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43II Weather Kirk Heliport

Merrillville, IndianaElevation 710 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KVPZ · 14 NM E · 52 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KVPZ
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind calm, visibility 8 SM. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy, low near 50F, 1% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Partly Cloudy 50 0 kt – 1%
Monday Patchy Fog 63/49 N 9 kt – 3%
Tuesday Mostly Cloudy 69/54 SE 9 kt – 2%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 71/56 S 9 kt – 4%
Thursday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 77/56 SW 9 kt – 20% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Slight Chance Rain Showers 76/56 S 4 kt – 22%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 72/56 S 9 kt – 54%
Sunday Chance Rain Showers 70 SSW 9 kt – 45%

Source: National Weather Service (office LOT). Forecast issued 0148Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for 43II. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

H1
Dimensions
20 x 20 ft
Surface
CONC
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
710 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2253Z 5:53 PM
Sunrise
1213Z 7:13 AM
Loggable night
2322Z (6:22 PM local) → 1145Z (6:45 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2253Z (5:53 PM local) → 1213Z (7:13 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2353Z (6:53 PM local) → 1113Z (6:13 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Kirk Heliport is in Merrillville, Indiana. Field elevation 710 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA43II
RegionIndiana
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41.4523, -87.3189
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

43II traffic patterns

2026-08-31 to 2026-10-23, 3 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
2
Activity trend over 2 days: flat, from 2 to 2 operations per dayOperations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Piston single 67%Helicopter 33%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›C152 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›DHC1 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›H60 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
Data limitations (4)
›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.
›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.
›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.
›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.
NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

43II has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KVPZ (14 NM E, VFR).

KVPZ Porter County Municipal Airport
14 NM E
VFR
KMGC Michigan City Municipal Airport
27 NM NE
VFR
KPPO La Porte Municipal Airport
27 NM E
VFR
KMDW Chicago Midway International Airport
28 NM NW
VFR
KRZL Jasper County Airport
31 NM S
VFR
KIKK Greater Kankakee Airport
33 NM SW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗43II on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 43II have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 43II. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 43II have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 43II. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 43II?
43II sits at 710 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 43II?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.