Show raw report
JOT UA /OV JOT/TM 1940/FL350/TP B739/TB NEG
JOT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV JOTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1940Reported at 19:40 UTC.FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
BIV UA /OV PMM/TM 1826/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH DURC
BIV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PMMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1826Reported at 18:26 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM SMOOTH DURCRemarks.Show raw report
RCR UA /OV RCR/TM 1824/FL230/TP B39M/TB NEG
RCR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RCRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1824Reported at 18:24 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP B39MAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 1501/FL360/TP CRJ9/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
FWA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FWALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1501Reported at 15:01 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.TB INTMT LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent light chop.Show raw report
ASW UA /OV OLK/TM 1445/FL300/TP B737/TB NEG 340-300
ASW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OLKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1445Reported at 14:45 UTC.FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB NEG 340-300Turbulence: none reported 34,000–30,000 ft.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at IG22
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KC65 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 12 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. 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.
- 12W/30W
- 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
- 01H
- City
- Culver
- State
- Indiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 733 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.2061, -86.4044
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 7,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KC65
- TAF
- Nearest KSBN
- Time zone
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Sunset in
- 2h 6m
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Pilot PIREPs for Lake Maxinkuckee Seaplane Base (IG22)
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