Erie Air Park (3H5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:56 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCWI), 3H5 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 11 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Erie Air Park in Erie, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCWI): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Erie Air Park (3H5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Erie, IL at a field elevation of 600 ft. 3H5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCWI, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (18U, 36U), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMLI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCWI, 14.5 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 11 kt, gusting 17 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (74°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCWI 281756Z AUTO 18011G17KT 10SM CLR 23/12 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP203 6//// T02330122 10233 20072 58017
Current pilot readout for 3H5
Based on the nearest station (KCWI), 3H5 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 11 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,500 ft (field elevation 600 ft). 3H5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMLI, about 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18UFAV | 2,000 ft | TURF-G | 11 kt tail | 0 kt |
| 36U | 2,000 ft | TURF-G | 11 kt tail | 0 kt |
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3H5 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 3H5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
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Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18U/36U
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Mon-Fri SR-SS local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction · Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3H5
- City
- Erie
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 600 ft
- Coordinates
- 41.6792, -90.0787
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCWI
- TAF
- Nearest KMLI
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 30m
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Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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Pilot PIREPs for Erie Air Park (3H5)
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