Gillen Airport (36IS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGBG), 36IS is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 12 knots gusting 16, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Gillen Airport in Monmouth, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGBG): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Gillen Airport (36IS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Monmouth, IL at a field elevation of 750 ft. 36IS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGBG, about 14 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 KBRL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGBG, 13.6 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 12 kt, gusting 16 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 25°C (77°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KGBG 281935Z AUTO 19012G16KT 10SM CLR 25/13 A3012 RMK AO2 T02490130
What changed at KGBG (nearest station)?
Since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 36IS
Based on the nearest station (KGBG), 36IS is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 12 knots gusting 16, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,850 ft (field elevation 750 ft). 36IS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBRL, about 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 2,300 ft | TURF | 12 kt head | 2 kt right (g3) |
| 36 | 2,300 ft | TURF | 12 kt tail | 2 kt left (g3) |
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36IS 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 18/362,300 × 70 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 36ISWind
- 18
- 12 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 12 kt tailwind · 2 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.
36IS 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 36IS
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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IOW UA /OV IOW/TM 1826/FL370/TP B738/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 1826Reported at 18:26 UTC.FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 36IS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGBG reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 65%
- 36
- 35%
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Live crosswind meter
36IS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGBG, 14 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 18, 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
- 36IS
- City
- Monmouth
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 750 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.9264, -90.7312
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGBG
- TAF
- Nearest KBRL
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 24m
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Pilot PIREPs for Gillen Airport (36IS)
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