Dozier Airport (57IS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 PM CDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KFWC), 57IS is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Dozier Airport in Fairfield, IL, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFWC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Dozier Airport (57IS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fairfield, IL at a field elevation of 420 ft. 57IS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFWC, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMVN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFWC, 7.6 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFWC 272155Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM CLR 22/08 A3021 RMK AO2 T02200079
What changed at KFWC (nearest station)?
Since the 2135Z (4:35 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2135Z (4:35 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 57IS
Based on the nearest station (KFWC), 57IS is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,000 ft (field elevation 420 ft). 57IS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMVN, about 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFAV | 1,600 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 1 kt right |
| W | 1,600 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
57IS weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 57IS
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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HUF UA /OV TTH300012/TM 2054/FL230/TP E75L/TB CONS LGT CHOP
HUF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TTH300012Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2054Reported at 20:54 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.Show raw report
ARP UAL1658 3831N 08944W 2030 F360 222/063KT TB SMTH IC
ARP UAL1658 3831N 08944W 203…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.Show raw report
HUF UA /OV TTH/TM 2009/FL340/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT
HUF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TTHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2009Reported at 20:09 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.Show raw report
CMI UA /OV CMI130030/TM 2009/FL340/TP B38M/TB CONT LGT CAT/RM /ZKC FDC/AF
CMI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CMI130030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 2009Reported at 20:09 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB CONT LGT CATTurbulence: cont light clear-air turbulence.RM /ZKC FDC/AFRemarks.Show raw report
STL UA /OV TOY080015/TM 1813/FL150/TP E170/TB OCNL MOD CAT 150-170/RM ZKC FDC FN
STL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TOY080015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1813Reported at 18:13 UTC.FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL MOD CAT 150-170Turbulence: occasional moderate clear-air turbulence 15,000–17,000 ft.RM ZKC FDC FNRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 57IS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFWC reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the S.
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
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 57IS
- City
- Fairfield
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 420 ft
- Coordinates
- 38.3167, -88.2723
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFWC
- TAF
- Nearest KMVN
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 49m
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Pilot PIREPs for Dozier Airport (57IS)
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