Kellums Airport (16IS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:47 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KMWA), 16IS is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Kellums Airport in Goreville, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMWA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Kellums Airport (16IS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Goreville, IL at a field elevation of 720 ft. 16IS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMWA, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPAH.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMWA, 10.4 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.27 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KMWA 271147Z 14005KT 10SM CLR 09/08 A3027
What changed at KMWA (nearest station)?
Since the 1135Z (6:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1135Z (6:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 16IS
Based on the nearest station (KMWA), 16IS is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (21). Density altitude is approximately -250 ft (field elevation 720 ft). 16IS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPAH, about 33 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21FAV | 2,200 ft | TURF | 2 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 03 | 2,200 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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16IS 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 03/212,200 × 70 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 16ISWind
- 03
- 4 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 21
- 2 kt headwind · 5 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 0→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
16IS weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 16IS
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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PAH UA /OV PAH090010/TM 1218/FL080/TP C55B/SK SKC/RM ZME07
PAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PAH090010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1218Reported at 12:18 UTC.FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.TP C55BAircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZME07Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 16IS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMWA reported mostly VFR across 48 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 21
- 54%
- 03
- 46%
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Live crosswind meter
16IS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMWA, 10 nm away.
Wind is 70° off runway 21, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 16IS
- City
- Goreville
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 720 ft
- Coordinates
- 37.5776, -89.0086
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMWA
- TAF
- Nearest KPAH
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 23m
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Pilot PIREPs for Kellums Airport (16IS)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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