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Mc Neil Field (II36) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 5:53 PM EDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KGEZ), II36 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Mc Neil Field in Fountaintown, IN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGEZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Mc Neil Field (II36) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fountaintown, IN at a field elevation of 862 ft. II36 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGEZ, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIND.

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VFR
Observed 2153Z (5:53 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGEZ, 4.8 nm away.

Wind
230° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.22"
Temp / Dew
70°F / 21°C
dew 47°F / 8°C

Wind from the southwest (230°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.22 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KGEZ 272153Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM CLR 21/08 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP233 T02110083

What changed at KGEZ (nearest station)?

Since the 2053Z (4:53 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2053Z (4:53 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for II36

Based on the nearest station (KGEZ), II36 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 1,450 ft (field elevation 862 ft). II36 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIND, about 22 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
27FAV2 kt head2 kt left
092 kt tail2 kt right

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II36 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
    1,000 × 60 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at II36
    Wind
    09
    2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    27
    2 kt headwind · 2 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
061223Z10Z21Z

Over the last 22 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

II36 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 II36

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

PIREP2234Z (6:34 PM EDT) · 93 NM NW of II36 · 22,000 ft MSL · E135
occasional light chop turbulence
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LAF UA /OV BVT360020/TM 2234/FL220/TP E135/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
LAF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BVT360020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2234Reported at 22:34 UTC.
FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.
TP E135Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP2230Z (6:30 PM EDT) · 99 NM SE of II36 · 18,000 ft MSL · PC12
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FFT UA /OV FFT/TM 2230/FL180/TP PC12/SK SKC/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 2230Reported at 22:30 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP2223Z (6:23 PM EDT) · 35 NM W of II36 · 23,000 ft MSL · E170
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IND UA /OV VHP300008/TM 2223/FL230/TP E170/IC NEG
IND UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV VHP300008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2223Reported at 22:23 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP2157Z (5:57 PM EDT) · 66 NM N of II36 · 12,000 ft MSL · C240
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OKK UA /OV OKK347013/TM 2157/FL120/TP C240/TB NEG
OKK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OKK347013Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2157Reported at 21:57 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP C240Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP2134Z (5:34 PM EDT) · 93 NM SE of II36 · 30,000 ft MSL · E170
moderate chop turbulence
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LEX UA /OV FLM/TM 2134/FL300/TP E170/TB MOD CHOP
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FLMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2134Reported at 21:34 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD CHOPTurbulence: moderate chop.
PIREP2110Z (5:10 PM EDT) · 69 NM E of II36 · 22,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
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DAY UA /OV DQN/TM 2110/FL220/TP CRJ9/TB NEG
DAY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DQNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2110Reported at 21:10 UTC.
FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP2056Z (4:56 PM EDT) · 45 NM E of II36 · 25,000 ft MSL · DH8D
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DAY UA /OV RID/TM 2056/FL250/TP DH8D/TB NEG/IC NEG
DAY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RIDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2056Reported at 20:56 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP DH8DAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP2054Z (4:54 PM EDT) · 77 NM W of II36 · 23,000 ft MSL · E75L
continuous light chop turbulence
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HUF UA /OV TTH300012/TM 2054/FL230/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT CHOP
HUF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TTH300012Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2054Reported at 20:54 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft 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 II36

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGEZ reported mostly VFR across 23 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 83%MVFR 17%
Wind avg/max: 2/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 97%MVFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 2

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
56%
27
44%

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Live crosswind meter

II36 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGEZ, 4.8 nm away.

N27093 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 40° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Mc Neil Field (II36)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
II36
City
Fountaintown
State
Indiana
Country
United States
Elevation
862 ft
Coordinates
39.6653, -85.8167
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KGEZ
TAF
Nearest KIND
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Next sunset
23h 55m

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Pilot PIREPs for Mc Neil Field (II36)

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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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