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Gittleson Farms Airport (15IL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 5:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRPJ), 15IL is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 10 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 8,500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Gittleson Farms Airport in Franklin Grove, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRPJ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Gittleson Farms Airport (15IL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Franklin Grove, IL at a field elevation of 836 ft. 15IL has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRPJ, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,900 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRFD.

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VFR
Observed 2215Z (5:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRPJ, 10.4 nm away.

Wind
190° 10 kt
Visibility
7 sm
Ceiling
8,500 ft
Altimeter
30.10"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 53°F / 12°C

Wind from the south (190°) at 10 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, broken clouds at 8,500 ft, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 8,500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KRPJ 282215Z AUTO 19010KT 7SM BKN085 23/12 A3010 RMK AO2 T02300119

What changed at KRPJ (nearest station)?

Since the 2155Z (4:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts are no longer reported.
  • A ceiling formed at 8,500 ft.

Current pilot readout for 15IL

Based on the nearest station (KRPJ), 15IL is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 10 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 8,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,750 ft (field elevation 836 ft). 15IL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRFD, about 25 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
18FAV10 kt head2 kt right
3610 kt tail2 kt left

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15IL 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.

  • Runway 18/36
    2,900 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 15IL
    Wind
    18
    10 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    36
    10 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0122322Z10Z22Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 5→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → 8,500 ft.

15IL weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 15IL

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP2159Z (4:59 PM CDT) · 71 NM S of 15IL · 37,000 ft MSL · B739
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PIA UA /OV PIA/TM 2159/FL370/TP B739/TB NEG
PIA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PIALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2159Reported at 21:59 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP2129Z (4:29 PM CDT) · 71 NM S of 15IL · 34,000 ft MSL · B737
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PIA UA /OV PIA/TM 2129/FL340/TP B737/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
PIA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PIALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2129Reported at 21:29 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM SMOOTHRemarks.
PIREP2034Z (3:34 PM CDT) · 36 NM E of 15IL · 2,000 ft MSL · C208
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HNL UA /OV FREEWAY ARR/TM 2034/FL020/TP C208/SK CKH BASE 060 FEW 040/WX NO PRECIP
HNL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FREEWAY ARRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2034Reported at 20:34 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK CKH BASE 060 FEW 040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX NO PRECIPWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1957Z (2:57 PM CDT) · 18 NM W of 15IL · 10,000 ft MSL · BE55
light rime icing
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SQI UA /OV SQI/TM 1957/FL100/TP BE55/TA 00/IC LGT RIME
SQI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SQILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1957Reported at 19:57 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP BE55Aircraft type reporting.
TA 00Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
PIREP1940Z (2:40 PM CDT) · 45 NM E of 15IL · 35,000 ft MSL · B739
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JOT UA /OV JOT/TM 1940/FL350/TP B739/TB NEG
JOT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JOTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1940Reported at 19:40 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 15IL

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRPJ reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 7,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/14 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 93%MVFR 6%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/12 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: 3 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

18
64%
36
36%

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Live crosswind meter

15IL has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRPJ, 10 nm away.

N183610 kt
Headwind
10 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 9° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,900 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Gittleson Farms Airport (15IL)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
15IL
City
Franklin Grove
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Elevation
836 ft
Coordinates
41.7973, -89.2732
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,900 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KRPJ
TAF
Nearest KRFD
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
18m

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Pilot PIREPs for Gittleson Farms Airport (15IL)

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