Richardson Field (3LL5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
A current METAR is not available for 3LL5 right now.
Aviation weather near Richardson Field in Spring Grove, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBUU): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Richardson Field (3LL5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Spring Grove, IL at a field elevation of 860 ft. 3LL5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBUU, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 1,750 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KENW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBUU, 13.9 nm away.
What changed at KBUU (nearest station)?
Since the 1755Z (12:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 15 kt.
Current pilot readout for 3LL5
A current METAR is not available for 3LL5 right now. The nearest reporting station is KBUU. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1,750 ft | TURF | - | - |
| W | 1,750 ft | TURF | - | - |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 5→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
3LL5 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 3LL5
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BIV UA /OV PMM/TM 1826/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH DURC
BIV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PMMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1826Reported at 18:26 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM SMOOTH DURCRemarks.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.Show raw report
ORD UA /OV ORD/TM 1414/FL260/TP TBM9/TB NEG
ORD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ORDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1414Reported at 14:14 UTC.FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.TP TBM9Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
ARR UA /OV KARR/TM 1345/FL018/TP C172/WX FV07SM/RM VIS AT LEAST 7
ARR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KARRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1345Reported at 13:45 UTC.FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.WX FV07SMWeather and flight visibility observed.RM VIS AT LEAST 7Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 3LL5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBUU reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 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.
- E/W
- 100%
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3LL5
- City
- Spring Grove
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 860 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.4645, -88.2343
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,750 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBUU
- TAF
- Nearest KENW
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 4h 20m
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Pilot PIREPs for Richardson Field (3LL5)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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