Kieser Field (39IL) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:56 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBMI), 39IL is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Kieser Field in Bloomington, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBMI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Kieser Field (39IL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bloomington, IL at a field elevation of 712 ft. 39IL has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBMI, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBMI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBMI, 7.2 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 8,500 ft, temperature 13°C (56°F), altimeter 30.22 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 8,500 ft.
METAR KBMI 280956Z AUTO 20008KT 10SM OVC085 13/11 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP232 T01330106
What changed at KBMI (nearest station)?
Since the 0856Z (3:56 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0856Z (3:56 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 39IL
Based on the nearest station (KBMI), 39IL is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 300 ft (field elevation 712 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27FAV | 2,000 ft | Turf | 3 kt head | 7 kt left |
| 09 | 2,000 ft | Turf | 3 kt tail | 7 kt right |
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39IL 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 09/272,000 × 120 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at 39ILWind
- 09
- 3 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 3 kt headwind · 7 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 23 h: wind 5→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → 8,500 ft.
39IL 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 39IL
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ARP UAL2837 3950N 08913W 0940 F390 TB NONE SK CLEAR IC NONE
ARP UAL2837 3950N 08913W 094…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 39IL
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBMI reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 8,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 51%
- 27
- 49%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (12:20 AM CDT)
TAF KBMI 280520Z 2806/2906 18005KT P6SM OVC100 FM281500 19011KT P6SM SCT070
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Live crosswind meter
39IL has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBMI, 7.2 nm away.
Wind is 69° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 09/27 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 39IL
- City
- Bloomington
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 712 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.4423, -89.0666
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBMI
- TAF
- Nearest KBMI
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 25m
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Pilot PIREPs for Kieser Field (39IL)
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