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North Vernon Airport (KOVO) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:15 PM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIMS), KOVO is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near North Vernon Airport in North Vernon, IN, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIMS): conditions and runway crosswinds.

North Vernon Airport (KOVO) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around North Vernon, IN at a field elevation of 757 ft. KOVO has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIMS, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (05/23, 15/33), the longest 5,002 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 120.625.

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VFR
Observed 1815Z (2:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIMS, 18.4 nm away.

Wind
170° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.25"
Temp / Dew
75°F / 24°C
dew 46°F / 8°C

Wind from the south (170°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.25 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KIMS 281815Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM CLR 24/08 A3025 RMK AO2 T02390078

What changed at KIMS (nearest station)?

Since the 1815Z (2:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction is now variable.

Current pilot readout for KOVO

Based on the nearest station (KIMS), KOVO is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 15. Density altitude is approximately 1,600 ft (field elevation 757 ft). KOVO does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCVG, about 44 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
15FAV8 kt head2 kt right
234 kt head7 kt left
054 kt tail7 kt right
338 kt tail2 kt left

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KOVO runways

2 physical runways · 4 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 05/23
    5,002 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KOVO
    Wind
    05
    4 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
    23
    4 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 15/33
    2,730 × 50 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KOVO
    Wind
    15
    8 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    33
    8 kt tailwind · 2 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
061218Z06Z18Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KOVO 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 KOVO

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

PIREP1551Z (11:51 AM EDT) · 61 NM SE of KOVO · 34,000 ft MSL · B738
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FFT UA /OV FFT/TM 1551/FL340/TP B738/TB NEG
FFT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FFTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1551Reported at 15:51 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1449Z (10:49 AM EDT) · 65 NM E of KOVO · 18,000 ft MSL · AT43
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LEX UA /OV FLM/TM 1449/FL180/TP AT43/TB NEG/IC NEG
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FLMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1449Reported at 14:49 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP AT43Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1427Z (10:27 AM EDT) · 95 NM SE of KOVO · 31,000 ft MSL · E170
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LEX UA /OV HYK198018/TM 1427/FL310/TP E170/TB NEG
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HYK198018Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1427Reported at 14:27 UTC.
FL310Altitude: 31,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1425Z (10:25 AM EDT) · 65 NM E of KOVO · 32,000 ft MSL · B738
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LEX UA /OV FLM/TM 1425/FL320/TP B738/TB NEG
LEX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FLMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1425Reported at 14:25 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1420Z (10:20 AM EDT) · 99 NM E of KOVO · 34,000 ft MSL · BCS3
continuous light chop turbulence
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HTS UA /OV YRK260030/TM 1420/FL340/TP BCS3/TB CONS LGT CHOP
HTS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV YRK260030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1420Reported at 14:20 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1415Z (10:15 AM EDT) · 72 NM N of KOVO · 43,000 ft MSL · E55P
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MIE UA /OV MIE/TM 1415/FL430/TP E55P/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 1415Reported at 14:15 UTC.
FL430Altitude: 43,000 ft MSL.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1411Z (10:11 AM EDT) · 37 NM SW of KOVO · 24,000 ft MSL · B38M
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BMG UA /OV OOM150035/TM 1411/FL240/TP B38M/TA M24/TB NEG/IC NEG 160-240 DURC
BMG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OOM150035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1411Reported at 14:11 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TA M24Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEG 160-240 DURCIcing: none reported 16,000–24,000 ft durc.
PIREP1408Z (10:08 AM EDT) · 47 NM W of KOVO · 41,000 ft MSL · E55P
continuous light chop turbulence
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BMG UA /OV OOM/TM 1408/FL410/TP E55P/TB CONS LGT CHOP
BMG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OOMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1408Reported at 14:08 UTC.
FL410Altitude: 41,000 ft MSL.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KOVO

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIMS reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 11,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 1/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 11,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 1/7 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 5 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 2

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.

05
40%
23
30%
15
17%
33
13%

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Live crosswind meter

KOVO's AWOS-3 isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KIMS, 18 nm away.

N15338 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 17° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 2,730 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of North Vernon Airport (KOVO) with runway 05/23, 15/33 marked
N ↑

Runway 05/23, 15/33 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
Attended
Mon-Sat 0800-1700 local; Sun 1200-1700 local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KOVO
FAA LID
OVO
City
North Vernon
State
Indiana
Country
United States
Elevation
757 ft
Coordinates
39.0456, -85.6053
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
5,002 ft
Weather reporting
On-field AWOS-3, not in the national feed (using KIMS)
TAF
Nearest KCVG
AWOS/ASOS
120.625 MHz
Time zone
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Sunset in
4h 9m

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Pilot PIREPs for North Vernon Airport (KOVO)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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