Swan Valley Farm Airport (1IS4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFEP), 1IS4 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 12 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Swan Valley Farm Airport in Lanark, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFEP): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Swan Valley Farm Airport (1IS4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lanark, IL at a field elevation of 916 ft. 1IS4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFEP, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRFD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFEP, 12.7 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 12 kt, gusting 18 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFEP 281915Z AUTO 20012G18KT 10SM CLR 24/13 A3012 RMK AO2 T02410130
What changed at KFEP (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 18 kt.
Current pilot readout for 1IS4
Based on the nearest station (KFEP), 1IS4 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 12 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 2,000 ft (field elevation 916 ft). 1IS4 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRFD, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27FAV | 2,000 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 11 kt left (g17) |
| 09 | 2,000 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 11 kt right (g17) |
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1IS4 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 09/272,000 × 70 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 1IS4Wind
- 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 24 h: wind 9→12 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
1IS4 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 1IS4
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFEP reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt. 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.
- 27
- 56%
- 09
- 44%
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Live crosswind meter
1IS4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFEP, 13 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
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 1IS4
- City
- Lanark
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 916 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.1348, -89.8242
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFEP
- TAF
- Nearest KRFD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 30m
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Pilot PIREPs for Swan Valley Farm Airport (1IS4)
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