Crawfordsville Regional Airport (KCFJ) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 8:15 PM EDT, Oct 28, KCFJ is currently MVFR with winds from 160° at 3 knots, visibility 3 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Crawfordsville Regional Airport in Crawfordsville, IN, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Crawfordsville Regional Airport (KCFJ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Crawfordsville, IN at a field elevation of 800 ft. KCFJ reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 5,506 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 kt, visibility 3 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (56°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR).
METAR KCFJ 290015Z AUTO 16003KT 3SM HZ CLR 13/07 A3020 RMK AO2 T01320070
What changed at KCFJ?
Since the 2355Z (7:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2355Z (7:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KCFJ
KCFJ is currently MVFR with winds from 160° at 3 knots, visibility 3 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (23). Density altitude is approximately 450 ft (field elevation 800 ft). KCFJ does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLAF, 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23FAV | 5,506 ft | ASP | 1 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 05 | 5,506 ft | ASP | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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KCFJ 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 05/235,506 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KCFJWind
- 05
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 23
- 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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KCFJ weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 KCFJ
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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MIE UA /OV MIE/TM 2249/FL260/TP A21N/TB NEG
MIE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MIELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2249Reported at 22:49 UTC.FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.TP A21NAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
SBN UA /OV GUS/TM 2230/FL370/TP A21N/TB CONS LGT CHOP
SBN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GUSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2230Reported at 22:30 UTC.FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.TP A21NAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.Show raw report
ARP UAL2641 4100N 08713W 2137 F380 MS58 253/053KT TB LIGHT SK CLEAR IC NONE
ARP UAL2641 4100N 08713W 213…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.Show raw report
RCR UA /OV RCR/TM 1824/FL230/TP B39M/TB NEG
RCR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV RCRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1824Reported at 18:24 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 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 KCFJ
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KCFJ reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 9,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 23
- 64%
- 05
- 36%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KCFJ's own weather station.
Wind is 63° off runway 23, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 5,506 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 05/23 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A · Jet A+
- Attended
- Daily 0900-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KCFJ
- FAA LID
- CFJ
- City
- Crawfordsville
- State
- Indiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 800 ft
- Coordinates
- 39.9756, -86.9199
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,506 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KLAF
- Time zone
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Next sunset
- 22h 35m
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KCFJ airport diagram
Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.
Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗
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CFJ's real runway layout on the back, elevation and tower frequency on the front. Add your tail number on the sleeve.
Pilot PIREPs for Crawfordsville Regional Airport (KCFJ)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Crawfordsville Regional Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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