Miller Airport (IN53) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:53 PM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBMG), IN53 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Miller Airport in Spencer, IN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBMG): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Miller Airport (IN53) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Spencer, IN at a field elevation of 710 ft. IN53 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBMG, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (ESE, WNW), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBMG.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBMG, 13.1 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (74°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBMG 282053Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/09 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP227 T02330089 56014 $
What changed at KBMG (nearest station)?
Since the 1953Z (3:53 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1953Z (3:53 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for IN53
Based on the nearest station (KBMG), IN53 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,500 ft (field elevation 710 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.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESE | 2,600 ft | GRAVEL | - | - |
| WNW | 2,600 ft | GRAVEL | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 4→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
IN53 weather radar
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at IN53
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBMG reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- ESE/WNW
- 100%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (1:20 PM EDT)
TAF KBMG 281720Z 2818/2918 20006KT P6SM SKC FM282300 17002KT P6SM SKC FM291600 22010G17KT P6SM SKC
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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
- IN53
- City
- Spencer
- State
- Indiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 710 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.2924, -86.8242
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBMG
- TAF
- Nearest KBMG
- Time zone
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Sunset in
- 1h 20m
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Pilot PIREPs for Miller Airport (IN53)
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