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Tri-County Airport (2C6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 8:54 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KPIA), 2C6 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Tri-County Airport in Yates City, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPIA): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Tri-County Airport (2C6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Yates City, IL at a field elevation of 661 ft. 2C6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPIA, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 2,809 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPIA.

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VFR
Observed 0154Z (8:54 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPIA, 18.6 nm away.

Wind
190° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.19"
Temp / Dew
60°F / 16°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind from the south (190°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (60°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KPIA 280154Z 19005KT 10SM CLR 16/09 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP222 T01560089

What changed at KPIA (nearest station)?

Since the 0154Z (8:54 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0154Z (8:54 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 2C6

Based on the nearest station (KPIA), 2C6 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 20. Density altitude is approximately 550 ft (field elevation 661 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
20FAV5 kt head1 kt left
025 kt tail1 kt right

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2C6 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 02/20
    2,809 × 150 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 2C6
    Wind
    02
    5 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    20
    5 kt headwind · 1 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
061203Z15Z02Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 10→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

2C6 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 2C6

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

PIREP0239Z (9:39 PM CDT) · 83 NM N of 2C6 · 36,000 ft MSL · B38M
occasional moderate chop turbulence
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DBQ UA /OV DBQ180020/TM 0239/FL360/TP B38M/TB OCNL MOD CHOP
DBQ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DBQ180020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0239Reported at 02:39 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL MOD CHOPTurbulence: occasional moderate chop.
PIREP0212Z (9:12 PM CDT) · 72 NM E of 2C6 · 28,000 ft MSL · B737
cont light chop turbulence
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BMI UA /OV BMI070020/TM 0212/FL280/TP B737/TB CONT LGT CHOP/RM /ZKC FDC/AF
BMI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BMI070020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0212Reported at 02:12 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONT LGT CHOPTurbulence: cont light chop.
RM /ZKC FDC/AFRemarks.
PIREP0106Z (8:06 PM CDT) · 76 NM W of 2C6 · 37,000 ft MSL · A21N
continuous light chop turbulence
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IOW UA /OV IOW180020/TM 0106/FL370/TP A21N/TB CONS LGT CHOP
IOW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IOW180020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0106Reported at 01:06 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP0030Z (7:30 PM CDT) · 98 NM NE of 2C6 · 16,000 ft MSL · B737
trace rime fl130-170 icing
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DPA UA /OV DPA260005/TM 0030/FL160/TP B737/TA M13/IC TRACE RIME FL130-170
DPA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DPA260005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0030Reported at 00:30 UTC.
FL160Altitude: 16,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TA M13Outside air temperature, °C.
IC TRACE RIME FL130-170Icing: trace rime fl130-170.
PIREP0030Z (7:30 PM CDT) · 42 NM NW of 2C6 · 29,000 ft MSL · C25B
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MLI UA /OV MZV/TM 0030/FL290/TP C25B/TB NEG
MLI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MZVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0030Reported at 00:30 UTC.
FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.
TP C25BAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP0026Z (7:26 PM CDT) · 83 NM NW of 2C6 · 36,000 ft MSL · B38M
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IOW UA /OV IOW/TM 0026/FL360/TP B38M/TB NEG
IOW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IOWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0026Reported at 00:26 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP0026Z (7:26 PM CDT) · 66 NM E of 2C6 · 36,000 ft MSL · A21N
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PNT UA /OV PNT/TM 0026/FL360/TP A21N/TB NEG
PNT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PNTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0026Reported at 00:26 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP0025Z (7:25 PM CDT) · 98 NM E of 2C6 · 25,000 ft MSL · E75S
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TIP UA /OV RBS090010/TM 0025/FL250/TP E75S/TB NEG
TIP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RBS090010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0025Reported at 00:25 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP E75SAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 2C6

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPIA reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 9,000 ft
Lowest vis: 8 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

20
61%
02
39%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 2355Z (6:55 PM CDT)

TAF KPIA 272355Z 2800/2824 17004KT P6SM BKN120 FM281500 18009KT P6SM SCT080

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Live crosswind meter

2C6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPIA, 19 nm away.

N20025 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 9° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,809 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Tri-County Airport (2C6) with runway 02/20 marked
N ↑

Runway 02/20 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended all day
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
2C6
City
Yates City
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Elevation
661 ft
Coordinates
40.7740, -90.0744
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,809 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KPIA
TAF
Nearest KPIA
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
20h 6m

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Pilot PIREPs for Tri-County Airport (2C6)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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