McLeansboro Airport (3LL8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:35 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KHSB), 3LL8 is currently IFR with calm winds, visibility 2.5 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near McLeansboro Airport in McLeansboro, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHSB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
McLeansboro Airport (3LL8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around McLeansboro, IL at a field elevation of 415 ft. 3LL8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHSB, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMVN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHSB, 15.9 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 2.5 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 7°C (44°F), altimeter 30.29 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR).
METAR KHSB 271235Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM BR CLR 07/07 A3029 RMK AO2 T00660066
What changed at KHSB (nearest station)?
Since the 1215Z (7:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category improved from LIFR to IFR.
- Visibility improved from 0.5 SM to 2.5 SM.
- The 500 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
- Mist began (BR).
- Fog ended (FG).
Current pilot readout for 3LL8
Based on the nearest station (KHSB), 3LL8 is currently IFR with calm winds, visibility 2.5 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -950 ft (field elevation 415 ft). 3LL8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMVN, about 21 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1,800 ft | ASPH-P | - | - |
| 36 | 1,800 ft | ASPH-P | - | - |
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3LL8 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 18/361,800 × 60 ft · ASPH-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at 3LL8Wind
- 18
- no steady wind
- 36
- no steady wind
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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 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
3LL8 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 3LL8
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHSB reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: LIFR → IFR
Most recent change: VFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 60%
- 18
- 40%
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Live crosswind meter
3LL8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHSB, 16 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
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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
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3LL8
- City
- McLeansboro
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 415 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.0760, -88.5384
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHSB
- TAF
- Nearest KMVN
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 10h 17m
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Pilot PIREPs for McLeansboro Airport (3LL8)
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