Eby Field (II74) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:55 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEKM), II74 is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Eby Field in Wakarusa, IN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEKM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Eby Field (II74) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Wakarusa, IN at a field elevation of 825 ft. II74 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEKM, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 3,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSBN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEKM, 9.8 nm away.
Wind from the east (100°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 15,000 ft, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KEKM 281055Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM SCT150 11/10 A3023 RMK AO2 T01100102 $
Current pilot readout for II74
Based on the nearest station (KEKM), II74 is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 150 ft (field elevation 825 ft). II74 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSBN, about 15 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFAV | 3,000 ft | TURF | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
| S | 3,000 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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II74 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of II74
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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 II74
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- S
- 55%
- N
- 45%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- Jet A
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- II74
- City
- Wakarusa
- State
- Indiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 825 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.5598, -86.0531
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KEKM
- TAF
- Nearest KSBN
- Time zone
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Next sunset
- 11h 36m
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Pilot PIREPs for Eby Field (II74)
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