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Zollinger Strip (II21) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:53 PM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGSH), II21 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Zollinger Strip in Ligonier, IN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGSH): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Zollinger Strip (II21) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ligonier, IN at a field elevation of 860 ft. II21 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGSH, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSBN.

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VFR
Observed 0053Z (8:53 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGSH, 5.4 nm away.

Wind
140° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.18"
Temp / Dew
55°F / 13°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind from the southeast (140°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KGSH 290053Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM CLR 13/09 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP220 T01280089

What changed at KGSH (nearest station)?

Since the 2353Z (7:53 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2353Z (7:53 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for II21

Based on the nearest station (KGSH), II21 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 500 ft (field elevation 860 ft). II21 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSBN, about 31 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 head4 kt right
273 kt tail4 kt left

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II21 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
    2,000 × 75 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at II21
    Wind
    09
    3 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    27
    3 kt tailwind · 4 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
061201Z13Z00Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 6→5 kt, ceiling 6,000 ft → unlimited.

II21 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 II21

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

PIREP0052Z (8:52 PM EDT) · 46 NM N of II21 · 27,000 ft MSL · E170
intermittent light chop turbulence
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AZO UA /OV AZO/TM 0052/FL270/TP E170/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
AZO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AZOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0052Reported at 00:52 UTC.
FL270Altitude: 27,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB INTMT LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent light chop.
PIREP0023Z (8:23 PM EDT) · 59 NM S of II21 · 22,000 ft MSL · E75L
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OKK UA /OV OKK/TM 0023/FL220/TP E75L/TB NEG
OKK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OKKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0023Reported at 00:23 UTC.
FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP0020Z (8:20 PM EDT) · 45 NM NW of II21 · 21,000 ft MSL · DH8D
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BEH UA /OV ELX/TM 0020/FL210/TP DH8D/TB NEG
BEH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ELXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0020Reported at 00:20 UTC.
FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.
TP DH8DAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP0014Z (8:14 PM EDT) · 50 NM S of II21 · 35,000 ft MSL · A21N
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OKK UA /OV OKK360010/TM 0014/FL350/TP A21N/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
OKK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OKK360010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0014Reported at 00:14 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM SMOOTHRemarks.
PIREP0013Z (8:13 PM EDT) · 88 NM N of II21 · 32,000 ft MSL · B738
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GRR UA /OV VIO085023/TM 0013/FL320/TP B738/TB NEG
GRR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV VIO085023Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0013Reported at 00:13 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP2249Z (6:49 PM EDT) · 76 NM S of II21 · 26,000 ft MSL · A21N
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MIE UA /OV MIE/TM 2249/FL260/TP A21N/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 2249Reported at 22:49 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP2230Z (6:30 PM EDT) · 54 NM SW of II21 · 37,000 ft MSL · A21N
continuous light chop turbulence
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SBN UA /OV GUS/TM 2230/FL370/TP A21N/TB CONS LGT CHOP
SBN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GUSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2230Reported at 22:30 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP2137Z (5:37 PM EDT) · 74 NM W of II21 · 38,000 ft MSL · UAL2641
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ARP UAL2641 4100N 08713W 2137 F380 MS58 253/053KT TB LIGHT SK CLEAR IC NONE
ARP UAL2641 4100N 08713W 213…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at II21

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGSH reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 84%MVFR 9%IFR 1%LIFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 20

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

09
55%
27
45%

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Live crosswind meter

II21 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGSH, 5.4 nm away.

N09275 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
4 kt

Wind is 53° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Zollinger Strip (II21)
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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
II21
City
Ligonier
State
Indiana
Country
United States
Elevation
860 ft
Coordinates
41.4753, -85.6947
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KGSH
TAF
Nearest KSBN
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Next sunset
21h 3m

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Pilot PIREPs for Zollinger Strip (II21)

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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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