Rush Strip (IN34) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:55 PM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGUS), IN34 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Rush Strip in Peru, IN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGUS): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Rush Strip (IN34) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Peru, IN at a field elevation of 885 ft. IN34 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGUS, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (09/27, 18/36), the longest 1,050 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGUS.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGUS, 12.1 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (220°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KGUS 281955Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM CLR 24/09 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP217 T02410089 TSNO $
What changed at KGUS (nearest station)?
Since the 1955Z (3:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1955Z (3:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for IN34
Based on the nearest station (KGUS), IN34 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (18, 27). Density altitude is approximately 1,900 ft (field elevation 885 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 1,050 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 27 | 850 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 4 kt left |
| 09 | 850 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 4 kt right |
| 36 | 1,050 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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IN34 runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 09/27850 × 85 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at IN34Wind
- 09
- 3 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 3 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 18/361,050 × 90 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at IN34Wind
- 18
- 4 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 4 kt tailwind · 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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 4→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
IN34 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 IN34
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BIV UA /OV PMM/TM 1826/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH DURC
BIV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PMMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1826Reported at 18:26 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM SMOOTH DURCRemarks.Show raw report
RCR UA /OV RCR/TM 1824/FL230/TP B39M/TB NEG
RCR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RCRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1824Reported at 18:24 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP B39MAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at IN34
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGUS reported mostly VFR across 25 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 9,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 35%
- 09
- 28%
- 36
- 21%
- 27
- 16%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2100Z (5:00 PM EDT)
TAF KGUS 282100Z 2821/3003 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3012INS BECMG 2908/2909 VRB06KT 9999 SCT080 BKN200 QNH3010INS BECMG 2913/2914 23012KT 9999 BKN080 BKN200 QNH3008INS BECMG 2917/2918 25015G25KT 9999 VCSH FEW030 BKN080 BKN200 QNH3002INS BECMG 2923/2924 32008KT 9999 NSW SCT080 BKN200 QNH3004INS TX25/2920Z TN13/2912Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2903 NEXT 2913
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Live crosswind meter
IN34 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGUS, 12 nm away.
Wind is 40° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 09/27, 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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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
- IN34
- City
- Peru
- State
- Indiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 885 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.8345, -86.0522
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,050 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGUS
- TAF
- Nearest KGUS
- Time zone
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Sunset in
- 1h 43m
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Pilot PIREPs for Rush Strip (IN34)
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