Indianapolis International Airport (KIND) Aviation Weather: METAR, TAF & ATIS

As of 10:54 PM EDT, Oct 27, KIND is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 25,000 ft ceiling. The FAA lists no ground stop or delay program for KIND right now.

Live aviation weather for Indianapolis International Airport in Indianapolis, IN, including METAR, TAF, ATIS, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Indianapolis International Airport (KIND) is one of the primary air-carrier airports serving Indianapolis, IN at a field elevation of 796 ft. KIND reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, and broadcasts digital ATIS (D-ATIS), decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 3 physical runways (05L/23R, 05R/23L, 14/32), the longest 11,200 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.

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VFR

Observed 0254Z (10:54 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

Wind

090° 3 kt

Visibility

10+ sm

Ceiling

25,000 ft

Altimeter

30.23"

Temp / Dew

60°F / 16°C

dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind from the east (090°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 25,000 ft, temperature 16°C (60°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 25,000 ft.

Raw METAR

METAR KIND 280254Z 09003KT 10SM BKN250 16/10 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP235 T01560100 58001

Current runway configuration at KIND

As stated by the facility — not an estimate. Tap a runway for its intelligence page.

Source: Tower TFDM configuration (FAA SWIM)
Updated 12 min ago (0309Z / 11:09 PM EDT)

Arrivals

05R 05L

Departures

05R 05L

Flow

Northeast flow

This configuration has been stated since 0154Z (9:54 PM EDT).

What changed at KIND?

Since the 0154Z (9:54 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0154Z (9:54 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KIND

KIND is currently VFR with winds from 090° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 25,000 ft ceiling. The tower TFDM states arrivals on runway 05R and 05L and departures on runway 05R and 05L; crosswind on the active runways is approximately 2 kt; the wind favors runway ends 05L, 05R, 14. Density altitude is approximately 650 ft (field elevation 796 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

KIND by the numbers

What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.

FAA ground stop or delay program, last 12 months

The FAA issued 1 ground stop and 0 ground delay programs for IND between October 2025 and October 2026, affecting 1 day. The reason was thunderstorms. The ground stop lasted about 1 h 47 min.

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78%

of daylight hours VFR, 2006 to 2025

KIND reported VFR in 78% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 259 flyable days a year. August is the most reliable month and December the least, with IFR or worse 15% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually low ceilings rather than fog (ceilings under 1,000 ft 6% of hours, visibility under 3 miles 3%).

36%

of windy hours favor 23L, 23R

Over 20 years of hourly winds, the southwest-facing ends (23L, 23R) had the best headwind 36% of the time, runway 32 25%, and winds were calm 7% of hours. Winds most often blow from the south. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.

snow days a year

Snow fell on about 42 days a year and freezing rain or drizzle on 7. From December to February KIND was IFR or worse 14% of the time, against 3% from June to August.

81%

of departures on time, June 2025 to May 2026

IND departures left within 15 minutes of schedule 81% of the time across 48,287 flights, June 2025 to May 2026. Before 9 AM departures did best (92%) and 6 to 9 PM did worst (65%).

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55%

southwest flow in the last 30 days

Over the last 30 days of recorded D-ATIS broadcasts, KIND ran southwest flow 55% of the time and northeast flow 43%. Runway 23L was named for arrivals most often (52% of recorded hours), and the configuration changed 89 times.

Sources: FAA ATCSCC advisories, hourly observations 2006 to 2025, the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025, BTS airline on-time data and recorded runway configurations. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.

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D-ATIS

Digital Automatic Terminal Information Service, the live broadcast.

Combined ATIS: Information Echo (0254Z / 10:54 PM EDT)

IND ATIS INFO E 0254Z. 09003KT 10SM BKN250 16/10 A3023 (THREE ZERO TWO THREE). PARL ILS RWY 5R AND 5L APPROACHES IN USE. CROSS RUNWAY OPERATIONS MAY BE IN EFFECT. NOTICE TO AIRMEN. ILS RWY 5L IM 5R IM OTS. ...ADVS YOU HAVE INFO E.

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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
05LFAV	11,200 ft	CON	2 kt head	2 kt right
05R	10,000 ft	CON	2 kt head	2 kt right
14	7,278 ft	ASP	2 kt head	2 kt left
23L	10,000 ft	CON	2 kt tail	2 kt left
23R	11,200 ft	CON	2 kt tail	2 kt left
32	7,278 ft	ASP	2 kt tail	2 kt right

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KIND runways

3 physical runways · 6 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

Runway 05L/23R
11,200 × 150 ft · CON
No closure reported
Current use
05LARR/DEP
Wind
05L
2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
23R
2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
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Runway 05R/23L
10,000 × 150 ft · CON
No closure reported
Current use
05RARR/DEP
Wind
05R
2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
23L
2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
Runway 14/32
7,278 × 150 ft · ASP
No closure reported
Current use
not in the stated configuration
Wind
14
2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
32
2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the tower TFDM configurationstates; 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

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling 22,000 ft → 25,000 ft.

KIND weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KIND

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

PIREP0300Z (11:00 PM EDT) · 88 NM SW of KIND · 25,000 ft MSL · CRJ7

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EVV UA /OV PXV020040/TM 0300/FL250/TP CRJ7/TB NEG/IC NEG

EVV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV PXV020040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0300Reported at 03:00 UTC.

FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.

TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.

TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

IC NEGIcing: none reported.

PIREP0131Z (9:31 PM EDT) · 89 NM E of KIND · 30,000 ft MSL · B763

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DAY UA /OV DQN/TM 0131/FL300/TP B763/IC NEG 130-300

DAY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV DQNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0131Reported at 01:31 UTC.

FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.

TP B763Aircraft type reporting.

IC NEG 130-300Icing: none reported 13,000–30,000 ft.

PIREP0026Z (8:26 PM EDT) · 50 NM N of KIND · 37,000 ft MSL · A20N

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OKK UA /OV OKK/TM 0026/FL370/TP A20N/TB NEG

OKK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV OKKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0026Reported at 00:26 UTC.

FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.

TP A20NAircraft type reporting.

TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

PIREP0025Z (8:25 PM EDT) · 92 NM NW of KIND · 25,000 ft MSL · E75S

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TIP UA /OV RBS090010/TM 0025/FL250/TP E75S/TB NEG

TIP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV RBS090010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0025Reported at 00:25 UTC.

FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.

TP E75SAircraft type reporting.

TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

PIREP0011Z (8:11 PM EDT) · 53 NM W of KIND · 32,000 ft MSL · B39M

cont light chop turbulence

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HUF UA /OV TTH340025/TM 0011/FL320/TP B39M/TB CONT LGT CHOP/RM /ZKC FDC/AF

HUF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV TTH340025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0011Reported at 00:11 UTC.

FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.

TP B39MAircraft type reporting.

TB CONT LGT CHOPTurbulence: cont light chop.

RM /ZKC FDC/AFRemarks.

PIREP0008Z (8:08 PM EDT) · 86 NM W of KIND · 28,000 ft MSL · A21N

cont light turbulence

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MTO UA /OV MTO020020/TM 0008/FL280/TP A21N/TB CONT LGT/RM /ZKC FDC/AF

MTO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV MTO020020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0008Reported at 00:08 UTC.

FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.

TP A21NAircraft type reporting.

TB CONT LGTTurbulence: cont light.

RM /ZKC FDC/AFRemarks.

PIREP0005Z (8:05 PM EDT) · 50 NM N of KIND · 30,000 ft MSL · B738

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OKK UA /OV OKK/TM 0005/FL300/TP B738/TB NEG

OKK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV OKKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0005Reported at 00:05 UTC.

FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.

TP B738Aircraft type reporting.

TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

PIREP0001Z (8:01 PM EDT) · 54 NM NE of KIND · 21,000 ft MSL · E75L

moderate turbulence

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MZZ UA /OV MZZ/TM 0001/FL210/TP E75L/TB MOD

MZZ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.

OV MZZLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.

TM 0001Reported at 00:01 UTC.

FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.

TP E75LAircraft type reporting.

TB MODTurbulence: moderate.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KIND

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KIND reported mostly VFR across 25 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 22,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours

VFR 100%

Wind avg/max: 2/7 kt

Max gust: -

Lowest ceiling: 22,000 ft

Lowest vis: -

Prevailing wind: S

Category changes: 0

Last 7 days

VFR 100%

Wind avg/max: 2/9 kt

Max gust: -

Lowest ceiling: 11,000 ft

Lowest vis: 8 sm

Prevailing wind: E

Category changes: 0

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

05L/05R: 32%
14: 26%
23L/23R: 25%
32: 17%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 0226Z (10:26 PM EDT)

TAF KIND 280226Z 2802/2906 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250 FM281600 20007KT P6SM FEW250

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Live KIND Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KIND's own weather station.

Headwind

2 kt

Crosswind (from the right)

2 kt

Wind is 46° off runway 05L, the runway in use per the tower.

Concrete · 11,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Indianapolis International Airport (KIND) with runway 05L/23R, 05R/23L, 14/32 marked

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Runway 05L/23R, 05R/23L, 14/32 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-1+
Attended: 24 hours
Repairs: Airframe & engine, major
Oxygen: Bottled, high pressure · Bulk, high pressure
Transient parking: Tie-downs
Other services: Cargo handling
Control tower: Yes
Wind indicator: Lighted

Airport

Type: Large airport
ICAO: KIND
IATA: IND
FAA LID: IND
City: Indianapolis
State: Indiana
Country: United States
Elevation: 796 ft
Coordinates: 39.7173, -86.2944
Runways: 3 physical runways · 6 runway ends
Longest runway: 11,200 ft
Weather reporting: METAR · D-ATIS
TAF: Published
ATIS: 134.25 MHz
Time zone: America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Next sunset: 19h 28m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

Within 25 NM

8 airports

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25–50 NM

8 airports

KCFJCrawfordsville Regional AirportCrawfordsville, IN33 nm NWVFR METAR KBAKColumbus Municipal AirportColumbus, IN33 nm SEVFR METAR KFKRFrankfort Clinton County Regional AirportFrankfort, IN36 nm NVFR METAR KBMGMonroe County AirportBloomington, IN37 nm SWVFR METAR · TAF KAIDAnderson Municipal Darlington FieldAnderson, IN39 nm NEVFR METAR KUWLNew Castle-Henry County Municipal AirportNew Castle, IN46 nm EVFR METAR

+2 more within 50 NM

50–100 NM

8 airports

KLAFPurdue University AirportWest Lafayette, IN51 nm NWVFR METAR · TAF KMIEDelaware County Johnson FieldMuncie, IN52 nm NEVFR METAR KHLBBatesville AirportBatesville, IN53 nm SEVFR METAR KBFRVirgil I Grissom Municipal AirportBedford, IN53 nm SVFR METAR KMZZMarion Municipal AirportMarion, IN54 nm NEVFR METAR KGUSGrissom Air Reserve BasePeru, IN56 nm NVFR METAR · TAF

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Historical Flying Weather at KIND

2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index

Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KIND reported VFR conditions during about 78.2% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 259 VFR flying days a year. August had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 8.2 kt, calm 5.8% of the time.

VFR Score

Wind Score

Reliability Score

National VFR rank

#1122 of 1,400

Regional rank

#69

State rank

#12

Full historical breakdown

Daylight VFR

78.2%

MVFR

14.7%

IFR

5.5%

LIFR

1.8%

Est. VFR days/yr

259

Most VFR month

August

Fewest VFR month

December

Median ceiling

6,000 ft

Median visibility

10 sm

Calm wind

5.8%

Median wind

8 kt

Gusty hours

10.6%

Crosswind >15 kt

0.3%

Fog/mist days/yr

151

Thunderstorm days/yr

Summer density alt

2,422 ft

Flight category by month

VFRMVFRIFRLIFR

KIND monthly flight-category distribution, 2006–2025
Month	VFR %	MVFR %	IFR %	LIFR %
Jan	57.6	26.9	10.1	5.4
Feb	67.1	20.8	8.7	3.3
Mar	75.5	16.6	6.1	1.9
Apr	81.2	13.5	4.3	1.0
May	84.2	11.2	3.8	0.8
Jun	87.9	8.6	2.9	0.6
Jul	88.7	8.0	2.7	0.7
Aug	90.3	6.8	2.3	0.6
Sep	87.2	8.4	3.6	0.8
Oct	83.2	11.5	4.1	1.3
Nov	76.1	16.1	6.4	1.4
Dec	56.9	27.7	11.1	4.3

Average wind by month

KIND average wind by month, 2006–2025
Month	Mean wind (kt)
Jan	9.5 kt
Feb	9.5 kt
Mar	9.7 kt
Apr	9.6 kt
May	8.0 kt
Jun	7.5 kt
Jul	6.6 kt
Aug	6.4 kt
Sep	6.7 kt
Oct	8.0 kt
Nov	8.4 kt
Dec	8.8 kt

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KIND airport diagram

Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.

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Pilot PIREPs for Indianapolis International Airport (KIND)

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Indianapolis International Airport (KIND) Aviation Weather: METAR, TAF & ATIS

Current runway configuration at KIND

What changed at KIND?

Current pilot readout for KIND

KIND by the numbers

D-ATIS

Runway wind check

KIND runways

24-hour trend

KIND weather radar

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KIND

Recent aviation weather trends at KIND

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Field aerial

Airport info

Services

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Historical Flying Weather at KIND

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Pilot PIREPs for Indianapolis International Airport (KIND)