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Lou Abbett Farms Airport (II18) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:22 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KVPZ), II18 is currently IFR with calm winds, visibility 2 statute miles, and a 10,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Lou Abbett Farms Airport in La Crosse, IN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KVPZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Lou Abbett Farms Airport (II18) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around La Crosse, IN at a field elevation of 685 ft. II18 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KVPZ, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,540 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGYY.

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IFR
Observed 1222Z (7:22 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KVPZ, 7.2 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
2 sm
Ceiling
10,000 ft
Altimeter
30.25"
Temp / Dew
49°F / 9°C
dew 49°F / 9°C

Wind calm, visibility 2 statute miles, overcast at 10,000 ft, temperature 9°C (49°F), altimeter 30.25 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 10,000 ft.

Raw METAR
SPECI KVPZ 281222Z AUTO 00000KT 2SM BR OVC100 09/09 A3025 RMK AO2 T00940094

What changed at KVPZ (nearest station)?

Since the 1156Z (6:56 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category dropped from MVFR to IFR.
  • Visibility dropped from 3 SM to 2 SM.

The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →

Current pilot readout for II18

Based on the nearest station (KVPZ), II18 is currently IFR with calm winds, visibility 2 statute miles, and a 10,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -250 ft (field elevation 685 ft). II18 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGYY, about 27 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18--
36--

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II18 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 18/36
    2,540 × 70 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at II18
    Wind
    18
    no steady wind
    36
    no steady wind
    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
061212Z05Z12Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → 10,000 ft.

II18 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 II18

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

PIREP1224Z (7:24 AM CDT) · 76 NM SE of II18 · 20,000 ft MSL · A321
occasional light chop turbulence
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MZZ UA /OV MZZ/TM 1224/FL200/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
MZZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MZZLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1224Reported at 12:24 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP1144Z (6:44 AM CDT) · 65 NM E of II18 · 36,000 ft MSL · H25B
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ASW UA /OV OLK/TM 1144/FL360/TP H25B/TB NEG
ASW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OLKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1144Reported at 11:44 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP H25BAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1129Z (6:29 AM CDT) · 65 NM E of II18 · 36,000 ft MSL · B38M
continuous light chop turbulence
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ASW UA /OV OLK/TM 1129/FL360/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP
ASW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OLKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1129Reported at 11:29 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1120Z (6:20 AM CDT) · 76 NM SE of II18 · 24,000 ft MSL · E75L
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MZZ UA /OV MZZ/TM 1120/FL240/TP E75L/TB NEG
MZZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MZZLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1120Reported at 11:20 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1041Z (5:41 AM CDT) · 65 NM E of II18 · 36,000 ft MSL · B38M
continuous light chop turbulence
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ASW UA /OV OLK/TM 1041/FL360/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP
ASW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OLKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1041Reported at 10:41 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1005Z (5:05 AM CDT) · 82 NM E of II18 · 37,000 ft MSL · B39M
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FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 1005/FL370/TP B39M/TB NEG
FWA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FWALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1005Reported at 10:05 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at II18

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KVPZ reported mostly VFR across 34 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 10,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 62%MVFR 9%IFR 29%
Wind avg/max: 2/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: MVFR → IFR

Last 7 days
VFR 93%MVFR 5%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 2 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 11

Most recent change: IFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

18
57%
36
43%

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Live crosswind meter

II18 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KVPZ, 7.2 nm away.

N1836wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 2,540 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Lou Abbett Farms Airport (II18)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
II18
City
La Crosse
State
Indiana
Country
United States
Elevation
685 ft
Coordinates
41.3508, -86.9256
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,540 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KVPZ
TAF
Nearest KGYY
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
10h 6m

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Pilot PIREPs for Lou Abbett Farms Airport (II18)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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