Portland Municipal Airport (KPLD) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 6:15 AM EDT, Oct 28, KPLD is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Portland Municipal Airport in Portland, IN, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Portland Municipal Airport (KPLD) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Portland, IN at a field elevation of 925 ft. KPLD reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 5,505 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 126.675.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 11,000 ft, temperature 13°C (56°F), altimeter 30.26 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 11,000 ft.
METAR KPLD 281015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC110 13/06 A3026 RMK AO2 T01320055
What changed at KPLD?
Since the 0935Z (5:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0935Z (5:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KPLD
KPLD is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 500 ft (field elevation 925 ft). KPLD does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFWA, about 33 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | 5,505 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 27 | 5,505 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KPLD 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 09/275,505 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KPLDWind
- 09
- no steady wind
- 27
- no steady wind
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→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → 11,000 ft.
KPLD 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 KPLD
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 1005/FL370/TP B39M/TB NEG
FWA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV FWALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1005Reported at 10:05 UTC.FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.TP B39MAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
JXN UA /OV JXN220015/TM 0737/FL170/TP CRJ2/TA 03/IC LGT RIME 170-150/RM DURD ZOB
JXN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV JXN220015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0737Reported at 07:37 UTC.FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.TA 03Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIME 170-150Icing: light rime 17,000–15,000 ft.RM DURD ZOBRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KPLD
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KPLD reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 11,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
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.
- 27
- 59%
- 09
- 41%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KPLD's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 5,505 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 09/27 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 0800-1900 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KPLD
- FAA LID
- PLD
- City
- Portland
- State
- Indiana
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 925 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.4508, -84.9901
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,505 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KFWA
- AWOS/ASOS
- 126.675 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Next sunset
- 12h 31m
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Pilot PIREPs for Portland Municipal Airport (KPLD)
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 Portland Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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