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US-0230 Weather Best Lock Corp. Airstrip

Indianapolis, IndianaElevation 815 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KIND · 15 NM SW · 4 min old
Ceiling 25,000 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KIND
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
25,000 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports visibility 8 SM. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy, low near 46F, 1% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Partly Cloudy 46 SSE 2 kt – 1%
Monday Mostly Sunny 74/48 SW 3 kt – 2%
Tuesday Partly Sunny 73/52 SE 4 kt – 0%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 75/52 S 6 kt – 0%
Thursday Sunny 78/54 SSW 9 kt – 3%
Friday Mostly Sunny 78/56 SSW 6 kt – 5%
Saturday Slight Chance Rain Showers 74/59 S 7 kt – 56%
Sunday Rain Showers Likely 71 S 8 kt – 66%

Source: National Weather Service (office IND). Forecast issued 0158Z.

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 US-0230. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
815 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2251Z 6:51 PM
Sunrise
1206Z 8:06 AM
Loggable night
2318Z (7:18 PM local) → 1138Z (7:38 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2251Z (6:51 PM local) → 1206Z (8:06 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2351Z (7:51 PM local) → 1106Z (7:06 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

Best Lock Corp. Airstrip is in Indianapolis, Indiana. Field elevation 815 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-0230
RegionIndiana
CountryUnited States
Coordinates39.8881, -86.0661
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-0230 traffic patterns

2026-10-21 to 2026-10-21, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›EC45 (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

US-0230 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KIND (15 NM SW, VFR).

KIND Indianapolis International Airport
15 NM SW
VFR
KAID Anderson Municipal Darlington Field
25 NM NE
VFR
KMIE Delaware County Johnson Field
37 NM NE
VFR
KBAK Columbus Municipal Airport
38 NM S
VFR
KOKK Kokomo Municipal Airport
38 NM N
VFR
KMZZ Marion Municipal Airport
40 NM NE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-0230 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-0230 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-0230. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-0230 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-0230. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-0230?
US-0230 sits at 815 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-0230?
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.