Unzicker Airport (4IL9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KC75), 4IL9 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Unzicker Airport in Benson, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KC75): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Unzicker Airport (4IL9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Benson, IL at a field elevation of 755 ft. 4IL9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KC75, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBMI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KC75, 16.6 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KC75 281315Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM CLR 13/09 A3020 RMK AO2 T01290085
What changed at KC75 (nearest station)?
Since the 1255Z (7:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1255Z (7:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 4IL9
Based on the nearest station (KC75), 4IL9 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 350 ft (field elevation 755 ft). 4IL9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBMI, about 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 2,200 ft | TURF | 2 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 36 | 2,200 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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4IL9 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 18/362,200 × 140 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 4IL9Wind
- 18
- 2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
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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 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
4IL9 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 4IL9
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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EVV UA /OV CMI075020/TM 1246/FL290/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT CHOP
EVV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CMI075020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1246Reported at 12:46 UTC.FL290Altitude: 29,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.Show raw report
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 4IL9
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KC75 reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 6,500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 57%
- 36
- 43%
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Live crosswind meter
4IL9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KC75, 17 nm away.
Wind is 40° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Ireg all day
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 4IL9
- City
- Benson
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 755 ft
- Coordinates
- 40.8275, -89.1208
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KC75
- TAF
- Nearest KBMI
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 9h 23m
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Pilot PIREPs for Unzicker Airport (4IL9)
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