Porter County Regional Airport

KVPZ · Indiana, United States

The METAR station used is 21 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 140° Porter County Regional Airport 9/27
Wind: 8 kt, 3 beaufort

5 kt

6 kt
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Cloud Cloud
FEW 10,000
METAR KGYY 071045Z 14008KT 10SM FEW100 14/10 A2970

METAR Porter County Regional Airport - KVPZ/VPZ

Porter County Regional Airport is a midsized airport in Indiana, United States. The airport is located at latitude 41.45455 and longitude -87.00705. The airport has 2 runways: 9/27 and 18/36. The ICAO airport code of this field is KVPZ. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is VPZ. The airport's IATA code is VPZ. The airport is in the Chicago FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Gary/Chicago International Airport on May 7, 2024 05:45, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 140° with a speed of 8 kt.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 10,000 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature and wind chill are 14 °C. The dew point is 10 °C, the relative humidity is 77%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.70 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 19:52. This applies to Porter County Regional Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -5 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

On this airport you can find flying schools. The only known company on this field is Eagle Aircraft.

Experiences

Go to Vliegles.nl to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. Browse the page for all available activities near Porter County Regional Airport. You can also use the search function to find specific flying lessons, skydives or other flying experiences near your place.

Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
9/27 090°-270° 6 kt 5 kt 77 %
18/36 180°-360° 5 kt 6 kt 64 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

10,000 ft FEW Few clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 14 °C
Dewpoint 10 °C
Rel. humidity 77%
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:37
Midday
12:46
Sunset
19:54 (13:00h)

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