Wilderness Field (IN60) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:15 PM EDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KTYQ), IN60 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Wilderness Field in Westfield, IN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTYQ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Wilderness Field (IN60) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Westfield, IN at a field elevation of 908 ft. IN60 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTYQ, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIND.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTYQ, 4.3 nm away.
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).
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 IN60
Based on the nearest station (KTYQ), IN60 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,500 ft (field elevation 908 ft). IN60 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIND, about 19 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFAV | 2,000 ft | TURF | 8 kt tail | 3 kt left |
| W | 2,000 ft | TURF | 8 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 3→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
IN60 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of IN60
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SDF UA /OV IIU360020/TM 2039/FL250/TP C68A/SK OVC 270-260 SCT 250/WX SKC 240/TA M30/TB NEG/IC NEG
SDF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV IIU360020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2039Reported at 20:39 UTC.FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.TP C68AAircraft type reporting.SK OVC 270-260 SCT 250Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX SKC 240Weather and flight visibility observed.TA M30Outside air temperature, °C.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at IN60
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.
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.
- E/W
- 100%
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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
- IN60
- City
- Westfield
- State
- Indiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 908 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.0178, -86.1603
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 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 Wilderness Field (IN60)
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