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Ficklin-Airtech Airport (26IS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 1:10 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPNT), 26IS is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 13 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Ficklin-Airtech Airport in Fairbury, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPNT): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Ficklin-Airtech Airport (26IS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fairbury, IL at a field elevation of 672 ft. 26IS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPNT, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBMI.

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VFR
Observed 1810Z (1:10 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPNT, 10.9 nm away.

Wind
210° 13 kt
gusting 17 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.18"
Temp / Dew
76°F / 25°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 13 kt, gusting 17 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 25°C (76°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KPNT 281810Z AUTO 21013G17KT 10SM CLR 25/10 A3018 RMK AO2 T02470102

What changed at KPNT (nearest station)?

Since the 1755Z (12:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 17 kt.

Current pilot readout for 26IS

Based on the nearest station (KPNT), 26IS is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 13 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,650 ft (field elevation 672 ft). 26IS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBMI, about 26 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
18FAV11 kt head6 kt right (g8)
3611 kt tail6 kt left (g8)

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26IS 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
    2,300 × 70 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 26IS
    Wind
    18
    11 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
    36
    11 kt tailwind · 6 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
0102019Z06Z18Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 7→13 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

26IS 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 26IS

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

PIREP1523Z (10:23 AM CDT) · 11 NM NW of 26IS · 35,000 ft MSL · B744
continuous light chop turbulence
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PNT UA /OV PNT/TM 1523/FL350/TP B744/TB CONS LGT CHOP
PNT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PNTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1523Reported at 15:23 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B744Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1414Z (9:14 AM CDT) · 46 NM NW of 26IS · 13,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
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VYS UA /OV VYS/TM 1414/FL130/TP CRJ7/TB NEG
VYS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV VYSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1414Reported at 14:14 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1414Z (9:14 AM CDT) · 77 NM N of 26IS · 26,000 ft MSL · TBM9
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ORD UA /OV ORD/TM 1414/FL260/TP TBM9/TB NEG
ORD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ORDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1414Reported at 14:14 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM9Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1345Z (8:45 AM CDT) · 60 NM N of 26IS · 1,800 ft MSL · C172
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ARR UA /OV KARR/TM 1345/FL018/TP C172/WX FV07SM/RM VIS AT LEAST 7
ARR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KARRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1345Reported at 13:45 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
WX FV07SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
RM VIS AT LEAST 7Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 26IS

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPNT reported mostly VFR across 66 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/13 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 6,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 95%MVFR 5%
Wind avg/max: 4/13 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 6,500 ft
Lowest vis: 3 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 4

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
60%
36
40%

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Live crosswind meter

26IS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPNT, 11 nm away.

N183613 kt
Headwind
11 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
6 kt
Headwind in gusts
15 kt
Crosswind in gusts
8 kt

Wind is 30° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Ficklin-Airtech Airport (26IS)
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Airport info

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

Services

Fuel
100LL
Attended
Ireg all day
Transient parking
Hangars
Landing fee
Yes
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
26IS
City
Fairbury
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Elevation
672 ft
Coordinates
40.7667, -88.5056
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KPNT
TAF
Nearest KBMI
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 27m

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Pilot PIREPs for Ficklin-Airtech Airport (26IS)

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