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Minder Airport (37IL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:52 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KSPI), 37IL is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Minder Airport in Lincoln, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSPI): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Minder Airport (37IL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lincoln, IL at a field elevation of 600 ft. 37IL has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSPI, about 24 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSPI.

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VFR
Observed 0052Z (7:52 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSPI, 23.8 nm away.

Wind
160° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.19"
Temp / Dew
58°F / 14°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 12,000 ft, temperature 14°C (58°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KSPI 280052Z 16005KT 10SM FEW120 14/09 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP225 T01440089

What changed at KSPI (nearest station)?

Since the 2352Z (6:52 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • The 12,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.

Current pilot readout for 37IL

Based on the nearest station (KSPI), 37IL is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 350 ft (field elevation 600 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
EFAV5 kt tail2 kt right
W5 kt tail2 kt right

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24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
081601Z13Z00Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

37IL 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 37IL

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

PIREP0030Z (7:30 PM CDT) · 93 NM NW of 37IL · 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) · 57 NM NE of 37IL · 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) · 68 NM NE of 37IL · 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.
PIREP0011Z (7:11 PM CDT) · 89 NM E of 37IL · 32,000 ft MSL · B39M
cont light chop turbulence
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HUF UA /OV TTH340025/TM 0011/FL320/TP B39M/TB CONT LGT CHOP/RM /ZKC FDC/AF
HUF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TTH340025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0011Reported at 00:11 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONT LGT CHOPTurbulence: cont light chop.
RM /ZKC FDC/AFRemarks.
PIREP0008Z (7:08 PM CDT) · 58 NM E of 37IL · 28,000 ft MSL · A21N
cont light turbulence
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MTO UA /OV MTO020020/TM 0008/FL280/TP A21N/TB CONT LGT/RM /ZKC FDC/AF
MTO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MTO020020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0008Reported at 00:08 UTC.
FL280Altitude: 28,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TB CONT LGTTurbulence: cont light.
RM /ZKC FDC/AFRemarks.
PIREP2343Z (6:43 PM CDT) · 89 NM N of 37IL · 18,000 ft MSL · PC12
light rime fl180-165 icing
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JOT UA /OV JOT270020/TM 2343/FL180/TP PC12/TA M11/IC LGT RIME FL180-165
JOT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JOT270020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2343Reported at 23:43 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TA M11Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME FL180-165Icing: light rime fl180-165.
PIREP2335Z (6:35 PM CDT) · 75 NM N of 37IL · 12,000 ft MSL · CL35
light to moderate turbulence
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VYS UA /OV VYS100015/TM 2335/FL120/TP CL35/TB LGT-MOD
VYS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV VYS100015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2335Reported at 23:35 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MODTurbulence: light to moderate.
PIREP2333Z (6:33 PM CDT) · 78 NM NE of 37IL · 12,000 ft MSL · CL35
moderate turbulence
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MDW UA /OV 20 SW JOT/TM 2333/FL120/TP CL35/TB MOD/RM SMOOTH BELLOW 100
MDW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 20 SW JOTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2333Reported at 23:33 UTC.
FL120Altitude: 12,000 ft MSL.
TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.
TB MODTurbulence: moderate.
RM SMOOTH BELLOW 100Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 37IL

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSPI reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 11,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/9 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 11,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/9 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 11,000 ft
Lowest vis: 5 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 2

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.

E/W
100%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 2355Z (6:55 PM CDT)

TAF KSPI 272355Z 2800/2824 18005KT P6SM BKN120 FM281500 18010KT P6SM SCT080

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Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Minder Airport (37IL)
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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
37IL
City
Lincoln
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Elevation
600 ft
Coordinates
40.1334, -89.3251
Runways
2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KSPI
TAF
Nearest KSPI
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
21h 34m

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Pilot PIREPs for Minder Airport (37IL)

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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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