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Carroll's Airpark (IN56) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:53 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMIE), IN56 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Carroll's Airpark in Muncie, IN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMIE): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Carroll's Airpark (IN56) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Muncie, IN at a field elevation of 940 ft. IN56 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMIE, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGUS.

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VFR
Observed 1053Z (6:53 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMIE, 7.1 nm away.

Wind
200° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.26"
Temp / Dew
55°F / 13°C
dew 47°F / 8°C

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.26 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KMIE 281053Z 20003KT 10SM CLR 13/08 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP241 T01280083

What changed at KMIE (nearest station)?

Since the 0853Z (4:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure rising: altimeter 30.24 → 30.26 inHg.

Current pilot readout for IN56

Based on the nearest station (KMIE), IN56 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 500 ft (field elevation 940 ft). IN56 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGUS, about 45 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
27FAV1 kt head3 kt left
091 kt tail3 kt right

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IN56 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
    2,800 × 75 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at IN56
    Wind
    09
    1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    27
    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.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061211Z22Z10Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 3→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

IN56 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 IN56

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

PIREP1042Z (6:42 AM EDT) · 80 NM SW of IN56 · 17,000 ft MSL · B738
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BMG UA /OV OOM/TM 1042/FL170/TP B738/SK VMC/TB NEG/IC NEG
BMG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OOMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1042Reported at 10:42 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK VMCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1041Z (6:41 AM EDT) · 67 NM N of IN56 · 36,000 ft MSL · B38M
continuous light chop turbulence
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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.
PIREP1035Z (6:35 AM EDT) · 91 NM E of IN56 · 16,000 ft MSL · B38M
light chop turbulence
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DAY UA /OV UYF/TM 1035/FL160/TP B38M/TB LGT CHOP/IC NEG
DAY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV UYFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1035Reported at 10:35 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1005Z (6:05 AM EDT) · 52 NM N of IN56 · 37,000 ft MSL · B39M
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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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at IN56

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMIE reported mostly VFR across 23 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 91%MVFR 9%
Wind avg/max: 2/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 95%MVFR 4%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/9 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 2.5 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 8

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
55%
09
45%

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Live crosswind meter

IN56 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMIE, 7.1 nm away.

N27093 kt
Headwind
1 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 66° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,800 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Carroll's Airpark (IN56)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
UL94 unleaded
Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
IN56
City
Muncie
State
Indiana
Country
United States
Elevation
940 ft
Coordinates
40.1269, -85.4319
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KMIE
TAF
Nearest KGUS
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Next sunset
11h 45m

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Pilot PIREPs for Carroll's Airpark (IN56)

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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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