KLAF· LAF· West Lafayette
Purdue University Airport
medium airport · elevation 606 ft (185 m)
11:07Z 00:36Z Day
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Current METARVFR
19 min ago·17:54ZKLAF 231754Z 26005KT 10SM SCT040 25/16 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02500156 10256 20144 58004 $
Wind
260° 5 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
—
Temperature
25°C / 16°C
temp / dew
QNH
1017 hPa
30.02 inHg
Clouds
SCT 4,000ft
Weather
—
Station
KLAF
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1016.2 HPa hourly temperature of 25.0°C and dew point of 15.6°C 6-hourly maximum temperature of 25.6°C 6-hourly minimum temperature of 14.4°C Steady or increase, then decrease; or decrease then decrease more rapidly of 0.4 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (3)
- FL350A32122 min agoTURB NEG
- FL340B39M25 min agoTURB NEG
- FL035E75L27 min ago
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
05/231288 mASP
10/282012 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 05/23 | TW 4 kt | XW 3 kt L |
| RWY 10/28 | TW 5 kt | XW 2 kt R |
40.4129°, -86.9394°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 10/28 (use 28) | Preferred | HW 5 | 2 L | — |
| RWY 05/23 (use 23) | Usable | HW 4 | 3 R | — |
Density altitude
1,849 ft
elevation 606 ft
ISA deviation
+11.2°C
large deviation
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.
- 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)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Purdue University Airport
Diagram unavailable for Purdue University Airport.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/08/23 18:39 UTC
23/18Z
24/00Z
24/06Z
24/12Z
24/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
TEMPO VFR
VFRBASE23/18Z → 24/00Z3008KT · 6 SM · SCT040
Wind: 3008KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT040
TAF KLAF 231737Z 2318/2418 30008KT P6SM SCT040
VFRFM24/00Z → 24/12ZVRB2KT · 6 SM · FEW250
Wind: VRB2KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW250
FM240000 VRB02KT P6SM FEW250
VFRTEMPO24/08Z → 24/12Z0000KT · 5 SM · BR
Wind: 0000KT
Visibility: 5 SM
Weather: BR
TEMPO 2408/2412 00000KT 5SM BR
VFRFM24/12Z → 24/17ZVRB2KT · 6 SM · FEW240
Wind: VRB2KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW240
FM241200 VRB02KT P6SM FEW240
VFRFM24/17Z → 24/18Z2904KT · 6 SM · SCT190
Wind: 2904KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT190
FM241700 29004KT P6SM SCT190
Raw TAF
TAF KLAF 231737Z 2318/2418 30008KT P6SM SCT040 FM240000 VRB02KT P6SM FEW250 TEMPO 2408/2412 00000KT 5SM BR FM241200 VRB02KT P6SM FEW240 FM241700 29004KT P6SM SCT190
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