Flight planning: Purdue University Airport LAF / KLAF
What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Purdue University Airport in Lafayette, Indiana, in plain English: right now VFR: good flying weather, Wind calm. The warnings, reports and winds below come from the government's aviation weather service and the restrictions from the FAA, refreshed every few minutes. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools.
Warnings in force SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area covers this field
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft (thunderstorms, severe turbulence or icing, volcanic ash); an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments (moderate turbulence or icing, low cloud, strong surface wind, mountains hidden in cloud). An area is counted when it covers this field's position.
Pilot reports within 100 nautical miles, last three hours, nearest first
- B772 at 34,000 ft, 30 nm northwest, 5:15 pm EDT (21:15 UTC): no turbulence above 34,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
LAF UA /OV BVT340020/TM 2115/FL340/TP B772/TB NEG 340
- Report
- a routine report filed through LAF
- Where
- 20 nm north (340°) of BVT
- Time
- 21:15 UTC
- Height
- at 34,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B772
- Turbulence
- no at 34,000 ft
- B38M at 34,000 ft, 51 nm southeast, 5:04 pm EDT (21:04 UTC): light turbulence.
as filed, and in English
IND UA /OV GVR/TM 2104/FL340/TP B38M/TB LGT
- Report
- a routine report filed through IND
- Where
- over GVR
- Time
- 21:04 UTC
- Height
- at 34,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Turbulence
- light
- CRJ9 descending, 51 nm southeast, 4:33 pm EDT (20:33 UTC): overcast above 4,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
IND UA /OV IND/TM 2033/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK 040 OVC UNKN
- Report
- a routine report filed through IND
- Where
- over IND
- Time
- 20:33 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- CRJ9
- Sky
- at 4,000 ft overcast unknown
- PC12 at 23,000 ft, 68 nm southeast, 3:55 pm EDT (19:55 UTC): no turbulence.
as filed, and in English
IND UA /OV OOM045020/TM 1955/FL230/TP PC12/TB NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through IND
- Where
- 20 nm northeast (045°) of OOM
- Time
- 19:55 UTC
- Height
- at 23,000 ft
- Aircraft
- PC12
- Turbulence
- none
- A319 at 15,000 ft, 70 nm north, 6:08 pm EDT (22:08 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: during the descent from 15,000 ft to 13,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
PPO UA /OV PPO/TM 2208/FL150/TP A319/TB NEG/RM DURD 150-130
- Report
- a routine report filed through PPO
- Where
- over PPO
- Time
- 22:08 UTC
- Height
- at 15,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A319
- Turbulence
- none
- Remarks
- during the descent from 15,000 ft to 13,000 ft
- E50P at 36,000 ft, 83 nm west, 5:25 pm EDT (21:25 UTC): light chop turbulence.
as filed, and in English
PNT UA /OV PNT/TM 2125/FL360/TP E50P/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through PNT
- Where
- over PNT
- Time
- 21:25 UTC
- Height
- at 36,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E50P
- Turbulence
- intermittent light chop
- C414 descending, 86 nm south, 4:36 pm EDT (20:36 UTC): no turbulence, overcast up to 3,200 ft, remarks: RNV35.
as filed, and in English
HUF UA /OV BMG140010/TM 2036/FLDURD/TP C414/SK OVC-TOP032/TB SMOOTH/RM RNV35
- Report
- a routine report filed through HUF
- Where
- 10 nm southeast (140°) of BMG
- Time
- 20:36 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- C414
- Sky
- overcast, tops 3,200 ft
- Turbulence
- smooth
- Remarks
- RNV35
- B737 at 37,000 ft, 86 nm north, 4:32 pm EDT (20:32 UTC): light chop turbulence up to 37,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
SBN UA /OV GIJ/TM 2032/FL370/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT CHOP 370 BLO
- Report
- a routine report filed through SBN
- Where
- over GIJ
- Time
- 20:32 UTC
- Height
- at 37,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Turbulence
- occasional light chop at 37,000 ft below
- CRJ9 climbing, 87 nm northeast, 6:01 pm EDT (22:01 UTC): overcast from 2,500 ft to 3,300 ft.
as filed, and in English
FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 2201/FLDURC/TP CRJ9/SK OVC025 - TOPS 033
- Report
- a routine report filed through FWA
- Where
- over FWA
- Time
- 22:01 UTC
- Height
- during the climb
- Aircraft
- CRJ9
- Sky
- overcast from 2,500 ft, tops 3,300 ft
- CRJ2 at 3,300 ft, 87 nm northeast, 5:33 pm EDT (21:33 UTC): no turbulence.
as filed, and in English
FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 2133/FL033/TP CRJ2/SK B28 T33/TB SMOOTH
- Report
- a routine report filed through FWA
- Where
- over FWA
- Time
- 21:33 UTC
- Height
- at 3,300 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ2
- Sky
- B28 T33
- Turbulence
- smooth
- CRJ2 at 3,000 ft, 87 nm northeast, 4:39 pm EDT (20:39 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on.
as filed, and in English
FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 2039/FL030/TP CRJ2/SK T030
- Report
- a routine report filed through FWA
- Where
- over FWA
- Time
- 20:39 UTC
- Height
- at 3,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CRJ2
- Sky
- T030
What pilots in the air told air traffic control or Flight Service: turbulence, icing, cloud tops and bases, temperature, wind, and whatever they remarked on (wind shear on final, a smooth ride). An urgent report is one of severe turbulence or icing, wind shear, or similar. Open "as filed, and in English" for the coded report and its translation line by line.
Winds and temperatures aloft forecast point IND, 51 nm southeast of the field · for use 20:00–03:00 UTC
| Height | Wind from | Speed | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,000 ft | 320° (northwest) | 10 knots | |
| 6,000 ft | 350° (north) | 30 knots | 16 °C |
| 9,000 ft | 350° (north) | 32 knots | 10 °C |
| 12,000 ft | 350° (north) | 30 knots | 4 °C |
| 18,000 ft | 340° (north) | 31 knots | -10 °C |
| 24,000 ft | 340° (north) | 42 knots | -21 °C |
| 30,000 ft | 340° (north) | 49 knots | -37 °C |
| 34,000 ft | 320° (northwest) | 46 knots | -41 °C |
| 39,000 ft | 320° (northwest) | 47 knots | -47 °C |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; the lowest rows are left out where the ground is already that high.
Temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles, from the FAA's list
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles right now.
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (a closed runway, lights out, a crane) are not shown here: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time, and the application for the FAA's data feed is in hand.
Radar and forecast charts government pictures, the latest each time the page loads
The radar pictures come from the National Weather Service (the nearest radar, then the region); the surface analysis and the 12- and 24-hour forecast charts from the Weather Prediction Center. They are public-domain government images shown as they are published.
Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, and the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Back to Purdue University Airport, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.