KOXI METAR Starke County Airport

Knox, IndianaElevation 685 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR22 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

110@4

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

-297 ft

-982 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0235Z (9:35 PM local) · 22 min old

KOXI is currently VFR. Winds are from the east at 4 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

110° at 4 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

9°C / 9°C

48°F / 48°F. 0°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.35 inHg

1027.8 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 110° at 4 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy, low near 45F, 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.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Partly Cloudy	45	S 4 kt	–	1%
Monday	Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny	73/46	NW 4 kt	–	3%
Tuesday	Partly Sunny	71/50	SE 9 kt	–	1%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	74/53	S 9 kt	–	3%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	78/53	SW 9 kt	–	18%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday	Partly Sunny	77/54	S 9 kt	–	19%
Saturday	Chance Rain Showers	73/55	S 9 kt	–	48%
Sunday	Chance Rain Showers	70	S 9 kt	–	49%

Source: National Weather Service (office IWX). Forecast issued 0256Z.

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

2 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

110° at 4 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 094 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

4 kt

CROSS

1 kt R

BEST

HEAD

1 kt

CROSS

4 kt L

HEAD

1 kt tail

CROSS

4 kt R

HEAD

4 kt tail

CROSS

1 kt L

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 5,002 ft

18/36

Dimensions

5,002 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 18180°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternRight

RWY 36360°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

09/27

Dimensions

3,096 x 145 ft

Surface

Turf (good)

RWY 0990°T

Displaced threshold285 ft

RWY 27270°T

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

-297 ft

Pressure altitude

255 ft

Field elevation

685 ft MSL

Temperature

9°C (48°F)

Dewpoint

9°C (48°F)

Altimeter

30.35 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2251Z 5:51 PM

Sunrise

1210Z 7:10 AM

Loggable night

2319Z (6:19 PM local) → 1142Z (6:42 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2251Z (5:51 PM local) → 1210Z (7:10 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2351Z (6:51 PM local) → 1110Z (6:10 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

Starke County Airport is in Knox, Indiana. Field elevation 685 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerPAM BEHARRY

Manager phone574-772-5001

AttendedDaily, 0800–1800

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKOXI

SectionalCHICAGO

Center (ARTCC)CHICAGO

Flight service (AFSS)TERRE HAUTE

RegionIndiana

CountryUnited States

Coordinates41.3301, -86.6623

Distance from city3 NM NW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

FuelJet A+

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

132.05

SOUTH BEND APP/DEP

A/D

115.6

TERRE HAUTE RDO

RDO

122.8

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.800

CTAF

122.800

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KOXI traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 50 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

3.4

AVG OPS/DAY

5.1

Operations trend (16 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Piston single 50%Turboprop 26%Unknown 13%Helicopter 10%Twin 2%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›AT8T (Turboprop) · ~17 landings/mo

›EC30 (Helicopter) · ~9 landings/mo

›AT5T (Turboprop) · ~7 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~4 landings/mo

›RV7 (Unknown) · ~4 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly turboprop aircraft.

›AT8T (Turboprop)

›TAIL (Piston single)

›C172 (Piston single)

›P28A (Piston single)

›LA4 (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

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

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KPPO La Porte Municipal Airport

15 NM N

VFR

KVPZ Porter County Municipal Airport

17 NM NW

VFR

KMGC Michigan City Municipal Airport

24 NM N

VFR

KRCR Fulton County Airport

27 NM SE

VFR

KSBN South Bend International Airport

28 NM NE

VFR

KRZL Jasper County Airport

33 NM SW

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›FOR CD CTC SOUTH BEND APCH AT 574-251-2609. WHEN SOUTH BEND APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

›PROVIDED ALL TFC PAT OPERS ARE CONDUCTED ON THE W SIDE OF N/S RWY & ON THE N SIDE OF E/W RWY.

›ACTVT REIL RWY 18 & 36 - CTAF; PAPI RWY 18 & 36 ON CONSLY.

›10 FT CROPS 160 FT L OF RWY END

›10 FT CROPS 170 FT R OF RWY END

›APCH SLOPE 20:1 FM DSPLCD THR; 65 FT TREES 270 FT FM RWY END 100 FT L.

›DSPLCD THR MKD BY YELLOW CONES.

›BOUNDARY MKD BY YELLOW CONES.

›UNATNDD EASTER, MEMORIAL DAY, JULY 4TH, LABOR DAY, THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS EVE & DAY UNLESS APREQ.

›SELF SERVICE FUEL AVBL.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KOXI on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KOXI have a METAR?

Yes. KOXI has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KOXI have a TAF?

When KOXI issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KOXI?

KOXI sits at 685 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KOXI?

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.