Purdue University Airport
LAF · KLAF · Lafayette, Indiana · Tippecanoe County · map
Purdue University Airport is a public-use airport owned by Purdue University, 2 miles southwest of Lafayette, Indiana, 606 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 10/28, is 6,600 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KLAF · observed 2:54 pm EDT (18:54 UTC), 61 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind variable at 3 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 73°F (23°C), dew point 42°F (6°C)
- Altimeter 30.06 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:25 pm EDT (17:25 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KLAF 061854Z VRB03KT 10SM CLR 23/06 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP179 T02280056
TAF KLAF 061725Z 0618/0718 19007KT P6SM SKC FM070000 20003KT P6SM SKC FM071400 25009KT P6SM SCT250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA LAF · ICAO KLAF
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Purdue University
- Elevation
- 606 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 6,600 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 05/23 | 4,225 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 10: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), trees 97 ft high 3,381 ft from the end
- Runway 28: VASI, four boxes on the right, trees 51 ft high 2,057 ft from the end
- Runway 05: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 23: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 323 ft, 3,912 ft available for landing, fence 11 ft high 287 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 119.6 | Lafayette |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 127.75 | Lafayette |
| Ground | 121.9 | Lafayette |
| Approach and departure · Lafayette and center (remote transmitter) Low | 123.85 | Lafayette |
| Lafayette and rco | 122.2 | Lafayette |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 765-743-9687.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Lafayette from the FAA register
86 aircraft are registered to owners in Lafayette, Indiana: 58 piston singles, 13 drones, 8 piston twins, 5 helicopters, 1 turboprop. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Indiana.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 30 since 1982, 4 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 10; runway end identifier lights runway 5, 23 and 28; medium-intensity runway lights runway 5/23; high-intensity runway lights runway 10/28 - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway 05/23 not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats. Wingspan gtr than 79 feet NA.
- PAPI unusable beyond 9 degreess right of centerline.
- 20:1 at displaced threshold.
- Training operations and birds in the vicinity of airport.
- Surface condition unmnt 10:00 pm to 6:00 am or wkend.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.