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G. Bray Airport (34IL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:54 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPIA), 34IL is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near G. Bray Airport in Lewistown, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPIA): conditions and runway crosswinds.

G. Bray Airport (34IL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lewistown, IL at a field elevation of 557 ft. 34IL has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPIA, about 26 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPIA.

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VFR
Observed 1654Z (11:54 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPIA, 26.3 nm away.

Wind
160° 10 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.19"
Temp / Dew
70°F / 21°C
dew 52°F / 11°C

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KPIA 281654Z 16010KT 10SM CLR 21/11 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP222 T02110111

Current pilot readout for 34IL

Based on the nearest station (KPIA), 34IL is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 1,100 ft (field elevation 557 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
16FAV10 kt head1 kt left
3410 kt tail1 kt right

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34IL 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 16/34
    1,600 × 70 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 34IL
    Wind
    16
    10 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    34
    10 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    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.

34IL 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 34IL

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

PIREP1523Z (10:23 AM CDT) · 76 NM NE of 34IL · 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.
PIREP1503Z (10:03 AM CDT) · 80 NM SW of 34IL · 9,000 ft MSL · C182
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SET UA /OV STL315026 /TM 1503 /FL090 /TP C182 /SK OVC090-TOP110 /WX FV99SM /TA 08 /WV 00000KT /TB NEG /IC NEG /RM FV 99SM OUTSIDE CLDS
SET UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV STL315026Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1503Reported at 15:03 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP C182Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC090-TOP110Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX FV99SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
TA 08Outside air temperature, °C.
WV 00000KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM FV 99SM OUTSIDE CLDSRemarks.
PIREP1414Z (9:14 AM CDT) · 74 NM NE of 34IL · 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.
PIREP1238Z (7:38 AM CDT) · 79 NM SW of 34IL · 12,000 ft MSL · S22T
light rime icing
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UIN UA /OV UIN170030/TM 1238/FL120/TP S22T/TA M03/IC LGT RIME/RM ZKC FDC FN
UIN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV UIN170030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1238Reported at 12:38 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP S22TAircraft type reporting.
TA M03Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 34IL

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 2/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 8,500 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.

16
68%
34
32%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1720Z (12:20 PM CDT)

TAF KPIA 281720Z 2818/2918 19010KT P6SM FEW050 SCT090 FM282300 18008KT P6SM FEW150 FM291100 21007KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100

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Live crosswind meter

34IL has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPIA, 26 nm away.

N163410 kt
Headwind
10 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 3° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of G. Bray Airport (34IL) with runway 16/34 marked
N ↑

Runway 16/34 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
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
34IL
City
Lewistown
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Elevation
557 ft
Coordinates
40.3615, -90.1098
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KPIA
TAF
Nearest KPIA
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
5h 7m

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Pilot PIREPs for G. Bray Airport (34IL)

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

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