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Windy Knoll Airport (IN51) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 5:15 PM EDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KTYQ), IN51 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Windy Knoll Airport in Sheridan, IN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTYQ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Windy Knoll Airport (IN51) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sheridan, IN at a field elevation of 915 ft. IN51 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTYQ, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIND.

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VFR
Observed 2115Z (5:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTYQ, 8 nm away.

Wind
200° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.23"
Temp / Dew
71°F / 22°C
dew 47°F / 8°C

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 5,500 ft, temperature 22°C (71°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KTYQ 272115Z AUTO 20008KT 10SM SCT055 22/08 A3023 RMK AO2 T02150083

What changed at KTYQ (nearest station)?

Since the 2055Z (4:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2055Z (4:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for IN51

Based on the nearest station (KTYQ), IN51 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 1,550 ft (field elevation 915 ft). IN51 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIND, about 26 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
27FAV3 kt head8 kt left
093 kt tail8 kt right

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IN51 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 09/27
    2,600 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at IN51
    Wind
    09
    3 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
    27
    3 kt headwind · 8 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
081621Z09Z21Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 3→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

IN51 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 IN51

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

PIREP2032Z (4:32 PM EDT) · 95 NM SE of IN51 · 22,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
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CVG UA /OV CVG/TM 2032/FL220/TP CRJ9/SK BASE 250/WX CLR BLO 240-/TB NEG
CVG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CVGLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2032Reported at 20:32 UTC.
FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 250Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX CLR BLO 240-Weather and flight visibility observed.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP2009Z (4:09 PM EDT) · 64 NM SW of IN51 · 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) · 98 NM W of IN51 · 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.
PIREP2009Z (4:09 PM EDT) · 81 NM W of IN51 · 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.
PIREP1955Z (3:55 PM EDT) · 75 NM N of IN51 · 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.
PIREP1930Z (3:30 PM EDT) · 83 NM NE of IN51 · 19,000 ft MSL · CRJ2
light chop-lgt fl190-200 turbulence
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FWA UA /OV FWA090020/TM 1930/FL190/TP CRJ2/TB LGT CHOP-LGT FL190-200
FWA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FWA090020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1930Reported at 19:30 UTC.
FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOP-LGT FL190-200Turbulence: light chop-lgt fl190-200.
PIREP1929Z (3:29 PM EDT) · 36 NM N of IN51 · 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.
PIREP1927Z (3:27 PM EDT) · 83 NM N of IN51 · 33,000 ft MSL · LJ31
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GSH UA /OV GHS/TM 1927/FL330/TP LJ31/TB NEG
GSH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GHSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1927Reported at 19:27 UTC.
FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.
TP LJ31Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at IN51

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTYQ reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 96%MVFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 1/10 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 95%MVFR 2%IFR 2%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 1/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 9

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.

27
52%
09
48%

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Live crosswind meter

IN51 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTYQ, 8 nm away.

N27098 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
8 kt

Wind is 71° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Windy Knoll Airport (IN51) with runway 09/27 marked
N ↑

Runway 09/27 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
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
IN51
City
Sheridan
State
Indiana
Country
United States
Elevation
915 ft
Coordinates
40.1400, -86.1525
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KTYQ
TAF
Nearest KIND
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Sunset in
1h 25m

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Pilot PIREPs for Windy Knoll Airport (IN51)

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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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