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Strip Airport (II59) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 4:35 PM EDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KPRG), II59 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Strip Airport in Newport, IN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPRG): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Strip Airport (II59) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Newport, IN at a field elevation of 650 ft. II59 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPRG, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 1,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHUF.

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VFR
Observed 2035Z (4:35 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPRG, 15.3 nm away.

Wind
190° 7 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.22"
Temp / Dew
71°F / 22°C
dew 45°F / 7°C

Wind from the south (190°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (71°F), altimeter 30.22 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KPRG 272035Z AUTO 19007KT 10SM CLR 22/07 A3022 RMK AO2 T02190072

What changed at KPRG (nearest station)?

Since the 2015Z (4:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2015Z (4:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for II59

Based on the nearest station (KPRG), II59 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 25. Density altitude is approximately 1,250 ft (field elevation 650 ft). II59 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHUF, about 24 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
25FAV4 kt head6 kt left
074 kt tail6 kt right

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II59 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 07/25
    1,000 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at II59
    Wind
    07
    4 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
    25
    4 kt headwind · 6 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
061220Z08Z20Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

II59 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 II59

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

PIREP2009Z (4:09 PM EDT) · 22 NM S of II59 · 34,000 ft MSL · B38M
continuous light turbulence
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HUF UA /OV TTH/TM 2009/FL340/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT
HUF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TTHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2009Reported at 20:09 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
PIREP2009Z (4:09 PM EDT) · 21 NM SW of II59 · 34,000 ft MSL · B38M
cont light clear-air turbulence
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CMI UA /OV CMI130030/TM 2009/FL340/TP B38M/TB CONT LGT CAT/RM /ZKC FDC/AF
CMI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CMI130030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2009Reported at 20:09 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONT LGT CATTurbulence: cont light clear-air turbulence.
RM /ZKC FDC/AFRemarks.
PIREP2009Z (4:09 PM EDT) · 42 NM W of II59 · 22,000 ft MSL · C441
light chop turbulencelight rime icing
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CMI UA /OV CMI/TM 2009/FL220/TP C441/TA M17/TB LGT CHOP/IC LGT RIME/RM IMC
CMI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CMILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2009Reported at 20:09 UTC.
FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.
TP C441Aircraft type reporting.
TA M17Outside air temperature, °C.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM IMCRemarks.
PIREP1955Z (3:55 PM EDT) · 95 NM N of II59 · 17,000 ft MSL · CRJ2
light chop fl190 turbulence
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OXI UA /OV OXI/TM 1955/FL170/TP CRJ2/TB LGT CHOP FL190/RM VARIOUS ALTITUDES WITH CLOUD LAYER
OXI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OXILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1955Reported at 19:55 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOP FL190Turbulence: light chop fl190.
RM VARIOUS ALTITUDES WITH CL…Remarks.
PIREP1929Z (3:29 PM EDT) · 70 NM NE of II59 · 29,000 ft MSL · LJ60
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GGP UA /OV GGP/TM 1929/FL290/TP LJ60/TB NEG
GGP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GGPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1929Reported at 19:29 UTC.
FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.
TP LJ60Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1852Z (2:52 PM EDT) · 67 NM N of II59 · during descent · B38M
continuous light turbulence
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RZL UA /OV RZL/TM 1852/FL365/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT/RM DURD E BOUND FL380-350
RZL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RZLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1852Reported at 18:52 UTC.
FL365Altitude: 36,500 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
RM DURD E BOUND FL380-350Remarks.
PIREP1837Z (2:37 PM EDT) · 80 NM NW of II59 · 34,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
occasional light 340 turbulence
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BMI UA /OV BMI/TM 1837/FL340/TP CRJ7/TB OCNL LGT 340
BMI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BMILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1837Reported at 18:37 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT 340Turbulence: occasional light 340.
PIREP1835Z (2:35 PM EDT) · 88 NM NE of II59 · 28,000 ft MSL · A320
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GUS UA /OV MZZ/TM 1835/FL280/TP A320/TB NEG
GUS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MZZLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1835Reported at 18:35 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP A320Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at II59

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPRG reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 86%MVFR 11%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 8

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 95%MVFR 4%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 1/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 14

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.

25
51%
07
49%

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Live crosswind meter

II59 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPRG, 15 nm away.

N25077 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
6 kt

Wind is 59° off runway 25, 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 Strip Airport (II59)
N ↑

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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
II59
City
Newport
State
Indiana
Country
United States
Elevation
650 ft
Coordinates
39.8400, -87.3936
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KPRG
TAF
Nearest KHUF
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Sunset in
2h 1m

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Pilot PIREPs for Strip Airport (II59)

Community-submitted

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

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