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II99 Weather Drake Field

Walkerton, IndianaElevation 730 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KPPO · 14 NM NW · 17 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 · KPPO
WIND
080@1
steady
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 2.5 SM, temperature 7C. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy, low near 47F, 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 47 0 kt – 1%
Monday Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny 72/48 W 4 kt – 3%
Tuesday Partly Sunny 70/51 SE 9 kt – 0%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 73/54 S 9 kt – 3%
Thursday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 77/54 SW 9 kt – 20% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Partly Sunny 76/56 S 4 kt – 19%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 72/57 S 9 kt – 46%
Sunday Chance Rain Showers 70 S 9 kt – 48%

Source: National Weather Service (office IWX). Forecast issued 0232Z.

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 II99. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
730 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2250Z 6:50 PM
Sunrise
1210Z 8:10 AM
Loggable night
2318Z (7:18 PM local) → 1141Z (7:41 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2250Z (6:50 PM local) → 1210Z (8:10 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2350Z (7:50 PM local) → 1110Z (7:10 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

Drake Field is in Walkerton, Indiana. Field elevation 730 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAII99
RegionIndiana
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41.4364, -86.4708
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

II99 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KPPO (14 NM NW, VFR).

KPPO La Porte Municipal Airport
14 NM NW
VFR
KSBN South Bend International Airport
18 NM NE
VFR
KMGC Michigan City Municipal Airport
22 NM NW
VFR
KVPZ Porter County Municipal Airport
24 NM W
VFR
KRCR Fulton County Airport
26 NM SE
VFR
KEKM Elkhart Municipal Airport
27 NM NE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗II99 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does II99 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for II99. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does II99 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for II99. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at II99?
II99 sits at 730 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for II99?
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.