KLAF· LAF· West Lafayette

Purdue University Airport

medium airport · elevation 606 ft (185 m)

10:57Z 00:36Z Day

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Current METARVFR

21 min ago·20:54Z

KLAF 242054Z 30005KT 10SM -RA FEW033 BKN050 OVC070 16/14 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP075 P0004 60014 T01610144 53001

Wind

300° 5 kt

Visibility

10 SM

Ceiling

5,000 ft

Temperature

16°C / 14°C

temp / dew

QNH

1008 hPa

29.76 inHg

Clouds

FEW 3,300ft, BKN 5,000ft, OVC 7,000ft

Weather

-RA

Station

KLAF

Remarks

automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1007.5 HPa 4/100 of an inch of precipitation fell in the last hour 0.14 inches of precipitation fell in the last 6 hours hourly temperature of 16.1°C and dew point of 14.4°C Decrease or steady, then increase; or increase then increase more rapidly of 0.1 hectopascals in the past 3 hours

Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC

SIGMET / AIRMET (1)

SIGMETCONVECTIVESEV
24 20:55Z → 24 22:55Z
SFC – 38,000 ft

PIREPs (16)

FL000PA44
8 min ago
BKN 1600ft
FL040E170
14 min ago
TURB LGT · BKN 4000ft
FL050B39M
15 min ago
TURB LGT
FL000B753
15 min ago
TURB LGT
FL000CRJ2
21 min ago
BKN 2900ft
FL350A321
23 min ago
TURB LGT
FL025CRJ9
24 min ago
BKN 3800ft
FL030LJ45
24 min ago
ICE NEG · OVC 3000ft–6000ft

Wind & Runways

Wind arrow points downwind.

Runways

05/231288 mASP

10/282012 mASP

Runway components

Runway	Head/Tail	Crosswind
RWY 05/23	TW 2 kt	XW 5 kt L
RWY 10/28	TW 5 kt	XW 2 kt L

40.4129°, -86.9394°© CARTO Open in OSM →

Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits

Runway	Status	HW (kt)	XW (kt)	Flags
RWY 10/28 (use 28)	Preferred	HW 5	2 R	—
RWY 05/23 (use 23)	Usable	HW 2	5 R	—

Density altitude

1,012 ft

elevation 606 ft

ISA deviation

+2.2°C

Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KLAF

ATIS127.750
GND121.900
TWRLAFAYETTE TWR119.600
A/DGRISSOM A/D123.850
CNTRCHICAGO CNTR123.850
CTAF119.600
RDOTERRE HAUTE RDO122.200
UNICUNICOM122.950

Navaids near airportassoc. KLAF

Ident	Type	Freq	Power
BVT	VORTAC	115.10 MHz	HIGH
LA	NDB	401 kHz	LOW

Runways2

Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.

Runway	Surface	Length	Lighting	ILS
RWY 05/23	ASP	4,225 ft (1,288 m)	Lit	—
RWY 10/28	ASP	6,600 ft (2,012 m)	Lit	—

RWY 05/234,225 ft (1,288 m)
Surface
ASP
Lighting
Lit
ILS
—
RWY 10/286,600 ft (2,012 m)
Surface
ASP
Lighting
Lit
ILS
—

24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)KLAF

Wind7 kt

Vis16.1 km

Temp26°C

QNH1009 hPa

24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=305

3–6 kt

6–10 kt

10–16 kt

16–22 kt

>22 kt

Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Purdue University Airport

Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 2026/04/24 18:22 UTC

24/18Z

25/00Z

25/06Z

25/12Z

25/18Z

BASEVFR

FMVFR

PROB30 MVFR

VFRBASE24/18Z → 25/00Z23013G23KT · 6 SM · -SHRA · BKN050

Wind: 23013G23KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Weather: -SHRA

Clouds: BKN050

TAF KLAF 241720Z 2418/2518 23013G23KT P6SM -SHRA BKN050

MVFRPROB3024/19Z → 24/23Z4 SM · -TSRA · BKN035(CB)sn

Visibility: 4 SM

Weather: -TSRA

Clouds: BKN035(CB)sn

PROB30 2419/2423 4SM -TSRA BKN035CB

VFRFM25/00Z → 25/05Z3005KT · 6 SM · BKN060

Wind: 3005KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: BKN060

FM250000 30005KT P6SM BKN060

VFRFM25/05Z → 25/14Z3606KT · 6 SM · SCT250

Wind: 3606KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: SCT250

FM250500 36006KT P6SM SCT250

VFRFM25/14Z → 25/18Z01014G22KT · 6 SM · SCT040

Wind: 01014G22KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: SCT040

FM251400 01014G22KT P6SM SCT040

Raw TAF

TAF KLAF 241720Z 2418/2518 23013G23KT P6SM -SHRA BKN050 PROB30 2419/2423 4SM -TSRA BKN035CB FM250000 30005KT P6SM BKN060 FM250500 36006KT P6SM SCT250 FM251400 01014G22KT P6SM SCT040

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