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Sherk Field (II38) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:35 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KC65), II38 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Sherk Field in Lapaz, IN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KC65): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Sherk Field (II38) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lapaz, IN at a field elevation of 860 ft. II38 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KC65, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSBN.

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VFR
Observed 1035Z (6:35 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KC65, 3.7 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
7 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.24"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind calm, visibility 7 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KC65 281035Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM 10/10 A3024 RMK A01

What changed at KC65 (nearest station)?

Since the 1035Z (6:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
  • Visibility dropped from 7 SM to 5 SM.
  • Mist began (BR).

Current pilot readout for II38

Based on the nearest station (KC65), II38 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 7 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 50 ft (field elevation 860 ft). II38 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSBN, about 17 nm away.

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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
10--
28--

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II38 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 10/28
    1,600 × 75 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at II38
    Wind
    10
    no steady wind
    28
    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
061311Z23Z10Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→0 kt, ceiling 4,200 ft → unlimited.

II38 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 II38

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

PIREP1041Z (6:41 AM EDT) · 38 NM E of II38 · 36,000 ft MSL · B38M
continuous light chop turbulence
Show raw report
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 (6:05 AM EDT) · 58 NM SE of II38 · 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.
PIREP0737Z (3:37 AM EDT) · 84 NM NE of II38 · during descent · CRJ2
light rime 17,000–15,000 ft icing
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JXN UA /OV JXN220015/TM 0737/FL170/TP CRJ2/TA 03/IC LGT RIME 170-150/RM DURD ZOB
JXN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JXN220015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0737Reported at 07:37 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
TA 03Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 170-150Icing: light rime 17,000–15,000 ft.
RM DURD ZOBRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at II38

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KC65 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The strongest gust reached 11 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,200 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: 11 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 1

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 84%MVFR 9%IFR 3%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 2/7 kt
Max gust: 11 kt
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 17

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.

28
54%
10
46%

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Live crosswind meter

II38 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KC65, 3.7 nm away.

N1028wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Turf · 1,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Sherk Field (II38)
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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
General aviation airport
FAA LID
II38
City
Lapaz
State
Indiana
Country
United States
Elevation
860 ft
Coordinates
41.4264, -86.3164
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KC65
TAF
Nearest KSBN
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Next sunset
11h 46m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Sherk Field (II38)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Sherk Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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