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Hook Field (IN18) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:35 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGWB), IN18 is currently VFR with winds from 290° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Hook Field in Harlan, IN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGWB): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Hook Field (IN18) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Harlan, IN at a field elevation of 790 ft. IN18 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGWB, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,100 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFWA.

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VFR
Observed 1535Z (11:35 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGWB, 11.9 nm away.

Wind
290° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.27"
Temp / Dew
64°F / 18°C
dew 55°F / 13°C

Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.27 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KGWB 281535Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A3027 RMK AO2

Current pilot readout for IN18

Based on the nearest station (KGWB), IN18 is currently VFR with winds from 290° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately 900 ft (field elevation 790 ft). IN18 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFWA, about 25 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
36FAV1 kt head3 kt left
181 kt tail3 kt right

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IN18 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 18/36
    2,100 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at IN18
    Wind
    18
    1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    36
    1 kt headwind · 3 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.

IN18 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 IN18

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

PIREP1501Z (11:01 AM EDT) · 25 NM SW of IN18 · 36,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
intermittent light chop turbulence
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FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 1501/FL360/TP CRJ9/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
FWA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FWALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1501Reported at 15:01 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
TB INTMT LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent light chop.
PIREP1500Z (11:00 AM EDT) · 86 NM NE of IN18 · 11,000 ft MSL · C310
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DTW UA /OV SVM26002/TM 1500/FL110/TP C310/WX VMC/IC NEG/RM LEVEL
DTW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SVM26002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1500Reported at 15:00 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP C310Aircraft type reporting.
WX VMCWeather and flight visibility observed.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM LEVELRemarks.
PIREP1445Z (10:45 AM EDT) · 31 NM W of IN18 · 30,000 ft MSL · B737
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ASW UA /OV OLK/TM 1445/FL300/TP B737/TB NEG 340-300
ASW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OLKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1445Reported at 14:45 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEG 340-300Turbulence: none reported 34,000–30,000 ft.
PIREP1415Z (10:15 AM EDT) · 68 NM SW of IN18 · 43,000 ft MSL · E55P
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MIE UA /OV MIE/TM 1415/FL430/TP E55P/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 1415Reported at 14:15 UTC.
FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1411Z (10:11 AM EDT) · 31 NM W of IN18 · 34,000 ft MSL · B739
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ASW UA /OV OLK/TM 1411/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG
ASW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OLKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1411Reported at 14:11 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1245Z (8:45 AM EDT) · 91 NM S of IN18 · 28,000 ft MSL · E170
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DAY UA /OV RID/TM 1245/FL280/TP E170/TB 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 1245Reported at 12:45 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1244Z (8:44 AM EDT) · 92 NM NE of IN18 · 15,000 ft MSL · E75S
light rime icing
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DTW UA /OV 20 SE DTW/TM 1244/FL150/TP E75S/TA M06/IC LGT RIME
DTW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 20 SE DTWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1244Reported at 12:44 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP E75SAircraft type reporting.
TA M06Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
PIREP1224Z (8:24 AM EDT) · 61 NM SW of IN18 · 20,000 ft MSL · A321
occasional light chop turbulence
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MZZ UA /OV MZZ/TM 1224/FL200/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
MZZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MZZLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1224Reported at 12:24 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP A321Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at IN18

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 77%MVFR 9%IFR 5%LIFR 9%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 30

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.

36
60%
18
40%

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Live crosswind meter

IN18 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGWB, 12 nm away.

N36183 kt
Headwind
1 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 70° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,100 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Hook Field (IN18)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
IN18
City
Harlan
State
Indiana
Country
United States
Elevation
790 ft
Coordinates
41.2745, -84.8050
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,100 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KGWB
TAF
Nearest KFWA
Time zone
America/Detroit
Sunset in
7h 0m

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Pilot PIREPs for Hook Field (IN18)

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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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