Ritter Field (2IS4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
A current METAR is not available for 2IS4 right now.
Aviation weather near Ritter Field in Illinois City, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMUT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ritter Field (2IS4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Illinois City, IL at a field elevation of 552 ft. 2IS4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMUT, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 1,900 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMLI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMUT, 6.3 nm away.
What changed at KMUT (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (5:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category improved from LIFR to VFR.
- Visibility improved from 0.25 SM to 7 SM.
- The 200 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
- Fog ended (FG).
Current pilot readout for 2IS4
A current METAR is not available for 2IS4 right now. The nearest reporting station is KMUT. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1,900 ft | TURF | - | - |
| W | 1,900 ft | TURF | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
2IS4 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at 2IS4
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMUT reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 15 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- E/W
- 100%
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 2IS4
- City
- Illinois City
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 552 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.3378, -91.0135
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,900 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMUT
- TAF
- Nearest KMLI
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 11h 54m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
9 airports+3 more within 25 NM
25–50 NM
7 airports+1 more within 50 NM
50–100 NM
8 airports+2 more within 100 NM
RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Pilot PIREPs for Ritter Field (2IS4)
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