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Wilson Airport (IN86) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:55 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KOXI), IN86 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Wilson Airport in Knox, IN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOXI): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Wilson Airport (IN86) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Knox, IN at a field elevation of 714 ft. IN86 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOXI, about 3 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (NW, SE), the longest 1,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSBN.

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VFR
Observed 2055Z (3:55 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOXI, 3.3 nm away.

Wind
160° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.22"
Temp / Dew
70°F / 21°C
dew 54°F / 12°C

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.22 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KOXI 272055Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM CLR 21/12 A3022 RMK AO2

What changed at KOXI (nearest station)?

Since the 2035Z (3:35 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction moved from 130° to 160°.

Current pilot readout for IN86

Based on the nearest station (KOXI), IN86 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,250 ft (field elevation 714 ft). IN86 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSBN, about 29 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
NWFAV6 kt tail2 kt right
SE6 kt tail2 kt right

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24-hour trend

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

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061221Z09Z20Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

IN86 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 IN86

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

PIREP2052Z (3:52 PM CDT) · 81 NM N of IN86 · during descent · E75L
continuous light 18,000–16,000 ft / none reported blo 150 turbulence
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BIV UA /OV PMM290030/TM 2052/FL180/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT 180-160 / NEG BLO 150/RM DURD ON THE WYNDE ARRIVAL NEG BLO 150
BIV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PMM290030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2052Reported at 20:52 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT 180-160 / NEG BL…Turbulence: continuous light 18,000–16,000 ft / none reported blo 150.
RM DURD ON THE WYNDE ARRIVAL…Remarks.
PIREP2035Z (3:35 PM CDT) · 57 NM NE of IN86 · 26,000 ft MSL · B739
light to moderate chop fl230-260 turbulence
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BEH UA /OV ELX/TM 2035/FL260/TP B739/TB LGT-MOD CHOP FL230-260
BEH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ELXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2035Reported at 20:35 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOP FL230-260Turbulence: light to moderate chop fl230-260.
PIREP2030Z (3:30 PM CDT) · 77 NM NW of IN86 · 33,000 ft MSL · B712
continuous light chop turbulence
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JOT UA /OV JOT020025/TM 2030/FL330/TP B712/TB CONS LGT CHOP
JOT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JOT020025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2030Reported at 20:30 UTC.
FL330Altitude: 33,000 ft MSL.
TP B712Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP2024Z (3:24 PM CDT) · 45 NM W of IN86 · 40,000 ft MSL · G150
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IGQ UA /OV CGT/TM 2024/FL400/TP G150/TB NEG
IGQ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CGTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2024Reported at 20:24 UTC.
FL400Altitude: 40,000 ft MSL.
TP G150Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1955Z (2:55 PM CDT) · 3 NM NW of IN86 · 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 (2:30 PM CDT) · 87 NM E of IN86 · 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 (2:29 PM CDT) · 36 NM S of IN86 · 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 (2:27 PM CDT) · 31 NM NE of IN86 · 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 IN86

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOXI reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the N.

Last 24 hours
VFR 83%MVFR 14%IFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 5/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 72%MVFR 16%IFR 7%LIFR 5%
Wind avg/max: 4/12 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 45

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.

NW/SE
100%

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Wilson Airport (IN86)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
IN86
City
Knox
State
Indiana
Country
United States
Elevation
714 ft
Coordinates
41.2803, -86.6320
Runways
2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KOXI
TAF
Nearest KSBN
Time zone
America/Indiana/Knox
Sunset in
1h 34m

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Pilot PIREPs for Wilson Airport (IN86)

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