Purdue University Airport
The runways, from navdata. Drawn to scale from each threshold's position, true heading, length and width, with north up; the idents sit beyond each threshold.
Runway 23 is favoured now, by the live wind.
Live conditions.
The airport's latest weather report, night there now.
- Wind
- 170°5 kt
- Visibility
- 10+ SM / 16.1+ km
- Temperature
- 17.2°C63°F, dew point 14.4°C
- Altimeter
- 1017hPa30.02 inHg
- Time now
- 10:58UTC
- Sunrise
- 12:19UTC
- Sunset
- 22:42UTC
Runway 23 is favoured: 2.7 kt of headwind with the wind from 170° at 5 kt.
The METAR and TAF as issued
METAR KLAF 030954Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM OVC048 17/14 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP164 T01720144
TAF KLAF 030531Z 0306/0406 15008KT P6SM BKN040 FM030700 15008KT P6SM BKN050 FM031600 17014G23KT P6SM SCT045
Updated 47 minutes ago
Runways.
4 runway ends, the longest 2,012 m / 6,601 ft. Headings in true and magnetic degrees.
| End | True | Magnetic | Length | Width | Surface | ILS | Glide |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | 047° | 052° | 1,288 m / 4,226 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | None | None |
| 10 | 100° | 105° | 2,012 m / 6,601 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | None | None |
| 23 | 227° | 232° | 1,288 m / 4,226 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | None | None |
| 28 | 280° | 285° | 2,012 m / 6,601 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | None | None |
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For reference.
Quick facts
- ICAO and IATA
- KLAF, LAF
- Type
- Medium airport
- Location
- West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates
- 40.412875, -86.939363
- Elevation
- 606 ft (185 m)
- Mag variation
- -3.19° W (per chart)
- Runways
- 4 ends, longest 2,012 m / 6,601 ft
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ATIS
- ATIS
- 127.750
Ground
- Ground
- 121.900
Tower
- LAFAYETTE TWR
- 119.600
Other
- GRISSOM A/D
- 123.850
- CHICAGO CNTR
- 123.850
- CTAF
- 119.600
- TERRE HAUTE RDO
- 122.200
- UNICOM
- 122.950
Navaids
| Ident | Name | Type | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| LA | Earle | NDB | 401 kHz |
| BVT | Boiler | VORTAC | 115.10 MHz |
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