Van Gorder Airport (04IS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:53 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCMI), 04IS is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 12 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Van Gorder Airport in Mansfield, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCMI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Van Gorder Airport (04IS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Mansfield, IL at a field elevation of 728 ft. 04IS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCMI, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCMI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCMI, 15.8 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 12 kt, gusting 19 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 25°C (77°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCMI 281953Z 20012G19KT 10SM CLR 25/09 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP218 T02500089
What changed at KCMI (nearest station)?
Since the 1853Z (1:53 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 19 kt.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.20 → 30.18 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 04IS
Based on the nearest station (KCMI), 04IS is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 12 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 1,800 ft (field elevation 728 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27FAV | 2,200 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 11 kt left (g18) |
| 09 | 2,200 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 11 kt right (g18) |
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04IS runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 09/272,200 × 150 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 04ISWind
- 09
- 4 kt tailwind · 11 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 4 kt headwind · 11 kt crosswind from left
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 9→12 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
04IS weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 04IS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCMI reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 8,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 59%
- 27
- 41%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (12:20 PM CDT)
TAF KCMI 281720Z 2818/2918 19008KT P6SM FEW100 FM291600 24010KT P6SM FEW150
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Live crosswind meter
04IS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCMI, 16 nm away.
Wind is 70° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Ireg all day
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 04IS
- City
- Mansfield
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 728 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.1786, -88.5690
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCMI
- TAF
- Nearest KCMI
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 2h 35m
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Pilot PIREPs for Van Gorder Airport (04IS)
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