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Compton Airport (3LL9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 9:55 AM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KBLV), 3LL9 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Compton Airport in Pocahontas, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBLV): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Compton Airport (3LL9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Pocahontas, IL at a field elevation of 535 ft. 3LL9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBLV, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBLV.

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VFR
Observed 1455Z (9:55 AM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBLV, 18.8 nm away.

Wind
170° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.26"
Temp / Dew
60°F / 15°C
dew 54°F / 12°C

Wind from the south (170°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 13,000 ft, temperature 15°C (60°F), altimeter 30.26 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KBLV 271455Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM FEW130 15/12 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP250 T01530122 50005 $

What changed at KBLV (nearest station)?

Since the 1355Z (8:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Temperature up 4°C.

Current pilot readout for 3LL9

Based on the nearest station (KBLV), 3LL9 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (15). Density altitude is approximately 300 ft (field elevation 535 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
15FAV4 kt head1 kt right
334 kt tail1 kt left

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3LL9 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.

  • Runway 15/33
    1,600 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 3LL9
    Wind
    15
    4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    33
    4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061215Z02Z14Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 4→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

3LL9 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 3LL9

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

PIREP1424Z (9:24 AM CDT) · 100 NM W of 3LL9 · 17,000 ft MSL · T206
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COU UA /OV HLV110020/TM 1424/FL170/TP T206/SK BASE180/IC NEG 170/RM ZKC FDC FN
COU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HLV110020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1424Reported at 14:24 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP T206Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASE180Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
IC NEG 170Icing: none reported 170.
RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.
PIREP1212Z (7:12 AM CDT) · 100 NM NE of 3LL9 · 3,000 ft MSL · M20P
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CMI UA /OV CMI320012/TM 1212/FL030/TP M20P/WX +10SM
CMI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CMI320012Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1212Reported at 12:12 UTC.
FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.
TP M20PAircraft type reporting.
WX +10SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
PIREP1109Z (6:09 AM CDT) · 96 NM NE of 3LL9 · 7,000 ft MSL · E170
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CMI UA /OV CMI/TM 1109/FL070/TP E170/TB NEG/RM DURC SFC-070
CMI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CMILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1109Reported at 11:09 UTC.
FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM DURC SFC-070Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 3LL9

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBLV reported mostly VFR across 23 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 1/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 98%MVFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 1/6 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 6

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.

33
52%
15
48%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 0800Z (3:00 AM CDT)

TAF KBLV 270800Z 2708/2814 16006KT 9999 FEW200 QNH3018INS BECMG 2721/2722 16006KT 9999 SCT070 QNH3012INS TX22/2720Z TN08/2712Z

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Live crosswind meter

3LL9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBLV, 19 nm away.

N15334 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
1 kt

Wind is 20° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Compton Airport (3LL9)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
3LL9
City
Pocahontas
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Elevation
535 ft
Coordinates
38.8042, -89.6089
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBLV
TAF
Nearest KBLV
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
7h 29m

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VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

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Pilot PIREPs for Compton Airport (3LL9)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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